ABS-CBN won a bronze medal in the Cinematography category at the prestigious New York Festivals World’s Best TV and Films 2015 for its documentary “Yolanda (Haiyan).” “When we were just told, as I was accepting the award, that the government still needs to fast track help for the Yolanda victims. I hope it does translate to a speedier recovery and at the same time I hope we have all learned our lessons on the tragedy,” said ABS-CBN Integrated News head Ging Reyes, who received the award along with broadcast journalist Chiara Zambrano. Finalist certificates were also handed out to ABS-CBN’s morning news magazine program “Umagang Kay Ganda” for its coverage of Typoon Yolanda, “Wrath of Haiyan,” in the Best Coverage of Breaking News category and Zambrano’s documentary titled “Spratlys: Mga Isla ng Kalayaan” in the National/International Affairs category. ABS-CBN’s “Compassion and Empathy for Our fellow Man” campaign was also cited as a finalist in the News Promotion category.
Meanwhile, GMA Network brought home 4 World Medals and 4 Finalist Certificates for its News and Public Affairs programs. “Front Row” bagged the Gold World Medal in the Best Public Affairs Program category for its feature on the neurodegenerative disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). “Reporter’s Notebook” won a Bronze World Medal in the Community Portraits category for its “Burak at Pangarap” episode. “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho,” “Katipunan,” and “Reel Time” was also recognized.
For GMA News TV, “Motorcycle Diaries” took home a Bronze World Medal in the Human Concerns category for its “Karapatan ng Bata” episode. “May Pag-asa” Station ID, a collection of stories of hope which revealed the little known tragedies and challenges behind the success of the channel’s on-camera personalities, also won a Bronze World Medal in the Station/Image Promotion category. “Walang Rape sa Bontok,” one of the winning entries in the first Cine Totoo Philippine Documentary Festival produced by GMA News TV also received finalists recognitions.
New York Festival’s World’s Best Television & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.
