New York, NY (April 30, 2012) – The winners of The 2012 Communicator Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Pixelcarve was honoured with 3 statues – 1 gold and 2 silver. The fullscreen HD video website BELLOSOUND took home the gold, while the innovative “culinary canvas” of The Food Dudes and cleanly beautiful Northwater Capital took home the silvers in the Branding and Financial Services categories respectively. With thousands of entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals.
“These 3 projects are amongst my favourite that Pixelcarve has ever produced, and it’s immensely rewarding to have them recognized along side the very best in the industry. It’s also humbling, to say the least, as the calibre of interactive working being produced online is remarkable and evolving rapidly. I am incredibly proud of the values, dedication and world-class strategic, creative and development talent we have here at Pixelcarve.” says Curtis Priest, CEO and President of Pixelcarve.
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As mentioned last month, the Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP holiday card “Blakes Gives Thanks”, which was filmed, edited and produced by Pixelcarve, has been getting a lot of industry attention. Today, the LMA’s announced the Your Honour award winners and they gave Blakes the top spot for Promotional/Collateral Piece Winners — Holiday Cards.
Summary
Blakes wanted to send a unique and memorable holiday greeting to clients that conveyed a message of gratitude. This was accomplished with a short video that captured the spirit of the season as well as the culture of the firm. Blakes also leveraged social media to spread the message and track results.
The upbeat holiday video features an introduction of a typical day which sets up the theme (and features a Blakes partner and her children), and then leads into clips submitted by people from various Blakes offices about what they are thankful for. Read entire story »
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Holiday cards have become a staple in the legal industry, having evolved into large productions that often feature elaborate designs and even full commercial video production. Blakes, who have over 550 lawyers in cities all over the globe and are frequently recognized as Best Law Firm in Canada, wanted to take the opportunity to communicate their deep gratitude for their clients, partners, friends and family. They turned to Pixelcarve to produce a 1 minute short that showcased “a day in the life of a Blakes lawyer” and all of the things they are thankful for, as well as a compilation of their lawyers giving thanks from around the world.
New York, NY (April 30, 2012) – The winners of The 2012 Communicator Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Pixelcarve was honoured with 3 statues – 1 gold and 2 silver. The fullscreen HD video website BELLOSOUND took home the gold, while the innovative “culinary canvas” of The Food Dudes and cleanly beautiful Northwater Capital took home the silvers in the Branding and Financial Services categories respectively. With thousands of entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals.
