The Aurora Awards recognizes media creators around the world who demonstrate the great ability to captivate audiences by their creative displays of grand execution and brilliant content. Our stars appear as independent, corporate, freelance, broadcast, instructional and educational production groups large and small.
The Aurora Awards is a professional filmmaker’s recognition company designed to recognize brilliance internationally in the media industry. Identified by a professionally recognized standard and semi-annual competitions, and is distinguished for offering valuable feedback to film creators. We reflect color and light of the best creators by endorsing, promoting and guiding them with visionary and innovative concepts and tools that create value for their own business and others.
The Aurora Award is a top-tier industry award for motion media (which are not broadcast nationally on all 5 major U.S. networks). It represents international, independent filmmakers, corporate video, multi-media in marketing, entertainment, and educational film works creating excellent film and video for their clients who as a result also win.
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2017 AURORA AWARDS PLATINUM BEST OF SHOW WINNERS
The films and videos listed below have been judged nationally and have met our highest achievement of Platinum Best of Show for:
PROFESSIONAL EXECUTION, EXCELLENT CONTENT, & SUPERB CREATIVITY
Production Company Winners
Aperture Films link
Debt Collection
C25 – Commercial: Public Service - Non-Profit Sponsor
Client: Federal Trade Commission
Christine York Creative link
Florida West | The Bluffs
E06 – External Corporate Communications: Economic Development
A09 - Individual/Creative Achievement: Use of Graphics/Design (plus Gold Award in Editing)
Client: FloridaWest
Chvala & Company Productions, Inc. link
The Work Will Continue
E04 – External Corporate Communications: Documentary Historical
Client: Boys Town
Crystal Pix, Inc. link
Season of Small Business
E12 – External Corporate Communications: Public Relations/Awareness/PSA
Client: Paychex, Inc.
Dreambox link
Conquest of Istanbul, 3D Mapping Show for 564th Anniversary
E12 – External Corporate Communications: Public Relations/Awareness/PSA
Client: Plan B on behalf of Istanbul Municipality
22nd World Petroleum Congress Official Opening Show
H03 – Conventions/Meetings/Shows: Convention Opener
Client: Ministery Of Natural Resources
Hawthorne link
Chorus Line TV Ad
C17 – Commercials/Adverts: Household Products
Client: HomeAdvisor
Always Know Digital Ad
C15 – Commercials/Adverts: Health Care Products
Client: Dexcom
Portable+Affordable TV Ad
C18 – Commercials/Adverts: Corporate Promotion/Image
Client: BLACK+DECKER
Everywhere You Can't Be Digital Ad
C10 – Commercials/Adverts: Financial
Client: Equifax
Standing Ovation TV Ad Campaign
C42 – Commericals: Campaign
Client: VARIDESK
KPG Creative link
UDRF Fund a Cure Documentary
B16 – Documentary: Issue
Client: JRDF Southwest Ohio
Kyle Farley Media link
The Dream of Travel
G02 – Corporate Sales: Marketing Established Goods & Services
Client: Silversea Cruises
A World of Gaming
G03 – Corporate Sales: Marketing New Goods & Services
Client: Casino Austria International
7ate9 Entertainment link
Magic of Storytelling- Beauty and the Beast Narrated by Emma Watson
C25 – Commercial: Public Service - Non-Profit Sponsor
Client: Disney Channel
Women In Film LA link
Habitat for Humanity ReStore PSA
C25 – Commercials/Adverts: Public Service – Non-Profit Sponsor
Client: San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity
In-House Representation – Entertainment Winners
It Is Written link
Nunuk's Law
B16 – Documentary: Issue
Who was Desmond Doss
L9 & L10 – Broadcast: Public Affairs Program & Citizen Recognition
Ohana Films, Inc.
