13 Pinoy TV programs vie in New York Festivals
Local TV networks are vying as finalists in this year’s New York Festival's World's Best TV & Films competition.
GMA has eight entries, ABS-CBN got four, while TV5 has one.
The award-giving body “honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.”
The awards rites will be held in Las Vegas at National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in April.
Tough fight
ABS-CBN’s “Umagang Kay Ganda- Wrath of Haiyan” is competing against CNN, which has five nominations in the same category. GMA’s “Front Row (ALS)” competes against Radio Television Hong Kong “The Hong Kong Connection: The Enclaves” for Best Public Affairs Program.
In 2014, GMA received 1 Gold World Medal for Tunay na Buhay (Real Life): Mga Sanggol at Langaw (Infants Among Flies); three Silver World Medals; three Bronze World Medals and four finalist certificates for different programs.
ABS-CBN won one Silver World Medal, one Bronze Medal and three finalist certificates.
The finalists and their corresponding networks:
Best Camerawork | Katipunan: Teresa | GMA Network, Inc. |
Best Coverage of Breaking News | Umagang Kay Ganda - Wrath Of Haiyan | ABS-CBN |
Best Public Affairs Program | Front Row (ALS) | GMA Network, Inc. |
Biography/Profiles | Reel Time: Dungkoy | GMA Network, Inc. |
Cinematography | Yolanda (Haiyan) | ABS-CBN Corporation |
Community Portraits | Reporter's Notebook "Burak at Pangarap" (Dreams From the Mire) | GMA Network, Inc. |
Documentaries | Walang Rape sa Bontok (Bontok, Rapeless) | GMA Network, Inc. |
Human Concerns | Kaya (We Can) | TV5 Network Inc. |
Human Concerns | Motorcycle Diaries: Karapatan ng Bata (The Rights of Children) | GMA Network, Inc. |
Human Interest | Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho | GMA Network, Inc. |
National/International Affairs | Spratlys: Mga Isla ng Kalayaan (Spratlys: The Islands of Freedom) | ABS-CBN Corporation |
News Promotion | Compassion and Empathy for our Fellow Man | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation |
Station/Image Promotion | GMA News TV Station ID: May Pag-asa (There is Hope) | GMA Network, Inc. |
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