Henninger Production Of ""Ultimate DVD Platinum"" Named Discus Award Finalist

26-May-00

Henninger Interactive Media, a member of the Henninger Media Services network, said that its production of the ""Ultimate DVD Platinum"" has been named a Discus Award finalist for Creative Excellence by the organizers of the DVD PRO Conference & Exhibition. Distributed by Unapix Entertainment, Inc. (AMEX: UPX), the ""Ultimate DVD Platinum"" is one of four nominees in the category of Best Technical Achievement; the others include ""A Bugs Life,"" ""Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"" and ""The Matrix."" The Discus Award is an international competition that recognizes outstanding examples of DVD design, interactivity, and production for DVD-Video and DVD-ROM. Winners will be announced on July 17, 2000 at the DVD PRO Conference to be held in San Francisco, California. According to Tom McCarthy, Director of DVD Services for Henninger Interactive Media, the development and production of the Ultimate DVD Platinum was an extraordinary undertaking for Unapix Entertainment, Henninger DVD Services, Henninger Digital Audio, Henninger Video and a host of technical managers. ""The ëUltimate DVD Platinumí reflects the sophistication of both the authoring tools and our talented personnel,"" McCarthy said. ""We are honored to be considered in the same category as the biggest names on Hollywood as a great example of creativity, design, and production."" The ""Ultimate DVD Collection"" - the sequel to the all-time best-selling special interest DVD incorporates the latest in DVD technology, capabilities, and features in the Silver, Gold and Platinum series of DVD titles. The ""Ultimate DVD Collection"" features an unprecedented compendium of sights and sounds from some of the world's greatest producers, artists and engineers. The collection serves to highlight the ability of DVD to accurately reproduce high quality program material in a diverse array of audio and video formats, provide multi-language audio tracks, and multiple language subtitles all with a high degree of user interactivity and navigation options. ""With over 800,000 units sold, the original ëUltimate DVD Demoí became the single largest-selling special interest DVD in the world,"" said Richard Casey, Executive Producer and Unapix Enterprises President. ""Early indicators support our belief that the popularity of the new ëUltimate DVD Collectioní will equal or exceed that of the original. We look forward to working with Henninger Interactive Media in our continuing efforts to develop unique and exciting DVD products. The DISCUS Award nomination is one more example of the synergy our partnership has engendered."" Henninger personnel involved in the ëUltimate DVD Demoí include Mike Provenzano, Matt Witkowski, Roy Weinstock, Joe Bridgers, Brad Hughes, Ken Miller, Steve Wiedemann, Richard Humphries, Brad McIlvaine, David Hurley, Rob Fritts, Jen Ribble, Alese Ross, Thom Sulek, Peter Timlin, Steve Scheiber, Eric Gibson, Wendy Quinn, and Kathy Sheets. Also contributing were Michael David, David Newcomb, Bernie Ganoot, and Lee Feldman. DVD PRO Conference & Exhibition targets to key executives, producers, developers, investors, and industry professionals who need to know how and when DVD will affect their businesses. At DVD PRO, the conference and exhibits are designed to help attendees convert theory into practice. From authoring tools and recordable DVD formats, to dual layer replication and set-top DVD appliances, DVD PRO offers the latest knowledge and newest trends in creating, producing, and implementing DVD technology. Unapix Entertainment, Inc. (http://www.unapixent.com) is a global entertainment company that distributes, produces and licenses market-driven feature films, television programming and special interest home video in all media worldwide, including the Internet and other new electronic media. Since its formation in 1998, Henninger Interactive Media has encoded and authored DVD titles supporting a wide range of production services for more than 50 clients whose applications include film, music videos, corporate presentations, kiosks and training. HIM maintains one of the premier DVD production facilities in the United States, with a 2,000 square-foot editing facility with a five-suite DVD Center in Arlington, Virginia. Henninger Interactive Media can be reached at 888 560 3444, by fax at 703 243 5697 or via e-mail at dvdexperts@henninger.com. Founded in 1983, privately-held Henninger Media Services Inc. is one of the nation's ten largest-production companies with headquarters in Arlington and facilities in Washington, D.C., Nashville, Tennessee, Richmond, Virginia, New York City and Los Angeles, California.

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