PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS SELECTED AS EXCLUSIVE PRODUCER FOR 2011 CLIO EVENTS

Multi-disciplinary Agency to Execute 52nd Annual Clio Awards Show and Conference
New York – May 19, 2011 – Phoenix Productions today announced that it has been tapped by the premier advertising, design and communications awards competition as the exclusive producer for the year. Beginning with the 52nd Annual CLIO Awards Show hosted by Lewis Black and CLIO Conferences on May 19 at the Essex Hotel and American Museum of Natural History, Phoenix Productions is responsible for developing graphics packages, generating branding, creating video sizzle reels, and coordinating all audio-visual elements for the prestigious industry event.
Utilizing the LeFrak Theatre and the Hall of Ocean Life as their backdrops at the American Museum of Natural History, Phoenix Productions is developing the video packages to announce each of the 2011 Grand CLIO Awards, as well as working on videos featuring Katie Couric and the Stand-up-to-Cancer initiative, as well as the CLIO dream team. In addition to coordinating all major production components of both the daytime conference and the evening awards ceremony, Phoenix Productions will also work with CLIO on additional 2011 events, including the Key Art Awards, CLIO Honors and CLIO Healthcare Awards.

“CLIO has direct access to the best creative minds in the world, so we are pleased that they chose us as their agency for 2011,” said Chris Phoenix, President of Phoenix Productions and a previous Silver CLIO Award recipient. “We will tackle their upcoming projects utilizing our unmatched scalability and unique approach towards customizing to our clients’ various needs.”
“We are excited to continue and broaden our partnership with the only company that fuses creative agency, production company and post house,” said Karl Vontz, Director, CLIO Awards. “After working with them last year on the successful CLIO Healthcare Awards, Phoenix Productions was the obvious choice when it came to selecting an exclusive production partner for 2011,” added Vontz.

The 2011 CLIO Awards will recognize excellence in advertising, design and communication. Known for its world-class juries made up of more than 115 experts and maintaining a permanent network of representatives who serve as brand ambassadors in over 40 countries, the CLIO’s also serve the global design and advertising communities through its annual festival, publications, newsletter and international screenings of winning work. For more information about the 2011 CLIO Awards, please visit www.CLIOAwards.com.

About the CLIO Awards

The CLIO Awards is one of the world’s most recognized awards competitions for advertising, design and communications. The CLIO Awards has maintained its original commitment to celebrate and reward creative excellence, honoring a powerful form of communication and its impact on modern culture. At the same time, the CLIO Awards remains focused on evolving with the industry in order to acknowledge the most current, breakthrough work. To this day, CLIO’s iconic statue is the most widely recognized and coveted symbol of the industry’s creative accomplishments. The CLIO Awards are owned and produced by Prometheus Global Media, a diversified company with leading assets in the media and entertainment arenas, including: Music (Billboard and its related conferences and events, including The Billboard Latin Music Awards), Entertainment (The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, ShowEast, Cineasia, and CineEurope); and Advertising & Marketing (Adweek, Mediaweek, Brandweek, Adweek Conferences and The CLIO Awards).
About the Phoenix Productions

Phoenix Productions is a full-service multi-disciplinary company that fuses Creative Agency, Production Company and Post House, thereby being responsible for every phase of project development and execution from start to finish. Through the seamless integration of creativity, talent and technology, Phoenix Productions harnesses the full potential of great ideas, taking their directed sense of curiosity, resolve and inspiration to guide high-quality projects from concept through completion.

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