interpretive media awards.
short video.
An audiovisual product less than or equal to 15 minutes long interpreting a resource, site, facility, event, or organization/ agency, including products designed for download, broadcast use and/or available for purchase.
2017.
first place.
Unconditional Surrender: The Dover Hotel
Harpers Ferry Center, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, and Aperture Films, Ltd.
The story of the Dover Hotel, the site of the surrender of Fort Donelson, which changed the course of the Civil War and made Ulysses S. Grant a household name.
Unconditional Surrender: The Dover Hotel
Harpers Ferry Center, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, and Aperture Films, Ltd.
The story of the Dover Hotel, the site of the surrender of Fort Donelson, which changed the course of the Civil War and made Ulysses S. Grant a household name.
second place.
Meet the Missileers
Harpers Ferry Center, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, and Boston Productions, Inc.
During the Cold War, US Air Force missileers were stationed in underground launch control centers and missile silos across the Midwest, waiting patiently for orders that—thankfully—never came.
Meet the Missileers
Harpers Ferry Center, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, and Boston Productions, Inc.
During the Cold War, US Air Force missileers were stationed in underground launch control centers and missile silos across the Midwest, waiting patiently for orders that—thankfully—never came.
third place.
Measure of a Man: The Life and Legacy of Booker Taliaferro Washington
RBH Multimedia, Inc. and Booker T. Washington National Monument
Part of the park’s current interpretive direction, to have a comprehensive interpretation of Washington’s life, replacing an outdated, “piecemeal” approach of interpretation.
Measure of a Man: The Life and Legacy of Booker Taliaferro Washington
RBH Multimedia, Inc. and Booker T. Washington National Monument
Part of the park’s current interpretive direction, to have a comprehensive interpretation of Washington’s life, replacing an outdated, “piecemeal” approach of interpretation.
2016.
first place.
The Journey Back
American Battle Monuments Commission
The Journey Back is a 12-minute documentary that tells the story of Arthur Chotin’s efforts to honor and commemorate the life and service of his father, Staff Sergeant Max Chotin, who died in a vehicle accident after the Second World War concluded in 1945. Arthur returns to his final resting place at Netherlands American Cemetery to deliver a meaningful thanks to the Dutch people during the 2015 Memorial Day Ceremony. During his journey back, Arthur meets the Naaijkens family for the first time, the family that has adopted his father’s gravesite.
The Journey Back
American Battle Monuments Commission
The Journey Back is a 12-minute documentary that tells the story of Arthur Chotin’s efforts to honor and commemorate the life and service of his father, Staff Sergeant Max Chotin, who died in a vehicle accident after the Second World War concluded in 1945. Arthur returns to his final resting place at Netherlands American Cemetery to deliver a meaningful thanks to the Dutch people during the 2015 Memorial Day Ceremony. During his journey back, Arthur meets the Naaijkens family for the first time, the family that has adopted his father’s gravesite.
second place.
YAP! Centennial Video
National Park Service
This project was a collaboration between multiple park partners and NPS programs. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park's (NEBE) Youth Ambassador Program (YAP!) was approached by one of the cohorts of the NPS GOAL Academy to create a song for the NPS Centennial. Once completed, it was clear the song needed a video. Thus, NEBE reached out to other parks in the North East Region, 3rdEye, and Visionary Communication and collaboratively created a plan to make it happen. In total 7 parks areas combined to work with YAP! to finance and film the video.
YAP! Centennial Video
National Park Service
This project was a collaboration between multiple park partners and NPS programs. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park's (NEBE) Youth Ambassador Program (YAP!) was approached by one of the cohorts of the NPS GOAL Academy to create a song for the NPS Centennial. Once completed, it was clear the song needed a video. Thus, NEBE reached out to other parks in the North East Region, 3rdEye, and Visionary Communication and collaboratively created a plan to make it happen. In total 7 parks areas combined to work with YAP! to finance and film the video.
2015.
first place.
Childhood Denied: Indian Residential Schools and Their Legacy
North Shore Productions
The film tells the story of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools and their impact on Canada’s aboriginal peoples. This story is somewhat well known in Canada and is perceived as being ‘over’; the film is intended to show how the impacts of the residential school era continue into the present, and how Canada’s child welfare system still has negative impacts on aboriginal families today.
Childhood Denied: Indian Residential Schools and Their Legacy
North Shore Productions
The film tells the story of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools and their impact on Canada’s aboriginal peoples. This story is somewhat well known in Canada and is perceived as being ‘over’; the film is intended to show how the impacts of the residential school era continue into the present, and how Canada’s child welfare system still has negative impacts on aboriginal families today.
second place.
Our Sacred Grounds
Rory Banyard and North Shore Productions
The film introduces park visitors to the relationship of the region's first peoples to the Park, and more broadly, to the Guadalupe Mountains, the mountain range in which the Park is situated. The film offers another perspective on this landscape to visitors, one which is rich in cultural, spiritual, and subsistence ties to place, and which includes the recent history of the Apache and Ysleta del Sur people in the region. The film helps visitors understand more broadly the significance of this place and deepens their understanding of the value of its preservation as a National Park.
Our Sacred Grounds
Rory Banyard and North Shore Productions
The film introduces park visitors to the relationship of the region's first peoples to the Park, and more broadly, to the Guadalupe Mountains, the mountain range in which the Park is situated. The film offers another perspective on this landscape to visitors, one which is rich in cultural, spiritual, and subsistence ties to place, and which includes the recent history of the Apache and Ysleta del Sur people in the region. The film helps visitors understand more broadly the significance of this place and deepens their understanding of the value of its preservation as a National Park.
third place.
The Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
The Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted is a seven minute film that covers the biography of Frederick Law Olmsted. Its principal theme is how Frederick Law Olmsted's education and life experiences shaped his views on society and how these views were later expressed through the designs of the landscapes he created.
The Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
The Lasting Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted is a seven minute film that covers the biography of Frederick Law Olmsted. Its principal theme is how Frederick Law Olmsted's education and life experiences shaped his views on society and how these views were later expressed through the designs of the landscapes he created.