American Battlefield Trust's Animated Battle Map of U.S. Wars from 1754-1945 Wins Four Telly Awards
(Washington, D.C.) — The American Battlefield Trust has earned six Telly Awards, including four for its “America’s Wars 1754-1945,” an ambitious and far-ranging animated battle map which details all major U.S. military conflicts from the French and Indian War to the conclusion of World War II.
The animated map, created with filmmaker Wide Awake Films, has been viewed more than 1.9 million times on YouTube. It earned Gold Tellys for Motion Graphics & Design, a specialty category that only considers motion graphics incorporated into a piece; History, for an online show or segment produced to document historical people, places or events; and in the Not-for-Profit category, as well as a Silver Telly in the Online Series.
The Trust and its filmmaking partner also were honored with a Silver Telly for Ulysses S. Grant’s Council of War, one of their new “Step Into History” virtual reality productions. The video uses sophisticated VR that allows viewers to step right into a historic 1864 photograph made by photographer Timothy O’Sullivan when he climbed to the second story of the Massaponax Church in Virginia and shot through the window onto the meeting of Union generals.
They also earned a Bronze Telly in the 2D Animation category for The Saratoga Campaign, which uses sophisticated map animations and expanded footage of Revolutionary War scenes to explore this pivotal 1777 campaign.
“It is exciting to see how innovations in video, virtual and augmented reality and digital storytelling enable us to find new and exciting ways of engaging viewers and sharing the stories of this nation’s formative conflicts,” said David Duncan, president of the American Battlefield Trust. “We are enormously proud of these awards and grateful for the recognition they bring, so these productions may have even greater reach and impact.”
The recently announced 46th Annual Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television production across all screens and are judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, and production companies.
The Trust’s winning entries were selected from among 13,000 entries. Other winners included Pixar Animation Studios, Hearst Media, ESPN, LinkedIn, NATO, MTV Entertainment Studios, NASA, the NBA’s LA Clippers, Sawhorse Productions and Telemundo. Winners are selected by The Telly Awards Judging Council—an industry body of over 200 leading experts including advertising agencies, production companies, and major television networks, reflective of the multi-screen industry The Telly Awards celebrates.
“Our industry is experimenting with new technologies like never before, shaping truly compelling stories to draw attention to some of the world’s most pressing issues,” Telly Awards Managing Director Amanda Needham said. “The Telly Awards is uniquely positioned to meet the industry where it’s actually making work, be that on television or TikTok.”
The full list of the 46th Annual Telly Awards winners can be found at www.tellyawards.com/winners
The American Battlefield Trust is dedicated to preserving America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educating the public about what happened there and why it matters today. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has protected nearly 60,000 acres associated with the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War. Learn more at www.battlefields.org.
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