History Makers International announces today the opening of the 2024 History Makers Awards. Presented during History Makers International on January 25th-27th at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York, the History Makers Awards recognize the very best in History, Current Affairs and Non-Fiction programming, across TV and digital platforms.
"Our History Makers Awards give us the opportunity to recognize the best programs from around the World and then present them in an entertaining way at our event to our delegates. Many programs find new buyers and markets as a result of History Makers International exposure," Bill Nemtin, Executive Producer of History Makers International said.
The History Makers Awards are a part of History Makers International, a three-day event that brings together the world's best program makers to delve into future trends in history, archives, and investigative and current affairs programming.
Awards are presented to top programs each year in categories selected by international juries and to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution over a number of years.
"It is always humbling to receive recognition from one's peers in the industry, Nicole Rittenmeyer, Producer/Owner of New Animal Productions said in regards to their wins for the programs 102 Minutes That Changed America and JFK: 3 Shots that Changed America. "History Makers Awards are exclusively open to producers of factual historical content, to be recognized here is an exceptional honor."
This year, the History Makers Awards will introduce "Best Social Change Production" as a new category to the program. This award will recognize programs that spotlight or incite social change to their subjects and/or audiences, placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of socially responsible programming.
The 2024 History Makers Award Categories are:
Best History Production - Recognizing a history production that has made a profound public impact, exemplifies high production values, and advances the history genre.
Best Use of Archive in a History Production - Recognizing a history production that exhibits the highest level of craft in seamlessly treating and integrating archives to achieve the most powerful impact.
Best Historical Drama Production - Recognizing a historical drama production based on real historical figures or events which effectively and engagingly treats its historical context to tell a compelling story.
Best Current Affairs Production - Recognizing a production that presents a contemporary issue in the most dramatic and impactful manner, taking into consideration the importance of the issue(s) and the effect of the programs exposure.
Most Innovative Production - Recognizing creativity and originality in History and Current Affairs production that incorporates the use of new editing and directing styles as well as the use of technical enhancements.
Best Interactive Production - Recognizing a History or Current Affairs production originally introduced onto a digital platform - including cross-platform projects, original online programming, mobile applications, and gaming - which demonstrate originality and excellence in the use of the online medium for factual storytelling.
Best Social Change Production - Recognizing a program that spotlights or promotes social change in their subjects and/or audiences, either individually or in groups and communities. Entries may be either specials or series, and will cover the efforts of their subjects to take steps to bring about positive change.
Visit www.historymakersintl.com for more information, details on the History Makers Awards and to apply.
Attracting producers and broadcasters from over 20 countries actively pursuing partnerships, History Makers International brings together the world's best program makers to share their insights on this year's significant events affecting programming, while also looking forward to future trends in history, archives, and investigative and social issue programming. Once again this year, we are pleased to offer digital media sessions from nextMEDIA, Canada's premiere digital conference, which will equip you with knowledge of the newest digital innovations. Also, again this year, the History Makers International program will feature the History Makers Awards, bringing you the very best in history, archives, current affairs and social issue programming.
History Makers International is produced by Achilles Media Ltd., an international business-to-business media and facilitation company serving the media and investment industries. Achilles Media communities include: the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), the Banff World Media Festival, nextMEDIA World Events, Small Business Summit, the Digi Awards, nextSPORT and Benchmark.