�Art of Victory� Documentary Wins the 2008
Videographers Award of Excellence
The Art of
Victory documentary was, on June 1,
2008, awarded the 2008 Videographers Award
of Excellence (top photograph), the highest category in the
12-year-old US industry awards program. It
was the third major industry trophy for The
Art of Victory documentary, directed by
renowned director Sheldon Altfeld, and
written and presented by Gregory Copley.
There were about
2,100 entries from throughout the United
States and several other countries in the
2008 competition. The Videographer Awards is
one of the most coveted awards in the video
industry. Over the past 12 years, thousands
of production and communication
professionals have entered their best and
most creative work. The goal of the
Videographer Awards is to identify and
recognize the video artisans who excel in
the scope of their own environment.
Winners range
from network news operations to local cable
access; from large production companies to
freelancers; from international advertising
agencies to student producers. Winners were
selected from 166 categories under the
headings of television productions, video
productions and new media. The Award of
Excellence was awarded to those projects
that the judges deemed were written,
produced, shot and/or edited in an
exceptional manner.
The Videographer
Awards is administered and judged by the
Association of Marketing and Communication
Professionals (www.amcpros.com). The
international organization consists of
several thousand marketing, communication,
advertising, public relations, media
production and free-lance professionals who
have entered AMCP programs.
"Art of Victory" Documentary TV Show Wins
Second Major Award
The Art of
Victory television documentary won its
second major international award in May 2008
when it was presented with the 2008 Gold
Award of Excellence �Communicator� (center
photo), the
award of the International Academy of the
Visual Arts. Some 8,000 contestants vied for
awards. The Communicator Awards is the
leading international awards program
honoring creative excellence for
Communications Professionals. The Award of
Excellence, the highest honor, is given to
those entries whose ability to communicate
puts them among the best in the field. The
Award of Distinction is presented for
projects which exceed industry standards in
quality and achievement.
The Art of
Victory documentary earlier won a
prestigious Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston
[see below].
The Art of
Victory was directed by highly-acclaimed
Director Sheldon Altfeld with production by
StormMaker Productions, of Los Angeles.
Altfeld Productions entered the documentary
in the Communicator Awards. Author of The
Art of Victory book, Gregory Copley, wrote
the script for the documentary, and hosted
the program.
"Art of Victory" Documentary Wins Major
Award at Houston International Film Festival
The Art of Victory
documentary one-hour television program,
based on Gregory Copley�s book, was given
one of the top awards � a Remi
(pictured left) � at the big WorldFest-Houston,
one of the major international film
festivals. The documentary was written and
presented by Gregory Copley, and he served
as Executive Producer. four-time Emmy Award
winning director Sheldon Altfeld directed
the production in Los Angeles, and
StormMaker Productions undertook the
technical aspects of the production.
The documentary received a
�Special Jury Award� Remi in the
documentary category of the Festival.
WorldFest-Houston, the third
longest-running International Film Festival
in North America, celebrated the conclusion
of its 41st Annual Independent Film Showcase
with a Grand Awards Gala on April 19, 2008.
WorldFest, founded as an
International Film Society in August 1961,
became the third competitive international
film festival in North America, following
San Francisco and New York. WorldFest
evolved into a competitive International
Film Festival in April 1968 and has a long
list of �discovered� film greats such as
Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley
Scott, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Oliver
Stone, Atom Egoyan, Randall Kleiser, Ang
Lee, Robert Rodriguez, Brian de Palma, the
Coen Brothers and many others from their
beginning efforts with submissions early in
their careers. Multi award-winning
producer/director, Hunter Todd, founded this
International Film festival to honor all
categories of film and video production
continuing his long dedication of
�Discovery� in spotlighting emerging
Independent filmmakers, �the Spielbergs &
Ang Lees of tomorrow�. |