New York Festivals 2012 Winners Revealed - GMA-7 Got 3 Awards, ABS-CBN Got 1

Philippines got a total of 4 trophies at the 55th New York Festivals International TV & Films Awards, 3 of which are courtesy of GMA-7 while the other 1 was bagged by ABS-CBN.

The Kapuso network bagged 3 Silver World Medals for I-Witness: Lapnos (Burn) & Yaman Sa Basura (Child Urban Miners) in the Social Issues/Current Events Category and Front Row: Bente Dos (Twenty-Two) in the Biography/Profiles Category.

Aside from the 3 world medals, GMA-7 also received 9 finalist certificate for Reel Time: Tira (Infected), Reel Time: Lusong (Live to Dive) & I-Witness: Gintong Putik in the Social Issues/Current Events Category, Born to be Wild: The Born Expeditions Finale The Monster in the Nature & Wildlife Category,  Report Card in the Community Portraits Category and Pluma: Si Rizal, Ang Dakilang Manunulat (Rizal, The Great Writer) in the History & Society Category.

With a total of nine finalists, three of which winning medals, GMA Network is the country’s biggest winner at this year’s New York Festivals.

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN's Krusada : Laya ( Freedom ) won Bronze World Medal in the Social Issues/Current Events Category.

Rounding up the winners from the Kapamilya network’s news and current affairs division are EDSA25: Sulyap sa Kasaysayan (A Glimpse of History) in the History & Society Category, Storyline in the Biography/Profiles Category and Rated K / Kwento ng Buhay Ko (This is my Life) in the Magazine Format Category which both received finalist certificates.

On the other hand, TV5 also got 2 finalist certificates for Wanted - Child Special in the Community Service Programs Category and News 5 Debates - A Challenge For Change in the Politics Category.

Here is the detailed list of winning entries in the 55th New York Festivals International TV & Films Awards for GMA7, ABS-CBN, TV5:

GMA Network

2012 Silver World Medal:
Title: I-Witness: Lapnos (Burn)
Advertiser: News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: Social Issues/Current Events

2012 Silver World Medal:
Title: Front Row: Bente Dos (Twenty-Two)
Advertiser: GMA News TV - News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA News TV
Category: Biography/Profiles
Agency Website URL: www.google.com

2012 Silver World Medal:
Title: Front Row: Yaman Sa Basura (Child Urban Miners)
Advertiser: GMA News TV - News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA News TV
Category: Social Issues/Current Events
Agency Website URL: www.google.com

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Reel Time: Tira (Infected)
Advertiser: GMA News TV - News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: Social Issues/Current Events
Agency Website URL: www.google.com

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Born to be Wild: The Born Expeditions Finale The Monster of Mae Klong and The Great White Shark
Advertiser: News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: Nature & Wildlife

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Reel Time: Lusong (Live to Dive)
Advertiser: GMA News TV - News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: Social Issues/Current Events
Agency Website URL: www.google.com

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: I-Witness: Gintong Putik
Advertiser: News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: Social Issues/Current Events

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Report Card
Advertiser: News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: Community Portraits

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Pluma: Si Rizal, Ang Dakilang Manunulat(Rizal, The Great Writer)
Advertiser: GMA News TV - News and Public Affairs
Company: GMA Network, Inc.
Category: History & Society
Agency Website URL: www.google.com 

ABS-CBN Corporation

2012 Bronze World Medal:
Title: Krusada : Laya ( Freedom )
Advertiser: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
Company: ABS-CBN CORPORATION
Category: Social Issues/Current Events
Agency Website URL: www.abs-cbnnews.com

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: EDSA25: Sulyap sa Kasaysayan (A Glimpse of History)
Advertiser:
Company: ABS-CBN Corporation
Category: History & Society
Agency Website URL: www.abs-cbnnews.com

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Storyline
Advertiser:
Company: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Category: Biography/Profiles
Agency Website URL: www.abs-cbnglobal.com

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Rated K / Kwento ng Buhay Ko (This is my Life)
Advertiser:
Company: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Category: Magazine Format
Agency Website URL: www.abs-cbnglobal.com 

Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: Wanted - Child Special
Advertiser: TV-5
Company: Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)
Category: Community Service Programs
Agency Website URL: http://tv5.com.ph/

2012 Finalist Certificate:
Title: News 5 Debates - A Challenge For Change
Advertiser: TV-5
Company: Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)
Category: Politics
Agency Website URL: http://tv5.com.ph/

To see the complete list of winners click here.

Trophies to the winners for the 55th New York Festivals International TV & Films Awards will be presented at the 2012 Television & Film Awards Ceremony on April 17th at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 14th – 19th.

The New York Festivals® World’s Best Television & Films™ recognize the “World’s Best Work™” in news, sports, documentary, information and entertainment program as well as in music videos, infomercials, promotion spots, openings and IDs.

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