The Producers Guild of America represents over 8,400 producers. It is a non-profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and emerging media.
The Guild invests in its core values that benefit the industry at large. These values are rooted in facilitating employment for its members, advocating for sustainable practices in production that minimize human and environmental harm, and ensuring a set culture that advances safety and creates viable pathways into the guild for the next generation of producers, particularly those from populations under-represented in the industry. Year-round it hosts a number of educational, mentoring and professional networking programs, as well as industry events that honor excellence in producing.
Award Description
The PGA Innovation Award recognizes the production of a noteworthy, impactful emerging media program that significantly elevates the audience’s viewing experience. First presented in 2019, the award is part of the annual Producers Guild Awards celebrations.
The award honors exceptional distinctiveness, inventiveness, and the impact of the submitted work in expanding the conventions of program format, content, audience interaction, production technique and delivery. Such work may reflect a reimagining or reworking of existing concepts and approaches in a new way, or may be an entirely novel type of experience.
Submission Process
Fee: $150 USD per program entry
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (11:59PM Pacific Time)
Eligibility Period for Program Release: January 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024
Selection Process
Entries are vetted by a nominating committee and reviewed and voted-on by a blue-ribbon jury of experts.
See below for submitting for consideration.
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