Winners of the 9th Annual IDMA Awards Announced

The winners of the 9th Annual IDMA Awards were announced recently (Saturday evening, October 23), in a gala award ceremony and dinner at the IDMA-DVDA Annual Summit, produced by the Interactive Digital Multimedia Association. Held at the Harvey Hotel near Dallas/Fort Worth airport, the Summit was attended by over 100 conference attendees, press, and invited guests. Twenty-four awards were presented in ten categories during the two-hour awards dinner and ceremony. Sponsored by Spruce Technologies, Polywell Computers, Panasonic, Philips, Astarte and Pioneer New Media, the 1999 IDMA Awards was hosted by Paul Holmes, Chief Executive of the IDMA/DVDA. John Barker, Editor At Large for Inside Multimedia, was the featured speaker for the awards dinner, providing a European perspective on DVD. This year's awards ceremony was the first for the newly formed DVD Association (DVDA).""Our membership comprises some of the most creative and technically savvy producers in the world. While some think of technical constraints as imitations, others view them as creative opportunities. By the looks of this year's award winners, our membership leans towards the latter,"" said Richard French, Executive Vice President and Principal of RISE Int'l. ""We are grateful to our sponsors for their commitment to excellence in the industry and expanding the use of DVD into new market segments by supporting our membership."" Recognizing outstanding achievement in interactive digital media titles, the 1999 competition drew entries in seven categories covering Education, Home Entertainment, Kiosk, Sales, Training, Web Connected and Most Unusual, plus a Best New Products for 1999 category that included Best Overall, Best Player or Peripheral, and Best Software.Category: Education - Trophy Sponsor, Spruce Technologies.Gold: Encarta Reference Suite DVD 99 (Edelman PR for Microsoft)Contact: Rachel Wilkins / 312 297 7508 / rachel_Wilkins@edelman.comSilver: Jesus (Inspirational Films Inc.)Contact: Greg Gregoire / 949 361 4491 / gregoire@ccci.orgBronze: Mars the red planet (Alpha DVD)Contact: Ralph LaBarge / 410 721 9460 / RLaBarge@alphaDVD.comCategory: Home Entertainment - Trophy Sponsor, Polywell Computers.Gold: Sherlock Holmes (Infinite Ventures)Contact: Eugene Evans / 540 338 7443 / eugenee@infiniteventures.comSilver: Kingdom Two Shadoan (DVant Digital)Contact: Gabriel Murano / 415 883 9068 / gabe.murano@dvant.comBronze: The Mummy - Universal Home Video (InterActual Technologies Inc.)Contact: Todd Collart / 650 943 1440 x110 / tcollart@interactual.comCategory: Best title for a Kiosk - Trophy Sponsor, PanasonicGold: General Motors Interactive Merchandiser (DCI Marketing)Contact: Bob Chich / 414 228 7000 / Robertc@execpc.comSilver: General Biscuits for Pim's (Videotronic Benelux BV)Contact: Jean Relou / 31 73 6488064 / jeanrelou@videotronic.ntBronze: Cadillac Product Information Kiosk (McGill Multimedia Inc)Contact: David McDowall / 519 974 2363 x111 / dmcdowall@mcgill.comCategory: Best Sales Title - Trophy Sponsor, PhilipsGold: Fiberspar Corporate Promo (DVant Digital)Contact: Gabriel Murano / 415 883 9068 / gabe.murano@dvant.comSilver: BF Goodrich Tires KDW (VuCom newMedia)Contact: Tracy Maher / 248 362 4212 / tmayer@vucom.comBronze: Fire Museum of Memphis Capital Campaign (Rise International)Contact: Richard French / 817 336 0404 / richardf@riseintl.comCategory: Training - Trophy Sponsor, AstarteGold: Advantage 2000, Welcome CD (CMI WorldWide)Contact: Robert Cross / 206 448 0354 ex 54 / rob@cmiworldwide.comSilver: Daimler Chrysler Product Preview 2000 (McGill Multimedia Inc.)Contact: David McDowall / 519 974 2363 x111 / dmcdowall@mcgill.comBronze: Linebacker CDROM Training - US ARMY (pmpro)Contact: John Gray / 202 965 5920 / gray@pmpro.comCategory: Best Web Connected Title - Trophy Sponsor, PhilipsGold: Daimler Chrysler Web-Linked Training (McGill Multimedia Inc.)Contact: David McDowall / 519 974 2363 x111 / dmcdowall@mcgill.comSilver: Mars the red planet (Alpha DVD)Contact: Ralph LaBarge / 410-721-9460 / RLaBarge@alphaDVD.comBronze: The Matrix - Warner Home Video (InterActual Technologies)Contact: Todd Collart / 650 943 1440 x110 / tcollart@interactual.comCategory: Most unusual title - Trophy Sponsor, Pioneer New MediaGold: Mars the red planet (Alpha DVD)Contact: Ralph LaBarge / 410 721 9460 / rlabarge@alphadvd.comSilver: General Biscuits for Pim's (Videotronic Benelux BV)Contact: Jean Relou / 31 73 6488064 / benelux@videotronic.comBronze: I'm Your Man (Zuma Digital )Contact: Jesse Blanco / 212 741 9100 / jesse@zumadigital.comCategory: Best new Products for 1999 - Trophy Sponsor, IDMABest overall product for 1999Gold: POP Interactive Display (Panasonic)Contact: Jason Gastman / 201 392 4617 / GastmanJ@panasonic.comBest new Player or Peripheral for 1999Silver: Philips 170 (Philips)Contact: Job Mensink / +31 40 27 36786 / job.mensink@philips.comBest new Software Product for 1999Silver: ActiveDVD (Zuma Digital)Contact: Jesse Blanco / 212 741 9100 / jesse@zumadigital.com

For more information on the 10th Annual IDMA-DVDA Awards, scheduled for October 2000, or for further information regarding the IDMA-DVDA Summit and the IDMA-DVDA organization, contact Paul Holmes, Chief Executive Officer at paul_holmes@dvda.org, or v