Meanest Man in Texas Trailer
B02 – Entertainment: Trailer
Revival Radio TV link
Be The One
B02 – Documentary/Entertainment: Trailer
A04 -- Individual/Creative Achievement: Cinematography/Videography
Whistling Communications link
The Nuclear Requiem
B16 – Documentary: Issue
In-House Representation – Corporate Winners
Honda link
Honda and SRLA Help Students Discover the Power of Dreams
E01 – External Communications: Community Relations
Regional Hospice & Palliative Care link
Making the Best of Everyday
C42 – Commercial: Campaign
Individual/Creative Achievement Winners
Christine York Creative link
Oceana: A Radical Redefinition
A17 – Individual/Creative Achievement: Animation
Client: Ocean Energy
Last Nerve Productions link
Wonders of Southern India
A01 - Individual/Creative Achievement: Writing
Client: PBS
Media Fusion Inc. link
SLS - Scale and Power
A17 – Individual/Creative Achievement: Animation/Whiteboard Animation
Client: NASA
Mike Field Enterprises link
Magnolia (Official Lyric Video)
A07 – Individual/Creative Achievement: Original Music / Use of Music
The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties link
We Are How We Treat Each Other
A13 – Creative/Individual Achievement: Use of Music
(Also winner of Gold Award in E12 Category)
Student Winners
(None)
2017 AURORA AWARDS GOLD AWARD WINNERS
The films and videos listed below have been judged nationally and have met high achievement of Gold Award for:
PROFESSIONAL EXECUTION, QUALITY CONTENT, & GREAT CREATIVITY
AllenComm link
Clinical Reasoning, Resilience and Teamwork
K06 – Interactive Media: General
Client: Physicians Reciprocal Insurers
Aperture Films link
What Kind of Nation
K04 – Interactive Media: Educational
Client: Smithsonian Institution
Ball State University link
Everlasting Light: The Story of Indiana's Bicentennial Torch Relay
B15 – Documentary: Historical Event
Client: Indiana Office of Tourism Development
Blue Moon Productions link
Gospel Dispensations
D10 – Religion: Religious Instruction Youth/Teen
Client: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
CraneMorley Inc link
2018 Honda Gold Wing New Model Introduction
K06 – Interactive Media: Training - General
Client: American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Crystal Pix, Inc. link
Boys and Girls Club
D08 – Human Values: Non-Profit/Charity Request
Client: Boys and Girls Club of Rochester
Let's Do Something Great
G05 – Sales/Productivity: Sales Promotion
Client: Paychex, Inc.
Raised in Christ
E09 – External Corporate Communications: Fundraising/Appeals
Client: Diocese of Rochester
A Respected Choice for Our Community
E02 – External Corporate Communications: Identity/Image
Client: Ontario ARC
Equinox Film and TV Productions Limited link
Family Moments
C13 - Commercial: Furniture/Home Decor
Client: Victoria Plum
Eyes and Ears link
For the Love of the Game
B12 – Documentary: Corporate
Client: Saint Kentigern College
GameDay Productions link
Sports Stars of Tomorrow
B18 – Documentary: Sports Related
Client: (Distribution TBA)
Ian Green, Fighting Back
L01 – Broadcast: Feature Story – Special Interest
Client: Sports Stars of Tomorrow
Hawthorne link
Points of Light TV Ad
C13 – Commercials/Adverts: Furniture / Home Decor
Client: Gemmy
KPG Creative link
Getchell Brothers Ice Case Study
G02 – Marketing Established Goods & Services
Client: Modern Ice Equipment & Supply
Last Nerve Productions link
Wonders of Southern India
B19 – Documentary: Travel
A03 & A16 - Individual/Creative Achievement: Editing & Talent/Acting/Casting
Client: PBS
Media Fusion Inc. link
Aviagen Corporate Video
E02 – External Communications: Corporate Identity/Image
Client: Aviagen
One Vision Productions link
Released: When Does the Sentence End?
