CURATORIAL COMMITTEE TO CONFIRM
HONOREES FOR 2004 AICP SHOW

NEW YORK, MARCH 31, 2004 - 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, will meet Saturday, April 24th, 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 2004 AICP Show, which debuts June 14th, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (The Met).

Established in 1992, in cooperation with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, 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. While MoMA is undergoing construction, the Show premiere will take place at the Met.

Participants on the Curatorial Committee include:

Joanne Ferraro, Managing Director, Coppos Films (NY)
     2004 AICP Show Chairperson

Mark Androw, Executive Producer, The Story Companies -- 2004 AICP Chairman (Chicago)

David Apicella, Senior Partner, Co-Creative Head, Ogilvy & Mather (NY)

André Betz, Editor/Owner, Bug Editorial (NY)

Rick Boyko, Managing Director, VCU Ad Center, Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)

Alex Blum, President/Executive Producer, Optional Pictures, (Santa Monica)

Mark Coppos, Director, Coppos Films (LA)

Jules Daly, President, RSA-USA, Inc. (NY)

Sherman Foote, Composer, Big Foote Music (NY)

Elma Garcia, Director, Morton Jankel Zander (LA)

Patrick Hardy, Vice President/Associate Creative Director, Tierney Communications (Philadelphia)

H. Mitchell Kanner, The Firm (Beverly Hills)

Brent Ladd, Senior Vice President/Group Creative, GSD& M (Austin)

Diane McArter, Managing Director, Omaha Pictures (Santa Monica)

Ty Montague, Co-Creative Director, Wieden & Kennedy (NY)

Tom Mooney, Partner/President, Headquarters (NY)

Steve Neely, Executive Vice President of Broadcast Production, FCB North America (San Francisco)

Alan Pafenbach, Managing Partner/Group Creative Director, Arnold Worldwide (Boston)

Greg Popp, Group Executive Producer/Senior Vice President, DDB Chicago

Jeff Rosner, President/Executive Producer, Sacred Noise -- 2004 AMP President (NYC)

Dennis Ryan, Chief Creative Officer, Element 79 Partners (Chicago)

Frank Steifel, Executive Producer/Executive Vice President, @radicalmedia (Santa Monica)
     2004 AICP Vice Chairman

Pam Tarr, President, Squeak Pictures (LA)

Shawn Lacy Tessaro, Executive Producer, Biscuit Filmworks (Hollywood)

John Van Osdol, Director of Broadcast, chemistri (Troy, MI)

Logan Wilmont, Co-Executive Creative Director/Managing Partner, Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners (NY)

Chaired by 2004 AICP Show Chairperson Joanne Ferraro of the commercial production shop Coppos Films (New York, Los Angeles) and Matt Miller, president and CEO of AICP, the blue ribbon Curatorial Committee will meet in the Soho House in New York 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: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas (October 13th), Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis (June 28th), New Orleans, 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 Leaders—Directors Guild of America; Eastman Kodak Company, Entertainment Imaging; and Getty Images. Corporate Benefactors—AdAge’s Creativity; The Ad Age Group; Beam TV; Blink Digital; ’boards; Click 3x; Company 3; Producer’s Source; Sacred Noise; SHOOT; Sony Pictures Studios; The Source Maythenyi; Technicolor Entertainment Services; and Universal Studios. Corporate Patrons—AGT Seven; Entertainment Partners; Hello World Communications; rhinofx; and shots.

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-plus billion industry, disseminating information; representing the production industry within the advertising community, in business circles, in labor negotiations and before governmental officials; developing industry standards and tools; providing professional development; and marketing American production through the AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Television Commercial. Now in its 12th year, the AICP Show is an exhibit of the artistry and expertise of commercial filmmakers in the U.S.