Don’t count Awards Season as being over just yet! The second annual Streamy Awards are just around the corner and nominations have been announced. Produced by Tubefilter, Inc. and co-hosted by Tubefilter and NewTeeVee, the Streamy’s honor the best in online entertainment from traditional categories like best comedy to new and exciting areas such as best vlogger, best branded entertainment and best mobile experience in a web series. The first awards show of its kind, the Streamy’s are not only a godsend for the great content creators on the Internets but they’re also helping to set the standard for great original and complimentary web content of the future.
Among the nominees this year are “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis,” a comedy mock-talk show in which Zach Galifianakis interviews stars such as Conan O’Brien and Natalie Portman, and “Interview Project,” a series of documentary interviews with ordinarily extraordinary Americans shot by two friends on a back roads road-trip across the United States. I had a chance to work with Austin Lynch and Jason S. at the American Film Institute’s Digital Content Lab last year. Their work is truly inspiring and heart felt. Check out their collaboration with AFI Digital Content Lab in the video below.
A full list of nominees can be found at Streamys.org. Check them out! You just might get hooked like I did and find yourself drowning in anticipation of who will win. Winners will be selected by the International Academy of Web Television and the awards will be handed out on April 11th and streamed (of course!) live on the Streamy’s web site. A few tickets may be released to the public so look out for that if you wish to see some of your favorite celebs in person. Some of last year’s attendees/nominees included Joss Whedon, Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Kudrow, Felicia Day and Rosario Dawson. It’s a good time either way so start watching videos of the nominees now and show your support for this growing confluence of talent!! I promise the show won’t be 4 hours long!
This month, Genius Effect kicked off a fresh new start with artist Miles Regis. We’ll be handling creative business affairs from branding to strategic partnerships, digital media presence, creative exhibits, and business development. Currently, Miles has been commissioned to participate in Manifest Equality, an art event celebrating equal rights. Check out the flicks and his bio below!!!
EXTRA interviews Miles Regis
BIO
Miles Regis is a Trinidadian born artist whose work taps into the emotions of the exotic cultures of the world and presents them in a proud and authoritative manner. With a style reminiscent of master painters such as Basquiat, Pollock, Gauguin, Dali, and Rivera, Miles’ imagination is saturated with notions, ideas, and images, reflective of a world filled with conflicting interests. His work has appeared in association with CNN, NextAid World’s Day, CCH Pounder (AVATAR, THE SHIELD, Nicolette Sheridan (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), American Rag Cie, Senegal’s La Musee Borindar, Isaiah Washington (GREY’S ANATOMY) and several art communities around the country and throughout the world. He is currently exhibiting works alongside Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Gary Baseman and other artists as a part of Manifest Equality, a highly touted gallery curated by Yosi Sargent, former NEA representative and head of the west coast publicity team behind Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. During the event, Miles backstage exhibit allowed him to share the spotlight with individuals like Marissa Tomei, Daryl Hannah, Heather Graham and others. On March 5th, Miles took break from his show to join Flavia Colgan and friends for ICON. His piece, entitled “Art is Light” celebrates the light and purpose found in each and every one of us.
Plenty more to come on Miles. Follow him on Twitter: @artofmilesregis
