Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards

Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
Location Cannes, France
Awards Grand Prix, Gold, Silver, Black and Blue Dolphin Awards
Website cannescorporate.com

The Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards is an international festival dedicated to corporate films, online media and TV productions, and takes place every October in Cannes, France. It is often referred to as one of the most important festivals in the corporate film industry.[1] The first festival took place in 2010.[2] The current Festival Director is Austrian businessman Alexander V. Kammel[3] who is also the director of the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (ICTFF) and lots of other festivals.[4]

The best corporate productions and international TV documentaries are rewarded with Dolphin Trophies in Gold and Silver. The Grand Prix is selected from all the Gold Dolphin winners.[5] A total of 39 categories exists, and winners are selected by a new jury every year often including Oscar- and Emmy-winners.[6][7]

Categories

The festival has a total number of 39 different categories, which are divided into five main groups: Corporate Films and Videos, TV Documentaries and Reports (short and long format), Online Media, Production Arts & Crafts and Students.[6] The list of categories may be updated from year to year, in accordance with the audiovisual industry trends.

Awards

A photo of Gold and Silver Dolphin Trophies
The photo of Blue Dolphin and the White Grand Prix Dolphin

In the last eight years of the Award's history the winners were awarded Silver, Gold, Black or White Dolphin. The outstanding artworks were rewarded with the Silver and Gold Dolphins. The Production Art & Craft category winners received Black Dolphins. The Grand Prix – given to the best video of the festival – is a White Dolphin. The Grand Prix will be awarded to the films selected among the Gold Winners. From 2015, the festival has a new trophy for the best production company, the Blue Dolphin.[8]

Grand Prix winner

  • 2018: Losing Mr Renton - Directed by Tracey O'Halloran / Media Zoo (United Kingdom)[9]
  • 2017: The Heart of Trade - Directed by Malcolm Green (United Kingdom)[10]
  • 2016: Jus des Idées - Directed by Sun Sheau Huei (Singapore) [11]
  • 2015: The Heartbeat of Switzerland - Directed by Stephan Usteri (Switzerland)[12]
  • 2014: Das Leben braucht Mut - Directed by Tobias Fueter (Switzerland)[13]
  • 2013: Barossa. Be Consumed - Directed by Jeffrey Darling (Australia)[14]
  • 2012: A Day of Reflection - Produced by Conspiração Filmes (Brasil)[15]
  • 2011: Interviews of STI Stars - Produced by McCann Paris (France)[16]
  • 2010: A Timeless Mystery - Directed by Pieter-Rim de Kroon (Holland)[17]

Notable Gold Dolphin winners

Awards Gala

The Awards Gala takes place in Cannes, France every year in October. The evening before the Awards Ceremony, the winners from all over the world get together during the Welcome Party, on the beach of the InterContinental Carlton. The day of the Awards Ceremony begins with the Media Center, where all submitted videos can be seen. The main evening starts with the Welcome Champagne leading the Award Gala Dinner. The two-day event ends with the Dolphin Lounge open bar.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Rational Corporate Film Takes Home Cannes Award
  2. ↑ "History of Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards"
  3. ↑ Alexander Kammel, zagreb-tourfilm.com
  4. ↑ Festivals, filmservice.at
  5. ↑ Vann filmpris i Cannes
  6. 1 2 "THE 7TH CANNES CORPORATE MEDIA & TV AWARDS – CALL FOR ENTRIES - Video & Filmmaker magazine". Video & Filmmaker magazine. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  7. 1 2 "Jacobovici wins gold at Cannes TV awards"
  8. ↑ "Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards introduces a new trophy « Communicate Online". communicateonline.me. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  9. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2018
  10. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2017 Medianet´s Article
  11. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2016 Communicate Online´s Article
  12. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2015
  13. 1 2 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2014
  14. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2013
  15. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2012
  16. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2011
  17. ↑ Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards winners 2010
  18. ↑ Cannes TV Awards winners 2016
  19. ↑ Maersk wins gold at Cannes TV Awards
  20. ↑ "CANNES CORPORATE MEDIA & TV AWARDS: CALL FOR ENTRIES - Video & Filmmaker magazine". Video & Filmmaker magazine. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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