Category: Awards

  • Secret Nazi Bases’ “Villa Winter” Awarded Silver Remi

    Go Button Media is excited to announce that Episode 3: Villa Winter of the documentary series Secret Nazi Bases has been selected to win a Silver Remi Award at The 53rd WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival for best Historical Program.

    Many thanks to WorldFest Houston for the award and congratulations to the Secret Nazi Bases team!

    About Secret Nazi Bases

    The collapse of the Third Reich left as many secrets as it did relics. Still today, remnants of the Nazi’s schemes lie concealed in structures scattered across the globe. Skeletons of projects give way to mysteries. Conspiracies abound about science fiction scenarios. The Nazis were nothing if not methodical, and a deeper look reveals even darker plans. From tunnels to towers, artillery sites and communication centres; the remains of these schemes lie waiting to reveal truths about the Fuhrer’s tactics and dreams in Secret Nazi Bases.

    As facts about these outposts materialise, the viewer will ponder how the events of World War II could have taken a very different turn. What did Hitler have planned?

    Secret Nazi Bases appears on Documentary Channel, Science Channel (as Secret Nazi Ruins), UKTV, Discovery EMEA (as Secret Nazi Ruins) and Hollywood Suite, and distributed by DCD Rights.

    Watch the Episode Promo Below:

  • Award For Helping To Find A Lost D-Day Wreck

    Award For Helping To Find A Lost D-Day Wreck

    By Max James

    A diving club’s help in finding the wreck of a ship lost during D-Day for one of the few who survived its sinking 75 years ago was rewarded with an award at the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) annual conference this month.

    Southsea Sub Aqua Club had joined the search for the ship that went down in 1944 with the loss of 35 of the 40-man crew. It started with the chance meeting of archaeologist John Henry Phillips, 25, and naval veteran Patrick Thomas, 95, during a D-Day commemoration. Patrick told John the story of how he had escaped but the ship had never been found and how he wished to honour his teenage friends who died in the sinking.

    The story of how John found the wreck and the friendship between the two has been made into a feature-length documentary called No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave.

    The role of Southsea Sub Aqua Club in helping to identify the wreck has honoured with the Adopt A Wreck Award at the NAS conference in Portsmouth.

    The club did extensive research into wrecks in the Baie de Seine and their detailed survey work is to be used in a bid to gain these rapidly decaying ships better protection.

    Alison Mayor from the club said: ‘The wreck is just one of at least 150 in the Baie de Seine believed to be associated with the Allied forces invasion. Our report has been submitted to the French Maritime Cultural Department and will form part of the documentation supporting the application for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. We hope that our work will help keep the memory of these events alive and properly recorded within history’.

    Read the article on divemagazine.co.uk

  • Award-winning wreck-dives captured

    Award-winning wreck-dives captured

    Southsea Sub-Aqua Club members have won the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) 2019 Adopt a Wreck Award, and their search for a landing-craft sunk during the D-Day landings has been captured in a documentary called No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave.

    In 1944 young sailor Patrick Thomas narrowly survived the sinking of HMS LCH185 during the Normandy invasion. He had never spoken of the incident until, years later on a trip to Normndy, he met archaeologist John Henry Philips, who told him that he would to try to find LCH185.

    In August 2017 hydrographer Chris Howlett introduced Southsea SAC members to a documentary team from Go Button Media.

    “Chris believed he may have found Patrick’s wreck and recommended us as a dive-team who were capable of undertaking a survey of the wreck-site to confirm its identity,” said club-member Martin Davies.

    “When we heard about Patrick’s wish to commemorate his lost shipmates, we were very keen to support the endeavour so that he could honour his friends after more than 70 years, and support John in his promise to find his ship.”

    Most of the 7000 vessels involved in the Operation Neptune landings in June 1944 were lost, and many of those who died on them were never found. The divers surveyed the target wreck and created a report, as reflected in the documentary.

    “The wreck is just one of at least 150 wrecks in the Baie de Seine believed to be associated with the Allied forces invasion,” said the club’s Alison Mayor. “Our report has been submitted to the French Maritime Cultural Department and will form part of the documentation supporting the application for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation.

    “We hope that our work will help to keep the memory of these events alive and properly recorded within history.”

    For what the NAS describes as their “exceptional work” on the project, Mayor and Davies were awarded the Adopt a Wreck Award at the NAS Conference in Portsmouth.

    The feature-length documentary will be screened at film festivals from early 2020. “It’s rare you get a chance to change history, and in a small way we felt that following Patrick and John’s adventure achieves just that,” said director Daniel Oron.

