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Filmography & Awards

 

World Without Waves

Abamedia's first dramatic feature film project - WORLD WITHOUT WAVES sets an unusual love story within a symbolic, cautionary tale about society's increasing dependence on electricity and technology at the edge of the new millennium.

Red Files

A critically-acclaimed four-part series produced by InVision Productions with Abamedia in association with Devillier Donegan Enterprises and PBS. The 60-minute episodes are Soviet atomic espionage, the space race, Soviet vs. Western propaganda, & sports diplomacy. Working title was Secrets From the Russian Archives. 1999.

  • IDA Distinguished Achievement Award, Best Limited Series. 2000.

Yanks for Stalin

A 60 minute episode for The History Channel's "History Undercover" series about the American companies and individuals who helped achieve Stalin's Five Year-Plans. 1999.

Made in Russia

A series of fast-paced, 60 second looks at young Russian achievers for StoryFirst Communications/CTC. 1998.

Everybody's Talking

An ABC News Co-production of twenty-three 30-minute episodes of a television current affairs series broadcast by the number one channel in the former Soviet Union, Ostankino/ORT, to a potential viewing audience of 280 million. 1994-95

Fodor's Travel Films

The Fodor's films have been broadcast on PBS, Australian Television, Hungarian Television, and Korean Television. They are available in video stores, travel stores, and libraries throughout the English-speaking world. 1986-92.

  • Fodor's Alaska
  • Fodor's Australia
  • Fodor's Hungary
  • Fodor's Singapore
  • Fodor's Hawaii
  • Fodor's Germany
  • Fodor's Bangkok
  • Fodor's Italy
  • Fodor's Mexico
  • Fodor's Switzerland
  • Fodor's France
  • Fodor's Spain
  • Fodor's Greece
  • Fodor's Great Britain

Lili

A docudrama on the life of pianist Lili Kraus co-produced with Hungarian and Austrian television. 1984.

  • Best of Category - San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Gold Award - Houston International Film Festival
  • Silver Award - International Film and Television Festival of New York
  • Certificate of Merit - Chicago International Film Festival
  • Best of Texas Award - Texas Public Relations Association

Water Garden

A PBS documentary on Philip Johnson's downtown Fort Worth, Texas water garden. 1984.

  • Gold Award - International Film and Television Festival of New York
  • Silver Cindy - Information Film Producers of America
  • Best of Category - San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Silver Award - Houston International Film Festival

Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton

A profile of the founder of the Pilobolus Dance for Hearst/ABC ARTS (A&E). 1982.

  • CINE Golden Eagle - Council on International Non-Theatrical Events
  • Silver Boomerang - Melbourne Television and Film Festival, Australia
  • Bronze Hugo - Chicago International Film Festival
  • Grand Prize for Script - Festival International Du Film D’Art, Paris, France
  • Gold Cindy - Information Film Producers of America
  • Best Documentary - USA Film Festival, Dallas, Texas
  • Special Jury Award - US Film and Video Competition, (now known as Sundance)
  • Honorable Mention (2nd Place) - San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Percey Award (Best Dramatic Feature) - Santa Fe Winter Film Exposition
  • Gold Star Award - Dance Film and Video Festival

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Featuring Aaron Copland, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts for PBS and A&E.

  • Best of Show - Best Documentary - New Mexico Film and Video Awards

Milepost 407: A West Texas Story

A look at Abilene, Texas and the oil that created it. Broadcast on PBS. 1982.

  • Jury Award - Chicago International Film Festival
  • Finalist Award - American Film Festival

Artist and Athlete: The Pursuit of Perfection, & Olympic Overture

Prime-time special on the 1980 Winter Olympics for A&E. 1982.

  • Cablecasting Excellence - ACE Nominations, Los Angeles (for Artist and Athlete)

1981 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

A three-part series for A&E and a 90-minute, live, prime-time special for PBS. 1981.

Six short films featuring Pilobolus Dance Theatre

Created for "Sesame Street," Children's Television Workshop, 1981.

Gymnast

A program highlighting the world's finest women gymnasts. 1980.

  • IQ World Fellowship Award - International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers
  • CINE Golden Eagle - Council on International Non-Theatrical Events
  • Bronze Award - International Film and Television Festival of New York
  • Certificate of Merit - Chicago International Film Festival
  • Special Jury Award - Bronze - Hemisfilm International Festival, San Antonio, Texas
  • Finalist Award - Information Film Producers of America
  • Special Award - Addy Awards, Fort Worth, Texas

A Portrait of Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne

Produced for "Live from Lincoln Center" on PBS. 1980.

Anatomy of a Baseball Trade

A behind-the-scenes look at the New York Mets commissioned by HBO as part of its "Sports Magazine" series. 1980.

Lexo: Alexander Toradze, Pianist

Broadcast on PBS and Soviet television, funded by Coca Cola. 1979.

Futures

1979.

  • Gold Cindy - Information Film Producers of America
  • Silver Award - International Film and Television Festival of New York
  • Jury Award - Chicago International Film Festival
  • Best Texas Directed Production of the Year - USA Film Festival, Dallas, Texas

Contest to Carnegie Hall

1978, broadcast on PBS and funded by Tandy Corporation.

  • Gold Cindy - Information Film Producers of America
  • Bronze Award - International Film and Television Festival of New York
  • Best of Show - Addy Awards, Fort Worth, Texas

 

 

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