CTN Brings Home Philo T. Farnsworth Video Competition Awards

Ann Arbor — Community Television Network of Ann Arbor (CTN) has been recognized with several honors in the annual Philo Festival of Media Arts Awards. Over 175 entries were submitted this year from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan.

CTN has won numerous Philo awards and honors over the years and is just another example of the excellent work being done at Ann Arbor’s local community TV network.

“It’s very exciting to win a video award, we work hard all year and to be recognized by our peers is an honor,” says Melissa Bondy, assistant manager of community engagement and education. “We look forward to this each year.”

The Alliance for Community Media – Central States Region (ACM-CS) honors the memory of Philo T. Farnsworth by recognizing the efforts of modern day pioneers who work to further develop the use of this technology and promote the use of media in our communities. The “PHILO” is awarded as recognition of excellence in media creation, specifically in Public, Educational, and Government Access TV (PEG).

The ACM-CS will honor CTN and all the winners of the annual Philo Festival of Media Arts Video virtual event Oct. 29, 2020.

CTN First Place Honors

  •  Comedy/Humor (Professional Division)

An Ann Arbor Christmas Story, Nathan Johnson, CTN

  • Interview Talk Show (Professional Division)

Adventures in Parenthood – Dana Denha, Melissa Bondy, CTN

Ann Arbor Public Schools First Place Honors

  • Empowerment/Inspirational (Professional Division)

A2 Engage – Volume III, Scott Nadeau Video and Internet Stuff, LLC, Ann Arbor Public Schools

  • Political Awareness (Professional Division)

AAPS 2019 Bond Informational Video, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Scott Nadeau Video and Internet Stuff, LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich

Ann Arbor Schools Finalist Honors

  • Documentary (Professional Division)

A2 Engage – Volume III, Scott Nadeau Video and Internet Stuff, LLC, Ann Arbor Public Schools

CTN Public Access Producers First Place Honors

  • Children’s Programming (Non Professional)

Ants, Polyglot Theatre (Australia) Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Public Access Producer, David Chappell

  • Interview Talk Show (Non Professional)

Ann Arbor Tonight Episode 18, Public Access Producer, Zach Damon

  • Undeserved Voices (Non Professional)

Ann Arbor Tonight Episode 18, Public Access Producer, Zach Damon

Excellence Award Nominations

The following CTN and Ann Arbor Public Schools programs were nominated for the 2020 Philo Excellence Awards, which will be announced virtually on Oct. 29.

Excellence in Animation -Cutting – edge animation with creativity and innovation.

Excellence Directing – Exceptional directing of a parade, talk show, live program.

Best Series Program – A series that stands out above the rest.

Best in Show – Overall most amazing media of the year

  • A2 Engage – Volume III

For more information on the Philo Media awards,visit www.csregionacm.org/.

The awards and annual festival is named for Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of modern television. Philo was born Aug. 19, 1906, on a farm near Beaver City, Utah. As a youth in 1922, Farnsworth first revealed his scientific ideas for an all-electric television system. He later established an electronics laboratory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he succeeded in turning his dreams into reality by inventing the first receiving tube for television transmissions.

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