NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- JCS International has announced the three winners of the 2019 JCSI Young Creatives Award. The winning short films, selected from 26 finalists responding to this year's theme "Stand Up for Peace," are Next To Me (Philippines), It Starts Within (Albania) and P.E.A.C.E. – A Spoken Word (United Kingdom).
The JCS International Young Creatives Award was established to foster young talent across the globe while sparking a conversation around peace. JCS International was founded by the business and philanthropic leader Ronald S. Lauder. The New York City-based organization is engaged in a wide range of activities and services, including advocacy, policy research, strategic communications and content creation.
"We view the JCS International Young Creatives Award as an especially powerful way to promote peace through art," says Lauder, himself a recipient of the Directorate Award at the 34th International Emmys in 2006. "This year's winners represent three excellent examples of that vision."
The 2019 winners were selected by a blue-ribbon panel of international jurors comprised of Michal Grayevsky, chairman of the jury, president of JCS International and founder of Young Creative Awards; Amanda Nguyen, founder and CEO, Rise; Fred Graver, consultant; Anne Bahr Thompson, managing director of philanthropy, Synergos; Lisa Azuelos, film producer and director; Devin Woods, program manager, Big Bad Boo; Alvaro Pereira, television journalist, and Oliver Mahrdt, film and festival producer.
The three winners will be flown to New York to receive their award on Saturday, November 23, at the International Emmy World Television Festival. The International Emmy Awards Gala will follow on Monday, November 25th.
Information about the winners:
Next To Me
It Starts Within
P.E.A.C.E. – A Spoken Word
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