On Wednesday, April 22nd, Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival announced the winners of the 45th Hugo Television Awards during the Hugo Awards Night at the Chicago Cultural Center. The evening was emceed by LeeAnn Trotter, Entertainment Reporter for NBC5, with awards being presented to talented artists who created internationally acclaimed television commercials and television productions. A sold-out crowd packed the Claudia Cassidy Theater. During the ceremony, commercial ...

The 42nd Hugo Awards for Excellence in Television, hosted by Janet Davies and Lou Canellis of ABC-7’s 190 North, will take place this Thursday, March 23, 2006 at Chicago’s Park West. Winners of the 2006 Hugo Awards Competition will be announced, with artists present to accept their awards in categories for both television programs and commercials. Over 15 countries participated in this year’s competition including works from South Africa, Argentina, Taiwan, Sweden, Denmark and Hong Kong. E...

The 40th Chicago International Television Awards, aka The Hugo Awards, will be honoring creative genius Joe Pytka on March 11 at Park West during the awards ceremony of its TV competition. Mr. Pytka’s tribute will include the presentation of a Career Achievement Award and highlights from the 5,000 commercials directed by this prolific master. A three-time winner of the DGA’s Commercial Direction Award, Mr. Pytka is responsible for a tremendous number of unforgettable works promoting such c...