2009 AICP HONOREES ANNOUNCED

2009 NEXT AWARDS WINNER ANNOUNCED

THE NEXT AWARDS PREMIER EXPANDS; AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS ADDED

JAMIE BARRETT TO CHAIR AICP NEXT AWARDS JUDING PANEL

AICP SHOW CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW OPEN

STEVE GOLIN OF ANONYMOUS CONTENT NAMED CHAIRMAN OF
   THE 18TH ANNUAL AICP SHOW


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2005 PRESS RELEASES

2004 PRESS RELEASES


THE AICP SHOW

The Art & Technique of the American Commercial


On June 9th, the AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, will commemorate its eighteenth year, with a screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, home of the world’s leading collection of modern and contemporary art. The Show, a one-hour compendium of outstanding commercials selected for excellence and achievement in various craft categories, is an unequaled celebration of the creative value of commercial filmmaking, and a dynamic presentation of art in the service of commerce. The connection between art and advertising is not new. Since its inception, the Show has been produced in partnership with MoMA, and as before, the work that will be honored by inclusion in the Show is given further tribute by becoming part of the archives of MoMA's Department of Film. This mark of distinction is eagerly sought and highly coveted by the advertising and filmmaking creative communities.

The opening of the AICP Show is a gala black-tie event, featuring screenings of the commercial reel, followed by a cocktail reception and buffet dinner. Annually attended by over 2,000 cognoscenti in the art, advertising and production communities, the Show is usually "sold out" within a week when tickets become available.


Morning Program

The morning program will focus on the honorees selected in the Next categories. Those responsible for producing the honored Integrated Campaigns will screen their moving image elements and explain the genesis of them, placing them in the context of the digital campaigns of which they are a part.


Show on Tour

Following the opening gala, the Show reel is included in the regular film schedule presented at MoMA and becomes part of the museum's permanent film archives, preserved for future generations. In addition, the Show goes on tour, mounting screenings at distinguished museums and cultural institutions in major cities within the United States and other parts of the world. These exhibitions and accompanying industry celebrations reach over fifteen thousand of the world's creative leaders.

Venues have included: the High Museum of Art and the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), SFMoMA in San Francisco, The Chicago History Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, the Honolulu Academy of Art, The Institute of Art in Minneapolis, and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Internationally, the Show has appeared in Tokyo, Sydney, Barcelona, London, Hong Kong, Prague, Madrid and Moscow, as well as at arts academies and advertising festivals in cities throughout Poland.

Call for Entries

The Call for Entries for the AICP Show is published each January The eligibility period for the 2009 AICP Show is February 25, 2008 – February 22, 2009.

The annual debut, coupled with the subsequent international tour, not only has established the AICP Show as a benchmark for recognition in the industry and a treasured model used to study the state of the art, but also as an important legacy of our nation's advertising ingenuity and craft, rightfully known as "America's Reel." To learn more about the Association of Independent Commercial Producers and the AICP Show, please visit our website at www.aicp.com, or call us at (212) 929-3000.

AICP Show Categories

Technique Categories:
Visual Style
Performance/Dialogue or Monologue
Humor
Cinematography
Animation
Editorial
Graphic Design
Visual Effects
Original Music
Sound Design
Musical Arrangement
Production
Production Design

Concept Categories:
Agency Art Direction
Copywriting

Specialty Categories:
Public Service Announcement
Low Budget
Spec Spot
Student Commercial

Next:
Integrated Campaign
Viral/Web Film
Experiential
Website/Microsite

Overall Excellence Categories:
Advertising Excellence/Single
Advertising Excellence/Campaign
Advertising Excellence/International

Specialty Categories:
Public Service Announcement
Low Budget
Spec Spot
Student Commercial