[def - Yes, I know this is old news to all of you here and, yes, this is some pretty shameless self-promotion, but the official 30th Annual Telly Awards winners list was released today, so here's the Official Videopia.org Press Release and Announcement...] 

30th Annual Telly Awards Press Release

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Videopia Wins Four Telly Awards
30th Annual Telly Awards honors the very best commercials, videos, films and Internet work
tellyawards.com | videopia.org

New York City, NY - (June 24, 2009) - The winners of the 30th Annual Telly Awards were announced today, with Videopia.org taking home four statuettes. With nearly 14,000 entries from all 50 states and around the world, this year’s competition has been one of the most competitive and successful in the long history of the Telly Awards, which honor outstanding local, regional, cable TV and online programs, commercials and film productions.

Videopia specializes in comprehensive multimedia training utilizing traditional techniques (such as a text book) as well as more modern tools, like a dynamically interactive online community and the latest video technology. Four different programs won awards across four diverse categories this year: Informational, Training, How to/DIY and Online Program. "I was genuinely surprised to win four awards," Videopia producer and founder Eric Franks noted. "I passionately believe in the inherent value of these programs as a part of our larger educational strategy, but it's nice to get a little recognition, too." The four programs on video technology that were honored are: The Joy of Interlacing, Lighting Infinite White, 35mm Lens Adapters and DIY Steadicam.

Two of the four Telly Awards won by Videopia were highest honor Silver Awards, joining the single Silver Award won last year. Other Silver Telly Award winners this year include the Art Institute of Chicago, BET News, CBS, Discovery Communications, ESPN, Fox Sports, G4, Lockheed Martin, NASA Television, NBC, PBS, SciFi Channel, The Christian Broadcasting Network, Time Warner Cable, the USDA, Univision and USA Today.

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About Videopia.org
Videopia.org was founded by D. Eric Franks in 2007 and is dedicated to the democratization of video production and distribution utilizing affordable, consumer technologies combined with professional techniques. Mr. Franks is an industry veteran producer, writer and host with a passion for grassroots bottom-up training and storytelling. Videopia.org pursues this mission aggressively with daily content, inspirational training, traditional books, interactive tutorials and the latest video production techniques. For more about Videopia, contact D. Eric Franks ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

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About the Telly Awards
Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest film and video productions, and groundbreaking Web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. To find out more about the Telly Awards, contact Linda Day ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

References:
* Videopia Wins Four Telly Awards, PRLog.org
* Videopia Wins 4 Telly Awards, DMN Newswire
* 30th Annual Telly Award Winners List
* 30th Annual Telly Award Fact Sheet (recycled from last year, replacing "29th" with "30th" inconsistently)