CSFA - Judgement Day

 

Wednesday 3rd October 2012

 
CSFA - Judgement Day

Judging has now closed on entries to tve's Corporate Sustainability Film Awards. The selection panel, chaired by UNEP's Acting Director of Communications, Nick Nuttall, met on on 1st October at KPMG's London headquarters. The panel, made up of film and sustainability experts, debated 17 film entries from North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Entrants include KPMG, Aviva India, Bloomberg, MTV, Atkins, and Vodafone.

tve launched the first annual tve csfa in February 2012, and the Gala awards ceremony takes place on October 18th at BAFTA, home to the British Acadamy for Film and Television Arts in London's Piccadilly. A few tickets are still available. Contact surbhi.sarang@tve.org.uk

All winners and runner-ups will receive a unique Elephant sculpture trophy, designed by renowned wildlife filmmaker, Mike Pandey.

The tve csfa aims to encourage companies to share best practice on corporate social responsibility, through the medium of film, to inspire others to follow in their footsteps.

All films are displayed on the tvecsfa.org website for wider viewing. There are three categories: inspiring good governance; community investment, and environment.

Notes:

Philanthropic fundraiser Surina Narula MBE is the patron of the Awards. AstraZeneca is the main supporter of the tve csfa, DSC has sponsored the environment category and businessman Azad Shivdasani has sponsored the community investment category.

The judging panel includes: Mike Pandey – Environmental Filmmaker and Conservationist; Paul Brett – Director, Prescience Film Finance; Denise Parkinson – Entertainment Partnerships Director, Yahoo; Esther McLachlan – General Manager, Sustainability, Sony Europe; Mei Sim Lai OBE – Master, Worshipful Company of  World Traders Guild; Janine Honour – Ethical Trade Associate, ASOS; Rukmini Rao – President, Gramya Resource Centre for Women; Hattie Park – Manager, Environmental Sustainability, BBC; Karin Laljani – Managing Director, Corporate Citizenship.

For more information go to tvecsfa.org