CURATORIAL COMMITTEE CONFIRMS
HONOREES FOR 2005 AICP SHOW

NEW YORK, MAY 5, 2005--The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has announced that its Curatorial Committee, the final jury level for the AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Television Commercial, met recently to confirm the spots that will be honored at this year's event. The Committee-comprised of AICP commercial producers and joined by celebrated agency creatives, directors, and music and editing professionals-reviews the judging results from the 24 different panels assembled nationwide, and confirms and makes any final determination of the honorees that will appear in the 2005 AICP Show, which debuts June 14th, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

Established in 1992, in cooperation with MoMA, the AICP Show recognizes excellence in 24 categories of commercial filmmaking, focusing on technical expertise and the artistic application of that expertise. The honored commercials are made part of the permanent archives of MoMA's Department of Film and Media.

Participants on the Curatorial Committee include:
Dan Lindau, Owner/Partner, Crossroads Films, and 2005 AICP Show Chairperson
Mark Androw, Executive Producer, The Story Companies, and 2005 AICP National Chairman
Rick Boyko, Managing Director, The Adcenter, Virginia Commonwealth University
Al Califano, President/Executive Producer, A-List LLC
Jonathan Del Gatto, Editor, Terminal Media
Joanne Ferraro, Executive Vice President, The Blue Rock Editing Company
Clayton Hemmert, Partner/Editor, Crew Cuts
Jan Horowitz, Vice President/Business Manager, DHMA, and 2005 AMP President
Jon Kamen, Chairman/CEO, @radical.media
Mitch Kanner, Founder/CEO, 2 Degrees Ventures
Bill Ludwig, Vice Chairman/Chief Creative Officer, Campbell Ewald
JosÈ Molla, Founder/Creative Director, la comunidad
Tom Mooney, Partner/President, Headquarters (NY)
Noam Murro, Director, Biscuit Filmworks
Greg Popp, Director, Supply & Demand
Lynn Roer, Director of Broadcast, Ogilvy & Mather
Dennis Ryan, Chief Creative Officer, Element 79 Partners
Rupert Samuel, Head of Production, Crispin Porter & Bogusky
Mark Sitley, Executive Creative Director, EURO RSCG Worldwide
Frank Stiefel, Executive Producer/Executive Vice President, @radical.media
Shawn Lacy Tessaro, Executive Producer, Biscuit Filmworks
Jakob Trollbäck, President/Creative Director, Trollb”ck & Company
John Van Osdol, Director of Broadcast, chemistri
Roger Wojahn, Partner, Wojahn Bros

Chaired by 2005 AICP Show Chairman Dan Lindau of the commercial production shop Crossroads Films (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago) and Matt Miller, president and CEO of AICP, the blue ribbon Curatorial Committee met at MoMA to review the results of the balloting on entries in 24 categories. Over 400 judges around the country participated in the voting. The Curatorial Committee is charged with confirming eligibility, appropriateness to category and ultimate disposition of the commercials in the AICP Show.

"We're delighted to have such an impressive array of industry leaders participating in bringing the best work of our advertising industry to the world," said Mr. Miller, "As always, this year's Show promises to be another exciting exhibition of the art of commercial filmmaking."

Following its New York debut, the AICP Show goes on tour to museums and other cultural centers in cities across the country and abroad. Stops on the tour regularly include: Chicago (Nov. 17), Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis (June 27th), Richmond, San Francisco, and Winston-Salem. In addition, the Show travels to cultural venues in Europe and Asia.

Support from the AICP Show & Lecture Series sponsors helps make this event possible. Show sponsors are: Corporate Leader-Directors Guild of America, Eastman Kodak Company - Entertainment Imaging, Getty Images; Corporate Benefactors - AdAge's Creativity, American Airlines, Aspen Travel, BeamTV, Blink Digital, 'boards, Company 3, International Duplication Centre, Inc., Istros Media Corp. (IMC), Media Services, MSN, rhinofx, Sacred Noise, SAG/AFTRA, SHOOT, Sony Pictures Studios, Source TV, Technicolor Entertainment Services, and Universal Studios; Corporate Patrons - The Ad Age Group, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Entertainment Partners, FastChannel Network, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, Hello World Communications, Lot 44, Maxell Corporation of America, Olympic Partners, Panavision International, shots, and Spontaneous.

Further information is available at 212-929-3000.

Founded in 1972, the AICP represents, exclusively, the interests of United States companies that specialize in producing commercials in various media - film, video, computer - for advertisers and agencies. The association, with national offices in New York and Los Angeles as well as regional chapters across the country, serves as a strong collective voice for this $5.5 billion industry, addressing its many audiences within the advertising community, business circles and government offices; disseminating information; developing industry standards; providing education and programs; and facilitating dialogue both within its organization and among members of the AICP and their colleagues in the advertising community.

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