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28th ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
The Caucus Proudly Celebrates the
10th Anniversary of the Caucus Foundation at
The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors
28th Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Press Release Click Here
Award Winners
| Independent Producer of the Year
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Vin DiBona
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| Caucus Lifetime Achievement
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Bill Blinn
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| Chair's Award
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Suzanne de Passe
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| Distinguished Service Award
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Herman Rush
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| Special Educator Award
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Jacqueline Liebergott
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| Journalism Award
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Sharon Waxman
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| Caucus Honors for Producing
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Nigel Lythgoe
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| Caucus Honors for Writing
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Greg Berlanti
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| Caucus Honors for Directing
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Jack Bender
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Caucus Foundation Gold Circle Awards
First Place
Cash award and Panavision camera package
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Kyle Fischer
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Second Place
Cash award and HTV illuminate post-production package
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Ka 'ramuu Kush
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LYTHGOE, BERLANTI, BENDER SNARE KEY
CAUCUS PRODUCTION AWARDS
Caucus Honor Awards were presented to Producer Nigel Lythgoe, (“So You Think You Can
Dance”) Writer Greg Berlanti (“Brothers and Sisters”) and Director Jack Bender (“Lost”) on
Sunday (Dec. 5) by the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors at the 28th annual awards
ceremonies on Sunday supervised by Caucus Chair Dennis Doty at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Coincidentally, the Caucus Foundation celebrated a l0 year anniversary of providing student
filmmakers with grants, in kind services, cash and production packages aimed at completing
their films. The event marked close to $one million in cash gifts for l00 students since its
inception, according to Foundation President Chuck Fries.
Fries and Lee Miller were Event Chairs of the black tie gala, which also presented significant
special awards to key industry figures citing their achievements in the television industry.
Those honorees included the Independent Producer of the Year Award to Vin Di Bona, Lifetime
Achievement to writer Bill Blinn, Chair’s award to Executive Producer Suzanne de Passe, and
Caucus Distinguished Service Award to Executive Producer/Studio head Herman Rush.
Jacqueline Liebergott, President, Emerson College, was given a Special Educator Award for
teaching television, new media students and new filmmakers. Veteran Hollywood journalist
Sharon Waxman was presented with the Journalism award, citing her establishment of the new
Internet program The Wrap.com covering all aspects of the entertainment industry. Veteran
Television and film personality Fred Willard hosted the celebration, with Ron Friedman as
announcer and actor Kelsey Grammer’s actress daughter, Greer, in charge of the award
trophies.
More than 250 industry professionals, largely representing active producers, writers,
directors, applauded the coveted honors in ceremonies featuring program participation by
AJ Buckley, Gil Cates, Richard Colla, Mike Dallatorre, Di Bona, Doty, Fries, Gary Grossman,
Jim Hardy, Tanya Hart, Derek Hough, Mark Itkin, Charlie Koones, Norman Powell, Syd
Vinnedge and Frank Von Zerneck.
As part of the special presentation, Caucus Foundation President Chuck Fries cited key
student filmmakers participating in the Caucus student support program . Fries and
Norman Powell also announced this year’s first and second place winners of that student
filmmaker competition, both students at the American Film Institute. Taking. First place
was Kyle Fischer for his film “Thule,” following in second position by Ka’ramuu Kush, for
his film “Salvation Road.” Both students receive cash grants as well as in kind services,
camera packages from Panavision, represented on the program by Michael Dallatorre, and
a Hi?Def post?production package from HTV Illuminate, represented by Jim Hardy.
Producer/director Jen McGowan was also recognized at the gala for her service to CFAN
(Caucus Foundation Alumni Network).
The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors is the principal multi-guild professional
organization mentoring television producers, writers and directors in their negotiations with
the cable and broadcast networks for their creative rights. It strives to make an impact on the
industry in supporting opponents of media consolidation and has as its major goal the
improvement in the quality of television for the general audience. In the past year, the Caucus
has been in the forefront of industry awareness in industry growth of digital, mobile and the
vast expansion of technology through industry-wide panels. In a recent arrangement
coordinated by former Caucus President Vin Di Bona, the Caucus provides videotapes of many
of its panels featuring professionals in all areas of the industry to Boston’s Emerson College,
edited to become educational tools for appropriate classes.
THE CAUCUS SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA
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