GMA-7 wins seven medals while ABS-CBN earns two medals in 2014 New York Festivals

GMA Network clinched seven world medals while ABS-CBN bagged two world medals at the recently concluded 2014 New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards.

The winners of the NYF, now in its 57th year, were revealed during its gala night held last April 8 in Las Vegas. The jurors selected the winners from thousands of entries received from over 50 countries.

The seven medals of the Kapuso Network included one gold, three silver and three bronze medals as well as four finalist certificates.

Meanwhile, the Kapamilya Network earned a silver medal, a bronze medal and three finalist certificates.


GMA-7 AWARDS. Among the Filipino awardees, the Kapuso Network went home with the most number of awards.

Weekday news magazine program Tunay na Buhay: "Mga Sanggol at Langaw (Infants Among Flies)" took home the Gold for its reminder of the consequences of poverty.

The winning entry featured the sub-human conditions in the slums of Tondo, Manila where majority of the residents barely make a living out of scavenging among mountains of trash.

Meanwhile, the children's show Tropang Potchi won in the Children/Youth Program category. It was able to bring home a Silver World Medal for the episode "Talaandig Tribe," which brought forth to public consciousness the customs and traditions of the Talaandig Tribe of Bukidnon.

GMA News TV’s Reel Time triumphed with its documentary titled “Silang Wala sa Mapa,” a story on how the B’laan indigenous people of Mindanao survived generations without modern medicine, giving the program a Silver World Medal in the Community Service Program category.

Also a Peabody awardee, Reel Time has been a constant contender in the New York Festivals, winning a Silver World Medal for its “Salat” episode in 2013 and receiving Finalist Certificates for its “Lusong” and “Tira” episodes in 2012.

News magazine program Brigada, in turn, took home the Silver World Medal in the Community Portraits category for its “Gintong Krudo at Sipa ng Pag-asa” stories.

Reporter Micaela Papa showed the story of impoverished children who swim through the filthy waters of the Navotas Fish Port to collect and sell spilled petroleum oil in "Gintong Krudo"; while Steve Dailisan’s "Sipa ng Pag-asa" told of an inspiring report on the lives of young garbage collectors in Payatas who dream to rise from poverty through football.

News TV Quick Response Team won the Bronze World Medal in the Best Coverage of Breaking News category for its live on-the-ground reportage, led by anchor Jiggy Manicad, of the Zamboanga siege.

Front Row, likewise, was presented the Bronze World Medal in the Community Portraits category for the episode “Lusong Dunong,” a story on the pupils and teachers of San Esteban Elementary School in Pampanga who hold classes in flooded rooms.

GMA News’ advocacy campaign for a well-informed 2013 elections dubbed “Dapat Tama,” meanwhile, was given the Bronze World Medal in the Music Video Category.

GMA News pillar Jessica Soho received the Finalist Certificate for the Best News Reporter/Correspondent category for her “Photographs of Typhoon Pablo” special report aired in Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, which captured the pain and suffering in the wake of Typhoon Pablo.

Also awarded the finalist certificate were I-Witness’ “Ganito Tayo Noong Martial Law” documentary in the History & Society category; GMA News & Public Affairs’ election project Camera Juan in the Social Issues category; and GMA Program Support Department’s advocacy campaign Diploma in the Station/Image Promotion category.



ABS-CBN AWARDS. Five entries from ABS-CBN were nominated in the 2014 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards and two of them earned world medals.

Narrated by Jaime Fabregas, the documentary Agosto Beinte-Uno: Ang Pagpatay kay Ninoy Aquino was able to earn a silver world medal in the Graphic Design Promotion/Open & IDs category because of its opening billboard.

Ted Failon's "Tagas ng Minahan" for Failon Ngayon earned a bronze world medal in the Current Affairs category.

Meanwhile, the following ABS-CBN entries were able to achieve finalist status: the educational program Matanglawin: Elephants episode, which featured Mali the elephant in Manila Zoo; the promotional plug "Sprout" which is included in the Green Promotion category; and Agosto Beinte-Uno: Ang Pagpatay Kay Ninoy Aquino, which competed in the Biography/Profiles category.