The Sponsors of this year’s IVCA Clarion Awards have been commended by Joan Ruddock MP.
Joan Ruddock MP, Minister for Climate Change, has announced her support for the Clarions and commended the sponsors of the awards:
They [the Clarion Awards] demonstrate the power and potential of communications, the strength of our creative industries, and the ongoing commitment of our business and arts communities to the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility. I commend the sponsors of the awards for supporting this work and the IVCA for its leadership in creating and developing the Clarions, which recognise and reward excellence, and inspire us all.
Wayne Drew, Chief Executive of the IVCA, said:
The Minister has recognised one of the key elements behind the success of the Clarions and their broader goal - effective partnerships. The sponsors for this year’s awards are drawn from all sectors of the business and arts communities. They each demonstrate a commitment to truly ethical and effective communications and acknowledge the positive change such work can achieve whether in film, television and radio, theatre or the corporate sector.
The Clarion Awards were launched 5 years ago and celebrate the finest examples of responsible communication on Sustainable Development, Cultural/Social Aspiration, Social Inclusion and CSR across all media platforms.
This year Nomensa sponsored the Interactive Media Category.
This year’s shortlist of over 70 nominees includes: the forthcoming Leonardo DiCaprio climate change film, The 11th Hour; actor and comedian Alistair McGowan for his ongoing commitment to sustainable development issues; The Royal Navy for their film on the Abolition of Slavery; WWF for their film One Planet Living and the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre for their work in ensuring the safety of young internet users.
The winners will be announced at the award ceremony at the BFI Southbank (formerly the National Film Theatre) on the 28th September to a capacity audience of leading figures from business, government and the arts.
For a full list of nominees please visit: http://www.ivca.org/award-schemes/clarion-awards/clarion-nominees-2007.html
About the Clarions
The Clarion Awards are the leading award scheme of their kind and unique in their recognition of the best ethical and effective communications from all areas of media, whether corporate communications, feature film, performing arts or television and radio.
The 2007 awards received the greatest number of entries since the scheme was launched at Parliament five years ago with 42 awards being presented across 14 categories.
