GMA-7 and its sister network QTV-11 received a total of
11 awards during the recently concluded 41st U.S. International Film and Video
Festival. The awarding ceremony took place last June 7 in Hollywood, Los
Angeles, California.
The Philippine TV station competed against 22 other countries that took part in the annual competition for corporate, documentary educational, entertainment and student productions.
GMA News and Public Affairs received a Gold Camera Award for Jessica Soho's Philippine Agenda: Education,which won in the Documentary for Public Issues and Concerns category. The Kapuso Network's three-year-old sister station, QTV-11, earned a Gold Camera Award for the program Proudly Filipina for Motivational program in the Entertainment category.
Five Silver Screen Awards were also given to GMA-7 shows, namely, Arnold Clavio's Philippine Agenda: Health; Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho; Wish Ko Lang, Sandra Aguinaldo's I-Witness documentary "Iskul Ko Number 1"; and Reporter's Notebook. The Health episode of Arnold Clavio won in the Public Issues and Concerns category while Wish Ko Lang bagged the silver award for the Entertainment: Motivational category. The three other shows were all in the same category: Documentary/Social Issues.
Creative Excellence Awards, considered to be minor awards in
the USIFVF, were also conferred on GMA-7. These were given to 100% Pinoy
hosted by Miriam Quiambao and Joaquin Valdes; Reporter's Notebook's
episode titled "Pulong Diablo"; Jay Taruc's I-Witness documentary
"Batang Kalabaw"; and Kara David's I-Witness documentary "Gapos." QTV-11
had two shows that were given the same award: Kids on Q and May
Trabaho Ka.
Key GMA-7 officials went to the awarding ceremony in Hollywood to receive the seven major awards and six minor awards given to the Kapuso Network.