B14 – Documentary: Project/Product
Client: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia
Savvy Productions link
Law Firm Campaign
C20 – Commericals/Adverts: Legal/Law Services
Client: Gold Star Law
New Brand
F10 – Internal Communciations/Training
Client: Allen Comm
Family Love Hope
C24 – Commercials/Adverts: Public Service – Corporate Sponsor
Client: Welti-Call
Beat of A Different Drummer
C03 – Commercials/Adverts: Automotive Sales
Client: Welti-Call
SIGNAL2NOISE link
Edradour-Glenlivet Trailer 2016
E12 – External Communications: Public Relations/PSA
Client: Total
Screencraft Entertainment GmbH link
SWM - Munich Shines
E02 – External Communications: Corporate Image/ID
Client: Stadtwerke München GmbH
Tech TV link
FoodCell Kickstarter Video
C35 – Commericals/Adverts: Sporting Goods
Client: FoodCell
Comic Relief 2017
E13 – External Communications: Special Events
Client: Tusker
Tribe Pictures link
Ethics in Action: Code of Conduct Training
K06 – Interactive Media: Training - General
Client: BD
Women In Film LA link
UpAndOut
C25 – Commercials/Adverts: Public Service – Non-Profit Sponsor
Client: A New Way of Life Re-Entry Program
Work Flow HR Solutions
017 F6 Q2 April - Intersections - Post Collection
F07 – Internal Communications/Training: Security/Safety
Client: Republic Services
7ate9 Entertainment link
Disney Firsts: Tea Party
B03 – Entertainment/Documentary: For Children/Youth
Client: Yellow Shoes
JoJo Siwa: My World
B11 – Documentary: Biography
Client: Nickelodeon
In-House Representation – Corporate Winners
Central Indiana Educational Service Center link
Greenfield-Central Schools
C32 – Commercial: Schools/Training Services
Client: Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation
College of DuPage link
College of DuPage: Active Violence Preparedness - Phase 1
F07 – Internal Communications/Training: Security/Safety
Confluence Health link
Confluence Health: Life Changing Careers
E16 – External Communications: Recruitment
Confluence Health Patient Stories: Exoskeleton Therapy
I13 – Instructional/Educational/Training: Fitness/Health
DeKalb County School District link
I Love DeKalb Schools (30 Sec.)
C31 - Commercial: Educational Institution
C18 - Commercial: Corporate Image/Promotion
I Love DeKalb Schools
E02 - External Communications: Corporate Idenitiy/Image
A03: Individual/Creative Achievement: Editing
(Received Platinum for Use of Music/Original Music)
Federal Aviation Administration link
Internal Substance Abuse Program Employee/ Awareness Course
F07 – Internal Communications/Training: Security/Safety
Created for: Office of Aerospace Medicine
MAMERC 3.0 Coming Soon
B02 – Entertainment: Trailer
Created for: Office of Aerospace Medicine
Killefer Flammang Architects link
Architecture for Los Angeles
E02 – External Communications/PR: Corporate ID/Image
MEM Media Foundation link
Anterior Cervical Decompression and 360 Fusion with Posterior Pedicle Screws C6-C7
I19 – Instructional/Educational/Training: Medical
Minimally Invasive Thorascopic Corpectomy, with Anterior Stabilization and Fusion
I19 – Instructional/Educational/Training: Medical
Mutual of America link
East Harlem Center for Living and Learning
D05 & 08 – Human Values: Social Issues/Report/Documentary & Charity Request
I04 & I07 -- Educational: Social Studies & Issue Awareness
Client: DREAM
In-House Representation – Entertainment Winners
It Is Written link
Nunuk's Law (Platinum for whole work)
A01 & A05 -- Creative Achievement: Writing & Art Direction
Blood Rock
B11 – Documentary: Biography
My Hometown: Sinners and Saints
B12 & B17 – Documentary: Corporate & Nature/Environment/Geography
A04 – Individual/Creative Achievement: Cinematography/Videography
My Hometown: True Confessions
L01 – Broadcast: Feature Story – Special Interest
The Heroism of Desmond Doss
L13 – Broadcast: Influencer Interview
Red Headed Revolution link
The Prisoner of Perdition
B21 – Entertainment/Documentary: Low Budget
SafeTV® link
Native New Life: Holding on to the Rock
D14 – Art / Human Values / Religion: Religious Instruction: All Ages
Taylor University link
Driving Indiana
B14 – Documentary: Project/Product (Historic)
Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry link
Downstream: Connecting Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico link
B21 – Documentary: Low Budget
A15 & A03- Creative Achievement: Narration & Editing
WAGM-TV link
Public Affairs With Shawn Cunningham
L09 – Broadcast: Social Media Interaction
Individual/Creative Achievement Winners
Paul Overacker link
Clash Royale: Crown Championship Spring Finals (North America)
A02 – Individual/Creative Achievement: Directing
Client: SuperCell
Student Winners
Palm Beach Atlantic University link
Subculture
M01 – Student Work: Short Film (>12 Minutes)
Taylor University link
Multiplying the Good
M05 – Student Work: Business Related
Client: Multiply Technology
Physics and Engineering at TU
M05 – Student Work: Business Related
Client: Taylor University
Finding Success in Grant County
M04 – Student Work: Promotion of a Cause
Client: Grant County Economic Growth Council
Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry link
Downstream: Connecting Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico link
M02 – Student Work: Long Film (<12 Minutes)