CANNES, France, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- World
Film Institute™ (WFI), a nonprofit organization supporting the
advancement and recognition of the arts and the motion picture
industry worldwide and W1 Platform™ - Hollywood's Innovating Global 4K Streaming Platform, announced today the launch
of The AMERICAN WORLD FILM AWARDS™ to be held in November 2019, during the American Film Market
(AFM).
Co-Founded by Olympia A. Gellini, and Steven Nia, The AMERICAN WORLD FILM AWARDS™
(AWFA) will recognize the "Best of the Best" films from the winners
of various film festivals and markets, globally, and will provide a
unique opportunity for the recognition of talented filmmakers and
actors, across the world.
"The vision and inspiration for this award was triggered by
historic and celebrated events, going back over two thousand years,
such as those in Greece for
sports, as well as modern global beauty pageants, where the best
athletes or the most qualified contestants are chosen from various
nations to compete for the best of the best in their respective
categories. Now AWFA provides this same opportunity for the best
films, actors, directors and other creative talents to be
recognized and celebrated worldwide", said Olympia Gellini, Founder
of WFI and AWFA.
"We are truly proud and passionate about the AWFA, as it strives
to tear down cultural barriers, aiming at world peace and
unification of the world citizens, through arts, media and motion
pictures, and promoting racial, gender and ethnic equality", stated
Steven Nia, Chairman of WFI and W1
Platform, and Co-founder of AWFA.
AWFA will be live streamed globally on W1 Platform with
ultra-high definition 4K quality, and
will be the first such film awards with a unique and innovative
voting and selection process. "AWFA is the first ever film award,
which will allow the global audience to vote remotely and securely
through blockchain infrastructure imbedded in the W1 Platform",
added Angelina Leo, Spokesperson for
WFI and the CEO of W1 Platform.
The system will use custom generated unique keys and QR codes to
prevent the same vote from being casted or scanned more than once,
allowing votes to be recorded in real time, with full transparency
and traceability using the W1 Platform's decentralized blockchain
ledger.
Special screening privileges will also be available on W1
platform to the voting public during the pre-awards season. The W1
Platform strives to provide an equitable opportunity for all
nominated films to be seen not only in theaters, but also on W1
Platform global streaming platform.
About World Film Institute
WFI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the
advancement and recognition of the arts and sciences of the motion
picture industry worldwide. WFI, which was founded by Olympia
Gellini, and Chaired by Steven Nia,
will also offer a vast array of services, including film studies,
motion picture industry seminars, advanced technological support,
networking opportunities as well as exclusive entertainment and
fashion industry events. In addition, WFI has also been positioned
to be aligned with China's
ambitious national Belt and Road initiative.
For additional information, please contact: World Film
Institute, PR(at)WorldFilmInstitute.org and
Monica(at)PRHollywood.com.
About W1 Platform
The Hollywood Blockchain
W1 Platform - The Hollywood Blockchain is an entertainment
ecosystem based on the advanced blockchain technology, and Smart
Web 3.0 infrastructure. W1 Platform is designed for ultra-fast
performance, providing a platform with highly sophisticated
decentralized blockchain network for secure and accountable
financing, production, and global exploitation of Films, TV,
Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Games, Music and
other entertainment content.
See http://www.W1platform.org.
W1 Platform defines a new paradigm in the entertainment
industry, enabling an ideal entertainment business model for
Digital Assets, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital ID, and
Smart Contracts, with implications far beyond streaming film and
TV, and other digital content.
On the W1 Platform, filmmakers, producers, composers, musicians,
talents, gamers, and all other users can secure their property
rights and monetize content. The W1 Platform further empowers it's
community with peer-to-peer (P2P) connectivity, enabling them to
conduct sophisticated transactions of their own, based on their
designated business model, all of which would be encoded in smart
contracts.
The architecture, design, and business model for the W1 Platform
originated from Hollywood based
Wardour Studios™. The innovations of the W1 Platform creates the
ultimate entertainment ecosystem, through which a community of
hundreds of millions may enjoy and monetize Ultra-High Definition
(UHD 4K) streaming movies, programmed
and live TV, music and concerts, sports, all events, catch-up TV,
network recording, gaming, as well as emerging VR/AR and AI based
enter.
About Wardour Studios
Wardour Studios is a state of the art, next generation, film
studio, with solid artistic and advanced technology foundation.
Wardour Studios is the ultimate digital studio, with expertise in
the production and distribution of feature films, TV, visual
effects, VR - virtual reality, AR - augmented reality, which is
addressing and exploiting the emerging challenges in the global,
and specifically in the Hollywood
and China entertainment landscape.
Wardour Studios continues to grow into a vertically integrated
global content platform of increasing diversity, reach and scale.
The Company's portfolio of assets include film and television
libraries, a world-class film business and an expanding global
distribution footprint.
See http://www.WardourStudio.com. For additional
information, please contact: PR(At)WardourStudio.com and
monica(at)prhollywood.com.
SOURCE W1 Platform