    “Stories like these are important for current and future generations. Sadly, we lose more veterans each year and with so few still among us, the memories are fading and the world will move on. Yet events like those Patrick took part in are critical if we are to learn from history.”

    Read the article on diver.net

  • “Mom vs Matchmaker” wins Remi Best Reality-Based Program

    “Mom vs Matchmaker” wins Remi Best Reality-Based Program

    Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, continued its winning season this year when its show, Mom vs. Matchmaker, won the Platinum Remi Award at 51st annual WorldFest for Best Reality-Based Program in Houston, Texas.

    Mom vs. Matchmaker is a series focused on finding the perfect match for millennials. Matchmaking professionalCarmelia Ray challenges the mothers of the contestants in finding a suitable date for their kid. Each will set up a date in the hopes that their pick will be chosen. The singles find out at the end of the episode who prepared which date.

    Founded over 50 years ago as an international film society, WorldFest became the third competitive international film festival in North America, following San Francisco and New York. It is also the oldest independent film and video festival in the world.  As one of the oldest and largest film and video competitions globally, it drew over 4,500 entries from over 43 countries this year. Only 10 to 15 percent of entries were awarded a Remi.

    Festival winners have at least passed what WorldFest founder and organizer Hunter Todd called as the “egg timer test”. Long films were given a 10-minute view test, shorter works a five-minute test.  Some entries didn’t even make the one-minute mark.

    Mom vs Matchmaker is produced by Go Button Media with Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan as executive producers.  Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos is executive producer for Myx TV.  The show is distributed by Electus International.  It is now seen in 84 countries.

    Earlier this year, Myx TV nabbed finalist nods for its shows, Discovering Routes and My Motto: Veterans Edition at the 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival & Conference, and for My Motto: Veterans Edition, another finalist slot in the Digital Media-Short Form category at the 2018 National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Vision Awards, presented in partnership with NAMIC Southern California.

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  • “Discovering Routes” Scores Big Wins at the Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards

    “Discovering Routes” Scores Big Wins at the Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards

    DALY CITY, CA, March 8, 2018 – “Discovering Routes”, an original series produced by ABS-CBN Global Studios that follows people to their lands of ancestry in search of epic adventures, made an impressive impact at the 2018 Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards held at the Yale Club in New York City this week.

    “Discovering Routes” won in the Online Short and Original Content categories and was Honorable Mention for New Product or Launch and Overall Website>Official Show Website categories.

    Starring Filipino American siblings Garrett Gee, a millennial tech millionaire and adventure travel journalist of The Bucket List Family fame, and his sister Miristi, the first season of “Discovering Routes” followed them to the sovereign island nation of the Philippines to experience local Filipino traditions, exotic tropical locales and to explore their Filipino heritage. Executive Producers for the show are ABS-CBN Global COO Olivia De Jesus, Discovering Routes Program Manager Keesa Ocampo and Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos, in partnership with Go Button Media.

    Bucket List Family TV Show
    “Discovering Routes” star Garrett Gee visits the ABS-CBN International office and studio in Daly City. With him are ABS-CBN Global COO Olivia De Jesus, Discovering Routes Program Manager Keesa Ocampo, Discovering Routes Project Specialist Jacob Acueza and Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos.

    The Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards honors the outstanding websites, digital initiatives and people in the media industry that are driving the digital media revolution, and salutes the best and brightest executives from the world of cable, online video and technology.

    Discovering Routes
    Garrett and Miristi Gee were surprised by their mother, Mel, in one of the exciting episodes of “Discovering Routes”.

    Below are the categories and competition where “Discovering Routes” won or was given Honorable Mention:

    Overall Website > Official Show Website 

    • Countdown to Christmas Online– Crown Media Family Networks
    • Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Honorable Mention
    • WWE.com

    Original Content 

    • Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Winner
    • My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar– WWE
    • Pearl Harbor: The Last Word– History
    • Project Sammy’s Way– Lifetime
    • Southpaw Regional Wrestling– WWE
    • What’s Cooking with Julie Chrisley– USA Network

    Online Short 

    • Better Call Saul’s Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training Videos– AMC Networks, Inc.
    • Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Winner
    • Race to the MVP– NBA Digital
    • What’s Cooking with Julie Chrisley– USA Network
    • Yoga Mockumentary– YES Network

    New Product or Launch 

    • Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Honorable Mention
    • Expanded OTT Offering– fuboTV
    • Live TV App– Hulu
    • Philo

    “Discovering Routes” is currently airing on TFC, Lifestyle Network Global, Lifestyle Network Philippines, Myx TV and on TFC Online and TFC IPTV.

