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"ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT" DOCUMENTARY WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD
Asbarez
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) and Art Simon Productions announced
on Tuesday that the "The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary has
won the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award, which has been widely
recognized as a symbol of excellence in professional and independent
filmmaking for over 50 years.
The AECP Documentary was Produced and Directed by Art Simon of Art
Simon Productions and was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for the Spring,
2010 competition-one of two competitions conducted by CINE each year.
Winners of the CINE competitions are chosen through a rigorous, tiered
jury system, based on criteria reflecting storytelling, production
value, artistry, purpose and overall excellence. The award ceremony
took place on June 3 in Washington D.C.
Since its foundation in 1957, CINE has been dedicated to discovering,
rewarding, educating, and supporting established and emerging talent
in film and video. Among great talents whose first films were awarded
CINE Golden Eagles are Steven Spielberg, Ken Burns and Ron Howard, and
filmmakers such as Robert Zemeckis, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorcese,
Mira Nair, Charles Guggenheim, Stanley Nelson, Albert Maysles,
Frederick Wiseman have also been recipients of the Golden Eagle Award.
"The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary has been recognized by
CINE as the best under the category of Motivational films, aiming at
inspiring people to take action. The documentary joined the archive
of CINE winners, which can be found at www.cine.org.
Click here to view "The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary.
"The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary tells about the overall
operations of the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP), including stories
about AECP medical missions arriving in Armenia and the work of the
AECP and its counterparts in the way of providing quality eye care
to Armenian people. More importantly, the film presents thrilling
patient stories with people, treated by the AECP, telling the audiences
about the changes they experience after the sight-saving surgeries
and treatment.
"When it came time to edit this film, I had over 60 hours of footage,
which I had to cut down to about ten minutes. Editing this film
was one of the most difficult editing jobs that I've done. Not in
a technical sense, but because of my emotional connection to the
subjects and their stories," said Art Simon, the producer of the film.
About Art Simon Productions Since 1996, through the use of
Cinematic Storytelling, Art Simon Productions has helped hundreds of
clients sell, raise funds, inspire, lead and turn adversaries into
believers. Some of the clients and projects include: NASA, Honda,
RedBull, Discovery Channel, PBS, MTV, GE, The State of California,
Red Cross, Legal Aid Foundation, USC, Freddie-Mac, and many celebrity
stories for; Liza Minnelli, Milton Berle, Gladys Knight, Tupac
Shakur, and Ice Cube. Some of the epic results include, helping spur
One-Billion dollars for building new K-12 Schools, raising over one
million dollars for children in poverty, and getting acceptance and
recognition for new cancer treatments that will save hundreds of
lives. The industry and peers have consistently awarded Art Simon
Productions for its creativity and effectiveness in communications,
with more than 27 awards including 3 Cine Golden Eagle awards and 18
Telly Awards.
About the Armenian EyeCare Project Founded in 1992, in the United
States by an American-Armenian ophthalmologist Roger Ohanesian, M.D.,
the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) is a California based nonprofit
corporation dedicated to the elimination of preventable blindness
in Armenia. In 2003, the AECP established an office in Yerevan and
launched its program "Bringing Sight to Armenian Eyes." The Initiative
has five comprehensive, integrated components developed to eliminate
preventable blindness.
They include direct patient care, medical education and training,
public education, research and capacity building. More than 265,000
people have been screened and over 11,000 sight-saving surgeries and
laser treatments have been performed in the Mobile Eye Hospital. The
AECP has been a USAID partner since 2004.
From: A. Papazian
Asbarez
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) and Art Simon Productions announced
on Tuesday that the "The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary has
won the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award, which has been widely
recognized as a symbol of excellence in professional and independent
filmmaking for over 50 years.
The AECP Documentary was Produced and Directed by Art Simon of Art
Simon Productions and was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for the Spring,
2010 competition-one of two competitions conducted by CINE each year.
Winners of the CINE competitions are chosen through a rigorous, tiered
jury system, based on criteria reflecting storytelling, production
value, artistry, purpose and overall excellence. The award ceremony
took place on June 3 in Washington D.C.
Since its foundation in 1957, CINE has been dedicated to discovering,
rewarding, educating, and supporting established and emerging talent
in film and video. Among great talents whose first films were awarded
CINE Golden Eagles are Steven Spielberg, Ken Burns and Ron Howard, and
filmmakers such as Robert Zemeckis, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorcese,
Mira Nair, Charles Guggenheim, Stanley Nelson, Albert Maysles,
Frederick Wiseman have also been recipients of the Golden Eagle Award.
"The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary has been recognized by
CINE as the best under the category of Motivational films, aiming at
inspiring people to take action. The documentary joined the archive
of CINE winners, which can be found at www.cine.org.
Click here to view "The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary.
"The Armenian EyeCare Project" documentary tells about the overall
operations of the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP), including stories
about AECP medical missions arriving in Armenia and the work of the
AECP and its counterparts in the way of providing quality eye care
to Armenian people. More importantly, the film presents thrilling
patient stories with people, treated by the AECP, telling the audiences
about the changes they experience after the sight-saving surgeries
and treatment.
"When it came time to edit this film, I had over 60 hours of footage,
which I had to cut down to about ten minutes. Editing this film
was one of the most difficult editing jobs that I've done. Not in
a technical sense, but because of my emotional connection to the
subjects and their stories," said Art Simon, the producer of the film.
About Art Simon Productions Since 1996, through the use of
Cinematic Storytelling, Art Simon Productions has helped hundreds of
clients sell, raise funds, inspire, lead and turn adversaries into
believers. Some of the clients and projects include: NASA, Honda,
RedBull, Discovery Channel, PBS, MTV, GE, The State of California,
Red Cross, Legal Aid Foundation, USC, Freddie-Mac, and many celebrity
stories for; Liza Minnelli, Milton Berle, Gladys Knight, Tupac
Shakur, and Ice Cube. Some of the epic results include, helping spur
One-Billion dollars for building new K-12 Schools, raising over one
million dollars for children in poverty, and getting acceptance and
recognition for new cancer treatments that will save hundreds of
lives. The industry and peers have consistently awarded Art Simon
Productions for its creativity and effectiveness in communications,
with more than 27 awards including 3 Cine Golden Eagle awards and 18
Telly Awards.
About the Armenian EyeCare Project Founded in 1992, in the United
States by an American-Armenian ophthalmologist Roger Ohanesian, M.D.,
the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) is a California based nonprofit
corporation dedicated to the elimination of preventable blindness
in Armenia. In 2003, the AECP established an office in Yerevan and
launched its program "Bringing Sight to Armenian Eyes." The Initiative
has five comprehensive, integrated components developed to eliminate
preventable blindness.
They include direct patient care, medical education and training,
public education, research and capacity building. More than 265,000
people have been screened and over 11,000 sight-saving surgeries and
laser treatments have been performed in the Mobile Eye Hospital. The
AECP has been a USAID partner since 2004.
From: A. Papazian