The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the honorees for the 2014 Digital V.I.P. Awards. Visionaries, Innovators and Producers that have made significant contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling during the past year will be honored onJune 6th. The celebration will be held at Soho House in Los Angeles and will kick off the 2014 Produced By Conference.

Honorees for the 2014 Digital V.I.P. Awards are:

Visionaries

Innovators

Producers

In the past year we have seen exceptional invention and ingenuity in the world of digital media, said Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch, Presidents of the Producers Guild of America. In an intensely competitive environment, these individuals and companies have managed to stand ahead of the pack by creating supreme standards for innovation, creativity, and technology. We look forward to celebrating their contributions to the digital industry at this years Digital V.I.P. Awards.

Last years inaugural Digital V.I.P Awards were held at the home of entrepreneur Elon Musk. The 2013 honorees included,Visionaries: John Raatz(Founder, Board Chairman, CEO of The Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment),Eckhart Tolle(Honorary Founder of GATE) andJim Carrey(Honorary Founder of GATE) and Bruce Sterling multi award-winning science fiction author for his influence upon technology as it relates to storytelling and in co-founding the cyberpunk movement; Innovators: Kevin SystromandMike Krieger(Co-Founders of Instagram), Bill Westenhofer(Life Of Pi), and Ed Ulbrich (CEO of Digital Domain), Philip Atwell (Geronimo Productions), Dylan Brown (The Yard Entertainment), Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre for Virtual 2Pac; and Producers: Disney Imagineeringteam (Disneys Cars Land), Louis C.K. (Louie), and Ben Donovan(President & Co-Founder),Danny Zappin(CEO & Co-Founder) andLisa Donovan(GM & Co-Founder) of Maker Studios, andConan OBrien (Team Coco).

The PGAs Digital V.I.P. Committee determined the honorees, in conjunction with PGA Presidents Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch, as well as a distinguished group of industry Advisory Board members including: Mark Cuban, Jason Calacanis, Sharon Calahan, Illeana Douglas, Dick Glover, Quincy Jones, Jr., John Rubey and Chris Williams.

Digital V.I.P. Committee members include: Michael Bellavia, Shawn Gold, Marc Scarpa, Bruce Cohen, Drew Baldwin, Will Keenan, Christina Lee Storm, Laura Allen, Dina Benadon, Valerie Johnson, Margaret Schrader and Megan Mascena Gaspar.

Source: The Producers Guild of America

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