ABS-CBN, GMA 7, TV5 : New York Festivals 2012 Awards

Here are the winners from the Philippines in the 55th New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards, which was held last April 17, 2012 in Las Vegas:



ABS-CBN

The Kitchen Musical – Gold world medal in the Best Writing category
The Kitchen Musical Cast (which includes Karylle, Christian Bautista, Art Acuña, Thou Reyes, and Ikey Canoy) – Bronze world medal for best performance
Krusada: “Laya” (Freedom) – Bronze world medal in the Social Issues/Current Events category

Finalist certificates

Storyline – Biography/Profiles category
Rated K – “Kwento ng Buhay Ko (This is my Life)” – Magazine Format category
TV Patrol – “Storm” Juaning – Best Newscast category
EDSA25: Sulyap sa Kasaysayan (A Glimpse of History) – History & Society category

GMA 7

I-Witness – Lapnos (Burn) episode – Silver World Medal in the Social Issues and Current Events category
Front Row – “Yaman sa Basura” (Child Urban Miners) episode – Silver World Medal in the Social Issues category
Front Row – “Bente Dos” (Twenty-Two) episode – Silver World Medal in the Biography/Profiles category

Finalist certificates

Report Card – Community Portraits category
Pluma: Si Rizal, Ang Dakilang Manunulat (Rizal, The Great Writer) – History & Society category
Born To be Wild: The Born Expeditions Finale The Monster of Mae Klong and The Great White Shark – Nature & Wildlife category
Reel Time: Lusong (Live to Dive) – Social Issues/Current Events category
I-Witness: Gintong Putik – Social Issues/Current Events category
Reel Time: Tira (Infected) – Social Issues/Current Events category

TV5

Finalist certificates
Wanted – Child Special – Community Service Programs category
News 5 Debates – A Challenge For Change – Politics category

ABS CBN, GMA, TV5 Programs: Finalists in New York Festivals 2012

According to the New York Festivals official website, NYF’s World’s Best Television & Films honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 40 countries. Dedicated to both the TV and Film industries, categories mirror today’s global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers: News, Sports, Documentary, Reality, Drama, Feature Films, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Promo, Music Videos, Corporate Films, and Animation.

The 2012 TV & Film Awards ceremony for The World’s Best TV & Films will be held on April 17th in conjunction with The NAB Show in Las Vegas.


Here are the 5 programs from ABS-CBN which made it as finalists in the 2012 New York Festivals TV and Film Awards Competition:

Best Newscast
TV Patrol – Storm Juaning
ABS-CBN Corporation

Biography/Profiles
Storyline
ABS-CBN Corporation

History & Society
EDSA25: Sulyap sa Kasaysayan (A Glimpse of History)
ABS-CBN Corporation

Magazine Format
Rated K / Kwento ng Buhay Ko (This is my Life)
ABS-CBN Corporation

Social Issues/Current Events
Krusada / Crusade
ABS-CBN Corporation

Here are the 9 programs from GMA Channel 7 and GMA News TV which made it as finalists in the 2012 New York Festivals TV and Film Awards Competition:

Biography/Profiles
Front Row: Bente Dos (Twenty-Two)
GMA Network, Inc.

Community Portraits
Report Card
GMA Network, Inc.

History & Society
Pluma: Si Rizal, Ang Dakilang Manunulat (Rizal, The Great Writer)
GMA Network, Inc.

Nature & Wildlife
Born to be Wild: The Born Expeditions Finale The Monster of Mae Klong and The Great White Shark
GMA Network, Inc.

Social Issues/Current Events:
Front Row: Yaman Sa Basura (Child Urban Miners)
GMA Network, Inc.

I-Witness: Gintong Putik
GMA Network, Inc.

I-Witness: Lapnos (Burn)
GMA Network, Inc.

Reel Time: Lusong (Live to Dive)
GMA Network, Inc.

Reel Time: Tira (Infected)
GMA Network, Inc.


Here are the 2 programs from TV5 which made it as finalists in the 2012 New York Festivals TV and Film Awards Competition:

Community Service Programs:
Wanted – Child Special
Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)

Politics:
News 5 Debates – A Challenge For Change
Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)