New York Festivals 2021 Advertising Awards and Genius 100 Foundation Launch the Genius 100 Inspiration Award
New York Festivals 2021 Advertising Awards and Genius 100 Foundation Launch the Genius 100 Inspiration Award
Ridley Scott, Jose Miguel Sokoloff, and Obiageli Ezekwesili will select the Genius 100 Inspiration Award Winner; Proceeds from the Genius 100 Category will go to the Himalayan Cataract Project
New York, NY – February 2, 2021: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards(r)<https://www.nyfadver
“New York Festivals is thrilled to partner with the Genius 100 Foundation. Working together with this visionary organization that cultivates a global collective of brilliant minds dedicated to the expansion of new knowledge and solutions is the perfect partner to collaborate with to honor exceptional creative work,” said Scott Rose, Executive Director, New York Festivals Advertising Awards. “This special award will shine the spotlight on campaigns that inspire action and support the greater good.”
The Genius 100 Inspiration Award Executive Jury<https://home.nyfadvertisi
Sir Ridley Scott – Ridley Scott is of the world’s foremost directors and producers, he is most known for his work on films such as Thelma & Louise, Alien, Black Hawk Down, and Blade Runner. His film epic Gladiator won the Oscar, Golden Globe(r), and BAFTA for Best Picture, as well as the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Russell Crowe. Throughout his illustrious career, Scott has been lauded by the Emmy Awards, Cannes Film Festival, and the PGA Awards.
“Every success to the 2021 New York Festivals and in particular the newly created Genius 100 Award and I know the advertising films submitted will as always be of high quality.” -Sir Ridley Scott
Obiageli Ezekwesili – Among her many accolades, she is recognized by Time Magazine as one of the time-100 most influential people and by New York Times as one of the 25 women of impact for 2015 and is the Co-Founder of Transparency International and Bring Back Our Girls.
“l wish the prestigious 2021 New York Festival the best and look forward to seeing how our Genius 100 Award will help further unleash the power of advertisement messages to help people everywhere connect-the-dots of our shared humanity.” -Obiageli Ezekwesili
Jose Miguel Sokoloff – Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe Group UK and President, MullenLowe Group Creative Council, award-winning advertising executive and internationally renowned peace advocate.
“I have judged and competed in the New York Festivals many times. The quality of the entries has always been very high and winning is a huge honour. I am really looking forward to seeing and judging the entries for the new Genius 100 Awards.” -Jose Miguel Sokoloff
The Genius 100 Foundation brings together visionaries, philanthropic impact investors and its extended global community, collectively and in collaboration, to: re-imagine the future – implement creative initiatives to improve our world – raise the bar on what is achievable and make the impossible – possible. Founded in Toronto in 2017, and based in Toronto and New York, with a global footprint, Genius 100 Foundation is an active and engaged community of exceptionally imaginative and impactful human beings.
The Genius 100 (G100) Visionaries are comprised of an extraordinary group of 100 globally recognized, accomplished, compassionate minds. This group of global leaders, activists, innovators and influencers<https://www.genius
“We are honored to partner with New York Festivals Advertising Awards and establish the G100 Inspiration Award. This very special award celebrates truly inspired work which has created outstanding, undeniable and significant impact,” states Hilarie Viener, CEO, Genius 100 Foundation US. “Now more than ever, we must recognize how much we can gain from embracing creativity to influence positive change.”
Entries into the Genius 100 Inspiration Category will be reviewed by the New York Festivals Grand Jury, those entries achieving Finalist status will move on to the next round, top scoring entries will then be judged by the Genius 100 Executive Jury panel. A single New York Festival Tower will be awarded the inaugural Genius 100 Inspiration Award. To review the entry brief and to enter the Genius 100 Inspiration Award visit: HERE.<https://home.nyfadvertis
All entry fees for work submitted into the Genius 100 Inspiration Award category will be donated to the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP)<https://www.cureblindnes
The Genius 100 Foundation (G100) Gift of Sight Campaign will support the work of the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) by partnering with the HCP, founded by G100 Visionaries, Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin. Their mission is to eradicate preventable and curable blindness in the developing world – our goal – together – is help them to achieve their mission.
To view the Genius 100 Inspiration category, visit: HERE<https://home.nyfadvertisi
The deadline to enter the 2021 New York Festivals Advertising Awards is February 26, 2021. For more information on categories, rules and regulations or to review the 2021 entry guide visit: HERE. <https://www.nyfadvertising.co
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About the Genius 100 Foundation
Genius 100, referred to as G100, was born out of the centennial celebration of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (2016). To honor this landmark occasion, 100 of the world’s greatest minds were researched, selected, and nominated to contribute their vision of the future to the publishing of the first 3D book” Genius: 100 Visions of the Future.” Founded in Toronto in 2017, with a global footprint, Genius 100 Foundation is an active and engaged community of exceptionally imaginative and impactful human beings. The Genius 100 Visionaries are comprised of an extraordinary group of 100 globally recognized, accomplished, compassionate minds. The Genius 100 Foundation brings together Visionaries, philanthropic impact investors and its extended global community, collectively and in collaboration, to re-imagine the future – implement creative initiatives to improve our world – raise the bar on what is achievable and make the impossible – possible.
The Genius G100 Foundation Mission
We leverage the knowledge and resources of the G100 community to support impactful humanitarian and environmental initiatives through collaboration and funding structure.
Genius 100 Foundation is a registered Charity in Canada and 501c3 US
About Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP):
The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) is committed to eradicating unnecessary blindness with the highest quality care at low cost. Globally, 36 million people suffer from blindness -half from treatable cataracts. HCP provides critical eye care services, training for ophthalmic professionals, and enhanced eye care infrastructure where they are needed most. The organization and its global partners have screened over 12 million people, trained 18,000 eye care professionals from 43 countries, and performed more than one million sight-restoring surgeries, a life-changing procedure that can be completed in less than 10 minutes.
Contact New York Festivals: Gayle.Mandel@NewYorkFestivals.