ABS-CBN bags gold at New York Festivals
04/11/2013
LAS VEGAS – ABS-CBN bagged the sole gold medal for the Philippines at 2013 New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films competition held on Tuesday at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A total of 50 countries participated in the competition, which is now on its 55th year.
“A Call to Arms” won a gold world medal for ABS-CBN Sports in the category of sports program promotion, while ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs earned a silver gold medal for “Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile’s Story,” the TV special on the life of the senator, in the television documentary information program category.
ABS-CBN also had six finalist certificates in the prestigious international competition -- the most from the Philippines.
"Be Careful With My Heart," starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, was a finalist in the "telenovelas" category, while another Kapamilya series, "Budoy," starring Gerald Anderson, was a finalist in the drama category.
Kapamilya teen actress Jane Oineza was among the nominees for best performance by an actress for her performance in a controversial episode of the drama anthology "Maalaala Mo Kaya," where she played a young girl who was raped by her stepfather in front of her own mother.
Two current affairs programs of ABS-CBN were also among the finalists at the festival: "Failon Ngayon" for its episode "Mine Tailings" and "Krusada" for its episode "Bata ng Tahanan."
The 3D animated special "Ang Simula: The Natural History of the Philippines," meanwhile, is a finalist in the history and society category.
Another Kapamilya entry in the list of finalists is "A Call to Arms," which is included in the Sports Program Promotion category.
The Philippines won two other medals at the New York Festivals: GMA Network won a silver medal for "Reel Time: Bone Dry (Salat)" in the TV documentary/information program category; while Unitel Productions won a bronze medal for its short film "A Life in a Day" for Sun Life Financial.
Four other entries from the Philippines received finalist certificates. -- Report from Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
“A Call to Arms” won a gold world medal for ABS-CBN Sports in the category of sports program promotion, while ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs earned a silver gold medal for “Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile’s Story,” the TV special on the life of the senator, in the television documentary information program category.
ABS-CBN also had six finalist certificates in the prestigious international competition -- the most from the Philippines.
"Be Careful With My Heart," starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, was a finalist in the "telenovelas" category, while another Kapamilya series, "Budoy," starring Gerald Anderson, was a finalist in the drama category.
Kapamilya teen actress Jane Oineza was among the nominees for best performance by an actress for her performance in a controversial episode of the drama anthology "Maalaala Mo Kaya," where she played a young girl who was raped by her stepfather in front of her own mother.
Two current affairs programs of ABS-CBN were also among the finalists at the festival: "Failon Ngayon" for its episode "Mine Tailings" and "Krusada" for its episode "Bata ng Tahanan."
The 3D animated special "Ang Simula: The Natural History of the Philippines," meanwhile, is a finalist in the history and society category.
Another Kapamilya entry in the list of finalists is "A Call to Arms," which is included in the Sports Program Promotion category.
The Philippines won two other medals at the New York Festivals: GMA Network won a silver medal for "Reel Time: Bone Dry (Salat)" in the TV documentary/information program category; while Unitel Productions won a bronze medal for its short film "A Life in a Day" for Sun Life Financial.
Four other entries from the Philippines received finalist certificates. -- Report from Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
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