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Congratulations to our 2019 Philo Festival of Media Arts Award & Excellence Winners! Excellence in Animation Lesser-Known First Ladies 1897-1923, A New Century Arrives, The Progressives, Ragtime, and All That Jazz, Cynthia Thies, Producer & Peggy Bender, Fort Wayne, IN Excellence in Directing 2018 Music On The Lake – The Orbitsuns, Steve Foulkrod, Mary Jane D’Herde, SCSTV – City of St.Clair Shores, MI Excellence in Editing AAPS Inspire Vol 3: The Graduates, Ann Arbor Public School, Ann Arbor, MI Best Series Program Jack, Vol. 2 The Discovery, Kevin Neil Smith, Matt Bleau, Stephan Merk, Independence Television, Clarkston, MI Best In Show Lesser-Known First Ladies 1897-1923, A New Century Arrives, The Progressives, Ragtime, and All That Jazz, Cynthia Thies, Producer & Peggy Bender, Fort Wayne, IN George Stoney Community Activism Award Little Miss Perfect, MJ Harrell, PMN, Kalamazoo MI Video and photos from the event coming soon! |
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What’s a Philo?
The festival is named after Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of modern television. Philo was born August 19, 1906 on a farm near Beaver City, Utah. As a youth in 1922, Philo 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.
It is fitting that the ACM Central States Region 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.
What’s this Festival about?
The Philo Festival of Media Arts is all about you: the media producer. It’s a unique combination of competition, collaboration, educational and creative content hosted by the Central States Alliance for Community Media. The event offers invaluable networking opportunities and immersion into the creative art and the rapidly evolving world of independent media. The festival features professional speakers, creative minds, and notable mentors that are there to help you tackle the latest media making trends and technology. And of course…the awards will be given to honor and celebrate your amazing work.
Past Winners
2019 Winners list, 2019 Photos
2018 Winners list, 2018 Photos & YouTube Video