International Awards
Sesame Tree Wins another major International award
09/09/09 15:47
The Hugo Television awards are part of the Chicago International Film Festival and are awarded only to outstanding productions that achieve effective communications through technical excellence and creativity.
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We’re really chuffed that Sesame Tree won such a prestigious award in the ‘Children’s Series’ category.
Sesame Tree Wins Major International Award
14/03/09 01:44
We’re really chuffed.
Sesame Tree has been awarded the coveted CINE GOLDEN EAGLE award for best children’s programme in the 2008 awards in Washington:
Cine Website
Here’s what CINE say about what makes a GOLDEN EAGLE winner:
A production worthy of a CINE Golden Eagle will be clear and concise in its structure and writing, with strong visuals, sound elements, and editing. Visuals and sound will be creatively and appropriately employed, with camera work, audio recording, narration, music, and graphics of a high technical quality that support the writing and editing to achieve a cohesive final production that fulfills the stated purpose of the project. CINE Golden Eagle entries are judged against a high standard of excellence. Judging criteria include: storytelling, production value, artistry, purpose (communication to its intended audience) and overall excellence.
Renowned for the Golden Eagles it awards for excellence in the production of film, television, video and new media, CINE celebrated its first half-century in 2007. CINE continues to recognize and foster the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual competitions.
The CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competitions, held each Spring and Fall, involve hundreds of volunteer media and content specialists who judge entries in several moving-image genres. Over the years, the judging procedure has evolved into an efficient multi-stage jury process to determine which productions are deserving of the coveted CINE Golden Eagle Award. The CINE Golden Eagle Award acknowledges high quality production in a variety of content categories for professional, independent and student filmmakers. Each year, hundreds of jurors judge nearly 1,000 entries in 27 categories. The names and descriptions of the productions receiving awards can be found by visiting the winners’ page of this website. CINE has a remarkable track record for rewarding excellence, particularly among new and emerging filmmakers. Many prominent members of the film and television industry have received the CINE Golden Eagle Award, and for some — such as Ken Burns and Steven Spielberg — it was their first major award. Ron Howard was a teenager, Robert Zemeckis a college student, and Mike Nichols a young comic when each won his Golden Eagle, and hundreds of other distinguished filmmakers, producers and journalists have since followed in their footsteps, some in CINE’s early years (Mel Brooks, 1963) and others in the present day (Martin Scorsese, 2006). For members of the film and television industry, the CINE Golden Eagle Award is an acknowledgment of excellence and validation by their peers.
So, that’s nice to have.
Sesame Tree shortlisted for JAPAN PRIZE
03/10/08 00:13
The JAPAN PRIZE is the international contest for educational media and has been running since 1965. It is one of the media world's most respected awards and recognises excellence in educational broadcasting.
SESAME TREE has been SHORTLISTED in the TV SERIES category against very stiff worldwide competition.
The awards are presented at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo on October 28th. Fingers Crossed!
Here’s the link to the shortlist