UNITED NATIONS VIDEOS WIN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

21 March 1996

Press Release
PI/935

UNITED NATIONS VIDEOS WIN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

19960321 The recently released video entitled "A Place to Stand", produced by the Department of Public Information for the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, has won three major awards in international competition -- the coveted Golden Eagle CINE award and the Telly award, and a World Silver Medal in the broadcast category of the prestigious New York Festivals.

In all three competitions, "A Place to Stand" was chosen from among several thousand entrants from around the world; its television premiere in the United States was on the Arts and Entertainment History Channel and has been shown on television in several other countries.

"Portraits of Age", a popular United Nations video, won a finalist certificate in the New York Festivals in the broadcast category.

Over the years, United Nations films and videos have won numerous international awards, ranging from an Oscar to the coveted Palm d'Or award.

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