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    Head, Global Corporate Affairs & PR
    ABS-CBN International
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    Daly City, CA 94014
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    MOBILE: 650.455.8616

  • Myx TV Nabs Finalist Nods at 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Awards

    Myx TV Nabs Finalist Nods at 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Awards

    For Immediate Release

    “The creativity shown on the creative and business sides on short form platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are heralding a new chapter in the media business and Cynopsis, with its slogan of ‘long story, short,’ makes us the perfect leader of the charge.” – Cynopsis Publisher Robbie Caploe

    Myx TV Nabs Finalist Nods for “Discovering Routes”, “My Motto: Veterans Edition” at 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Awards

    LOS ANGELES, CA, January 2, 2018 – Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, kicked off 2018 with two finalist nods at the inaugural Cynopsis Short Form Video Awardswhich recognize outstanding short form content and storytelling across all platforms.  The finalists will be showcased at the Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival & Conference on March 7, 2018 at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea, New York City.

    “Discovering Routes”, a fresh take on travel entertainment grounded on homeland and heritage discovery adventures in the Philippines starring Filipino American tech entrepreneur and The Bucket List Family adventure journalist Garrett Gee and sister, Miristi, was named finalist in the Travel Series category.  Executive produced by Olivia De Jesus, Miguel Santos and Keesa Ocampo for ABS-CBN Global Studios in association with Go Button Media, “Discovering Routes” will compete against:

    • Skratch – Adventures in Golf
    • Viacom Velocity – LVCVA and RuPaul’s Drag Race
    • Outside Television – Over the Horizon
    • SundanceTV – Project Five by Five
    • Time Inc., PeopleTV – Travel + Leisure Explainers
    • Scripps Networks Interactive – Uncharted Discoveries
    • Brand USA – USA Through Music
    • VISIT PHILADELPHIA – We Got You: Philly By Tarik

    Meanwhile, “My Motto: Veterans Edition”, a television special created in partnership with the national veterans campaign, Got Your 6, to honor Asian Pacific American veterans, was named finalist in theStand-Alone Short from a TV Network or Digital Publisher – Series category.   Produced by Myx TV Digital Producer Diana Vergara, the special will compete against:

    • BET Networks – BET Digital’s – The Last One Horror Series
    • Discovery Communications – ID NOW
    • Scripps Networks Interactive HGTV Quicken Loans – Mortgage Check: Short Form Series
    • The Fred Rogers Company – Odd Tube
    • Discovery Communications – Shark Week
    • SNY – The Amazin’ Life
    • Spike – The Art of Ink
    • NuBlu – Time Warriors
    • Stage 13 – Two Sentence Horror Stories

    Inaugural jurors include:

    • Anthony Galloway, VP Programming, Conde Nast Entertainment
    • Scott Iason, Agent, Creative Artists Agency
    • Ashley Kaplan, SVP, Production (Head of Content), Fullscreen
    • Justin Killion, GM, Premium Content for Complex Networks
    • Ajay Kishore, Founder & CEO, Stareable
    • Howie Kleinberg, COO, GLOW
    • Christine Lubrano, SVP, Original Programming, IFC
    • Vikki Neil, GM, Scipps Lifestyle Studios
    • Bonnie Pan, Head of Network, Awesomeness TV
    • Nick Sheingold, Director of Strategy, Laundry Service
    • Mike Vainisi, Head of Editorial, ATTN
    • Veronica Zelle, CCO & Co-Founder, Sweety High
    • Randy Abramson, Head of YouTube MCN for Vox Media
    • Cary Anderson, Screenwriter, Director, Producer
    • Josh Beane, Founder/CEO, Idea Farmer
    • Joe Bellotti, Head of Global Music Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company
    • Perrin Chiles, CEO/Co-Founder, Adaptive Studios Inc.
    • Polly Conway, Senior TV Editor, Common Sense
    • Ariel Elazar, EVP of Brand, Marketing & Digital Strategy, Dick Clark Productions
    • Nick Frew, Creative Director, Coyote Post

    When asked about the reason for starting the awards, Cynopsis Publisher Robbie Caploe said:

    “With the burst of interest in and focus on short form content across so many platforms, we thought the time was right to launch this program, which will both entertain and inform our community. The creativity shown on the creative and business sides on short form platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are heralding a new chapter in the media business, and Cynopsis, with its slogan of ‘long story, short,’ makes us the perfect leader of the charge.”

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