2006 - 2008

 

 

  2006

Southeast video production and post-production company, Kate Marshall Graphics, Inc. wins again! "Season of the Bear, Volume II: Black Bear Cubs" has been selected for a Telly Award by the 27th Annual 2006 Telly Awards in the category of Nature and Wildlife Documentary. Kate Marshall Graphics' educational website, www.covebear.com serves as a companion to the bear conservation series, and offers an extensive section on black bears including bear maps, research, photos, and even black bear voices.

Several libraries and schools have approved their bear series, and they are now looking into the possibility of showing some of their unique black bear footage in selected television projects. In addition, their bears are now housed in the U.S.D.A. National Agricultural Library.

The Great Smoky Mountains Association, who manages the official visitors centers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, makes sure the bear series is now available on DVD to anyone interested in bear conservation, as do the new Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend, and the Tremont Institute. Campers can speak to Deanna Cate at the Cades Cove Campground Store about getting their copy there.

The 2006 Telly Award makes the third win for the bear series. The first bear program, "Season of the Bear, American Black Bear" previously won a Bronze Remi at WorldFest in 2003, and the cubs program also won the Silver at WorldFest in 2005.

["Description of the Telly Awards: The Telly Awards honor outstanding local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest film documentary productions. Since 1978, their mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 27th Annual Telly Awards received 13,379 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Judges evaluate entries to recognize distinction in creative work - entries do not compete against each other. Instead, entries are judged against a high standard of merit. Judges score entries on a performance scale and entries are recognized and awarded as only Silver or Bronze Winners based on the combined scoring of the judges who evaluate each entry. Empowered to uphold the historical standards of the Telly competition, judges may award top honors to more than one entry or to no entries in a particular category.

For over a quarter century, the Telly statuette has been a symbol of achievement of a very high standard of creative excellence. Designed by the same firm that makes the Oscar® and Emmy®, the Telly statuette weighs more than 4 1/2 pounds. In addition, each entry that is chosen as a Silver or Bronze Winner is awarded a commemorative certificate. The Telly is the largest and most prestigious award of its kind, receiving entries from all 50 states and 30 countries around the world. Some of the past (2005) recipients of the prestigious Telly Award included Walt Disney Studios, Discovery Channel, Time Warner, Universal Studios, Black Entertainment Television, A&E Network, Paramount Studios, History Channel, NASA, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 20th Century Fox. The 2006 winners lists will be announced in May 2006."]

 

Wildlife Stock Footage Production:

U.S., Global, and European Broadcast;

and Parks, Schools in U.S. and Canada

 

 

CoveBear Stock Footage of baby animals was used in April 2006 by NewTek Corporation in demonstrating their new software products at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) at Las Vegas, Nevada. Stock footage included baby leopards and baby lions and others. "NewTek: Innovative Solutions for Graphics, Film and Television." NAB2006 took place April 22 - 27, 2006 in Las Vegas. It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all media. Complete NAB2006 details are available at www.nabshow.com. The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. See www.nab.org and www.newtek.com.

CoveBear Stock Footage of wild bears was also used in television commercials in 2006 by companies / organizations in the U.S. and Europe. The ads were focused on wildlife conservation, k-12 wildlife education, recreation in U.S. parks, and outdoor recreational products offered by major outfitters in Europe.

CoveBear Stock Footage of a baby black leopard was used on Discovery's Animal Planet network, in a program entitled, "The Little Zoo That Could." Produced by Organic Entertainment Inc. in 2006.

 

International Conservation / Outreach

CoveBear Adopts A Giant Panda July 2006

GIANT PANDA - ENDANGERED SPECIES

There are an estimated 1600 pandas left in the wild,

with about 300 now in captivity in breeding programs.

Giant Pandas are endangered due to loss of habitat

and illegal hunting (poaching).

Hides and body parts are sold on the black market.

 

Corporate Sponsorship - Tennessee

CoveBear Names A Rescued Black Bear Cub 2006

Kate Marshall Graphics, Inc. was given the honor of naming one of the

rescued black bear cubs that was brought to the Appalachian Bear Rescue in 2006,

located in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. They chose the name "Honey."

 

Community Outreach / Video Production Donation

 

Education Project Announcement for participating Georgia Middle & High Schools

and future participating Georgia Technical Colleges

State of Georgia, S.I.S. ('Stay In School') Project Grant Kickoff

at Lanier Technical College - Governor Sonny Perdue and Michael Moye, President

 

 

 

 2007