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New York Festivals Television & Film Awards, honoring the "World's Best Work", announced the 2010 competition finalists today.  The GRANDJURYTM, comprised of award winning television and film professionals,   selected finalists from twenty-nine countries around the globe.  All finalists will go on to a second round of judging, with different criteria to determine the prestigious Grand Trophy Award recipients as well as Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists.

A partial list of prominent media companies who received finalist status for multiple entries are: 

• ABC-TV Australia.
• Astro Entertainment Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada
• Corus Entertainment, Canada
• Discovery Networks, USA/Canada 
• ESPN, USA
• Fox International Channels, Italy
• Fuel TV, USA
• HBO, USA
• Multi Screen Media Private Limited, India
• Norvell Jefferson Productions, Belgium
• Radio Television Hong Kong
• Showtime USA
• Radio Television Hong Kong
• Sky Italia, Italy
• The Edge Picture Company, United Kingdom
• TVP SA, Poland
• Sogecable/Cuatro, Spain
• WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln, Germany

To view a complete list of all the 2010 finalists go to the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards website.  All winning entries will be promoted by NYF's network of international representatives in 84 countries around the world.

New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards will host its 2010 awards ceremony on Monday, May 3rd at 6pm in the Penthouse Lobby of the American Airlines Theatre and the adjacent outdoor terrace featuring spectacular views of historic Times Square.  The award winning work will be showcased throughout the venue while cocktails and substantial hors d'oeuvres are served. The 2010 award presentation will be featured in the showcase section of the Television & Film Awards website.

The official sponsors of the 2010 Television & Film Awards are Grass Valley and American Airlines.   Media partners are MTVU and Sports Video Group.   

International Awards Group has representation in 84 countries and organizes international advertising and programming competitions for the AME Awards® for Advertising Marketing Effectiveness; Hive Awards® for the Unsung Heroes of the Internet; Midas Awards® for Financial Services Communications; The Global Awards® for Healthcare Communications and the New York Festivals Awards for Advertising, TV, Film and Radio Programming. Entries in each of the international competitions are annually judged online by hundreds of professionals in their respective industries. For more information, go to http://www.internationalawardsgroup.com/