British Musician Wins Telly
Los Angeles, CA. June 15, 2012 - British rocker, Darius Lux's is awarded two statuettes at the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for his latest music video.
Online, June 16, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The Telly Awards has named IANMEDIA (production) as winner in two categories at the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for their music video entry "Way That It Goes" starring singer, songwriter Darius Lux.
With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this is truly an honor.
"Way That It Goes" a music video entry (rock genre) was awarded the Silver statuette for "Use of HD" and the Bronze statuette for "Music Video Production" (released online), starring Brit transplant Darius Lux (now living in Los Angeles, CA). An Ianmedia production (in partnership with Arm Production), the project was produced by Nick Rizo (Canal+, France), Henrick Vartanian (Ianmedia and Brave New Hollywood, USA) and Darius Lux (Go Beyond Records). Directed by Henrick Vartanian, the video was shot entirely in Los Angeles by D.P. Karen Avanesian. In addition to Lux, actors: Neil Etman, Lauren Foulk, and Chris Manitius, star in lead roles.
The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.
For its 33rd season, The Telly Awards once again joined forces with YouTube to give the public the power to view and rate videos submitted as part of the People's Telly Awards.
A prestigious judging panel of over 500 accomplished industry professionals, each a past winner of a Silver Telly and a member of The Silver Telly Council, judged the competition, upholding the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents. The Silver Council evaluated entries to recognize distinction in creative work, judged against a high standard of merit. Less than 10% of entries are chosen as Winners of the Silver Telly, our highest honor. Approximately 25% of entries are chosen to become Winners of the Bronze Telly.
"The Telly Awards has a mission to honor the very best in film and video," said Linda Day, Executive Director of the Telly Awards. "IANMEDIA's accomplishment illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft and serves as a testament to great film and video production."
"This recognition is very rewarding for our production, and our wonderful cast and crew who committed and gave 100% to this project. We thank the judges for the two Tellys. I thank Darius Lux for his trust in me and for giving us the opportunity to create the visual palate to such an amazing song. A big merci to producer Nick Rizo for giving us his time, support, and even his car. Our D.P. Karen Avanesian, is an absolute wonder behind the camera and in post. I thank our gorgeous actors: Lauren, Neil, Chris, for their big talent and big enthusiasm." expressed director Henrick Vartanian.
The singer and star of the video Darius Lux commented: "I'm so happy that the high level of work, attention to detail and passion involved in making this video has been acknowledged. It takes a lot to trust your song being represented in another creative medium and Henrick and Karen went above and beyond the call of duty to make a video that I will be proud of for many years to come."
About: Ianmedia is a Southern California based Media Marketing and Production Company placed in the heart of all things media, Los Angeles, specializing in Cable TV and Internet marketing for a wide variety of clients from local business owners to national companies utilizing the power of cable TV and the internet - website: Ianmedia.com
To see the Telly winning video "Way That It Goes" visit http://www.youtube.com/DariusLux
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