Wisconsin Arts Board’s Executive Director
Receives First “Film Wisconsin” Award
On Sunday, November 11, George Tzougros, Executive Director of the
Wisconsin Arts Board, received the first annual Film Wisconsin “Media
Champion” award for 2007. Through his tireless efforts over the past two
years, Tzougros played a pivotal role in helping to form the new Film
Wisconsin, which replaced the Wisconsin Film Office, and helped ensure the
legislated film incentives that will go into effect on January 1, 2008.
These incentives encourage the multi-billion dollar nation film industry to
seriously consider Wisconsin as a work site.
Scott Robbe, Director of Film Wisconsin, commended Tzougros for his past
efforts and pointed out that Tzougros still “travels ceaselessly in the name
of furthering the growth of the media arts in our home state. He has spoken
numerous times on behalf of Film Wisconsin... across the state as a media
champion for all cities that foster creative media arts talent.”
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton presented Tzougros with the Media Champion
award during the November 11th awards ceremony. The ceremony was part of an
evening long celebration recognizing the emergence of Film Wisconsin as a
force to bring film work into Wisconsin from throughout the U.S. and beyond,
and to nurture the film industry that is already hard at work here in
Wisconsin.
George Tzougros’s selection as Film Wisconsin’s first Media Champion
underscores the far-reaching contribution he makes as Executive Director of
the Wisconsin Arts Board, and lifts into view the deep public value of his
visionary leadership. We must give credit to George for cobbling together
the dynamite and unprecedented partnership that Film Wisconsin represents.
George imagines this state, in the heart of the country, perched on the
cutting edge of the creative economy, and so we will make it happen.
Updated:
November 26, 2007
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