SDAC ALERT: Iditarod “documentary” nominated for Emmy Award – WRITE
May 20th, 2007 10:15 pm by Kelly GarbatoUPDATE, 6/5/07:
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Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: ALERT: Film hyping cruel Iditarod wins Emmy Award – WRITE
From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org
On June 2, 2007, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter gave an Emmy Award to an Iditarod promotional film made by the Iditarod. The Emmy was given in the “News Specials” category.
The Academy say “News Specials” awards are given “For excellence in coverage of a one-time-only, significant, newsworthy event, occasion or topic aired outside any regularly scheduled news program. Subject should be an in-depth treatment of current topic.”
Tell The National Academy that films promoting Iditarod dog abuse should never receive an Emmy Award. Films that fail to detail the animal protection viewpoint of the race do not give in-depth news. They are pure hype.
EMAIL: dick.askin [at] emmyleader.org, rmesger [at] lippingroup.com, diane [at] asi-seattle.net
natasnw.org/awards/docs/44thAnnualRecipients.pdf
News Special
Iditarod Trail Productions, “Iditarod 34 – Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance”, Greg Heister, Producer/Writer/Editor, Terry Burge, Producer/Editor, Chas St. George, Executive In Charge (Chas. St. George is the Iditarod’s public relations director.)
Link to description of award: natasnw.org/forms/2007CallForEntries.pd
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From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Northwest Chapter nominated “Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” for an Emmy Award. The film is a 95 minute long form “documentary” that was the Iditarod Trail Committee’s first attempt at depicting the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in its entirety.”
Please tell the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences that it was wrong for them to nominate a film that hypes the barbaric Iditarod. Tell them that the Iditarod is animal abuse and should not receive an award. Movies that fail to detail the race’s long history of dog deaths, illnesses and injuries aren’t truthful.
EMAIL for the National Academy of Arts & Sciences: natas [at] asi-seattle.net
Emmy Nomination for the Iditarod
by staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor Further Information Contact:
Chas St.George, Director Public Relations 907.352.2215WASILLA, ALASKA – (April 17, 2007)
2006 IDITAROD DOCUMENTARY RECEIVES EMMY NOMINATION
On Friday, April 13, 2007, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter announced that the documentary “IDITAROD 2006, Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” has been nominated for an Emmy Award.
“Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” is a 95 minute long form documentary that was the Iditarod Trail Committee’s first attempt at depicting the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in its entirety. The 44th Annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards Nomination List represents the selections from television submissions in the northwest region of the United States (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and Montana).
The Emmy Awards Ceremony will be held at the Jonas Jensen Fremont Studios and Theatre on June 2nd, 2007.
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