Joni and Friends Honored with Gold Medal Telly Award for Excellence In Video
AGOURA HILLS, California, June 4, 2024 – In recognition of excellence in video content, the Joni and Friends Creative Team has been awarded a prestigious Gold Medal for directing in the 45th annual Telly Awards.
Joni and Friends received the top directing honor for “Kekoa’s Chair: A Legacy of Hope,” a touching mini documentary that followed one woman’s journey to donate her late son’s wheelchair to a young woman with disabilities in the Philippines as part of our ministry’s Wheels for the World™ program.
This is the sixth year Joni and Friends has received Telly Awards for producing premier videos focused on outreach to individuals and families living with disability, but this represents the ministry’s first Gold Medal in directing.
Winners were selected from a pool of 13,000 entries, making the Telly Awards the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Entries were judged by a body of 250 leading experts in the fields of advertising and production. This year’s theme was “Beyond the Frame,” and awards honored work that pushed creative boundaries. Other 2024 winners include ESPN, NASA, and Adobe.
“I’m proud of our talented team of creatives who are passionate about sharing the stories of what God is doing to change lives through Joni and Friends in the U.S. and around the world.”
Joni and Friends Creative Director and Producer Dustin Winebrenner
The Joni and Friends team also received nine other honors in categories including videography and cinematography.
The 2024 winning entries produced by Joni and Friends are:
Gold Telly Award Winner:
“Kekoa’s Chair: A Legacy of Hope” (General Not-for-Profit)
Silver Telly Award Winner:
“Jimly and Lilian: A Legacy of Ministry” (General Not-for-Profit; Craft-Directing)
Bronze Telly Award Winner:
“The Rojas Family: A Road to Community” (General Not-for-Profit)
“The Pabon Family: Helping Veterans” (General Not-for-Profit)
This year’s Telly Awards set new records with the greatest number of entries ever received. Joni and Friends is proud to produce inspirational and faith-based content to high standards of creativity.
View the full list of Telly Awards presented to Joni and Friends since 2008.
View the full list of 45th Annual Telly Award Winners.
About Joni and Friends: For more than 40 years, Joni and Friends has provided the hope of the Gospel and practical care to people living with disability around the globe. Ministry programs include Joni’s House, Wheels for the World™, Retreats and Getaways, and disability ministry training. Joni and Friends also delivers daily inspirational media through radio programs and podcasts.
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