8/2/2019 Beyond Borders Telly Press Release

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ESPNINTERNATIONALSBEYONDBORDERSAFOURTIMEWINNERAT33rdANNUALTELLYAWARDS ESPNInternationals30-minutespecial BeyondBordershaspickeduptwoSilverAwards(thehighesthonor)and

twoBronzeAwardsattheprestigious33rdAnnualTellyAwards. Withnearly11,000entriesfromall50USstatesandnumerouscountries,theserieswonawardsintheDocumentary,

Cultural,SocialResponsibility,andUseofGraphicscategories.

Bristol,CTApril24,2012BeyondBorderswaspresentedwithtwoSilverTellystatuettes,theAwardshighesthonor-Less

than10%ofentriesarechosenasWinnersoftheSilverTelly.TheSilverTellyswereawardedintheDocumentaryandCultural

categories.TheBronzeTellyswereawardedintheSocialResponsibilityandUseofGraphicscategories. ESPNInternationals

AndyBronstein,SeniorDirectorOn-AirPromotionandDevelopment,wastheExecutiveProducerfor BeyondBorders.The

programwashostedbyJohannesburg-basedDanWilliamsandproducedandeditedbyTimCoakleyandFabioMalavazziof

OneWorldSportsMedia.JoelMarkuscreatedtheanimationandgraphics.LeonKagen,KalineSchounceandBradMilsapwere

thephotographers.BeyondBorders,toldthestoryoftheChicagoBullsstarLuolDeng,originallyfromSudanandNewYorkGiantsstandoutMathiasKiwanuka,whosgrandfatherwasthefirstPrimeMinisterofUganda.Bothmenhavefoundsuccessatitshighestlevel

intheUnitedStatesbuttheyhavemademajorefforts,returningtotheirhomelandsandmakingsignificantcontributionson

thegroundtoimprovethelivesandwellbeingofthoseintheircountries.

TheTellyAwardswasfoundedin1979andisthepremierawardhonoringoutstandinglocal,regional,andcableTVcommercials

andprograms,thefinestvideoandfilmproductions,andonlinecommercials,videoandfilms.Winnersrepresentthebestwork

ofthemostrespectedadvertisingagencies,productioncompanies,televisionstations,cableoperators,andcorporatevideo

departmentsintheworld.Aprestigiousjudgingpanelofover500accomplishedindustryprofessionals,eachapastwinnerofaSilverTellyandamember

ofTheSilverTellyCouncil,judgedthecompetition.Lessthan10%ofentriesarechosenasWinnersoftheSilverTelly,our

highesthonor.Approximately25%ofentriesarechosenasWinnersoftheBronzeTelly. TheTellyAwardshasamissiontohonortheverybestinfilmandvideo,saidLindaDay,ExecutiveDirectoroftheTellyAwards.ESPNInternationalsandOneWorldSportsMedias accomplishmentillustratestheircreativity,skill,anddedication

totheircraftandservesasatestamenttogreatfilmandvideoproduction.

BeyondBorderscrewcredits:AndyBronstein(ExecutiveProducer),TimCoakleyandFabioMalavazzi(Co-producersandco-

editors),DanWilliams(host),JoelMarkus(Graphics),LeonHagen,KalineSchounce,andBradMilsap(Cameras).

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