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Honors & Awards

Rogue Valley Community Television
winners in the annual
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO AWARDS
Sponsored by the Alliance for Community Media Northwest Region.   This video festival honors the best of public, education and government access television in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, British Columbia and Alberta.

Entries are judged by Alliance members from the Far West Region in states of CA, NM, AZ, NV, HI.


2007 “best of the NW Video Festival:  RVTV Honorees
Festival Awards at Olympia, WA, April 28, 2007

CATEGORY:  ORIGINAL TELEPLAY
“A Nighttime Visitor, Produced by Casey Pyke, SOU Media Arts Student, Ashland, OR

CATEGORY:  DOCUMENTARY IN ACTION
“2006 Pear Blossom Festival Parade” Produced by Joseph Brett and Randy Staley.  Medford, OR

CATEGORY:  VIDEO ART AND ANIMATION
“Deadway” Produced by Casey Pyke and Jesse Durrell
SOU Media Arts Students, Ashland, OR

CATEGORY:  STUDIO TALK SHOWS
“Ask the Commissioners” Produced by Pete Belcastro and Steve Wood.  Medford, OR


2006 “Best of the NW Video Festival” RVTV Honorees
Festival Awards at Seattle, WA, April 26, 2006

CATEGORY:  ORIGINAL TELEPLAY
“Beautiful” Produced by Casey Pyke, SOU Media Arts, Ashland, OR

CATEGORY:  LOCAL EVENTS
“Imagination VIllage” Produced by Ralph Bowman
Public Access Producer from Central Point, OR

CATEGORY:  DOCUMENTARY
“Hannon Library Mosaic” Produced by Howard Schreiber and Brian Planer, SOU Media Arts, Ashland, OR

CATEGORY:  VIDEO ART AND ANIMATION
“Elpie Blue” Produced by Casey Pyke, SOU Media Arts, Ashland, OR


2005 “Best of the Northwest Video Festival” Winners
CATEGORY:  ORIGINAL TELEPLAY
Scott Hartmann, Ashland, OR


2004 “Best of the Northwest Video Festival” Winners
CATEGORY:  MESSAGE
“Rotary Stories #1” Tim Bewley, producer, Ashland, OR

CATEGORY:  RELIGIOUS/INSPIRATIONAL
“Night at the Bridge”  by Bill Munsell, Medford, OR

CATEGORY: ORIGINAL TELEPLAY
“Batface and Birdbrain: The Movie”  by the Bunch Family, Medford, OR


2003 “Best of the Northwest Video Winners”

CATEGORY:  SPORTS COVERAGE
“Raider Football Highlights 2003” by Elizah Jordan, SOU Student, Ashland

CATEGORY:  PSA/PROMOTION
“Many Voices” by David C. Johnson, Ashland, RVTV Staff

CATEGORY:  EMPOWERMENT
“Time is Running Out” by Suzi Aufderheide, Ashland, Producer

CATEGORY:  INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGIOUS
“Meditation” by Dr. Gokul Gokani, Producer, Ashland

Awards Ceremony May 17, 2003.  Tacoma, Washington Sheraton Hotel.


2002
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL AWARDS
Presented April 20, 2002 Washington Center for the Visual Arts, Olympia, Washington

CATEGORY:  PSA PROMOTION
“TV4UBYU”  David C Johnson, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  INNOVATIVE
“Enter Cowboy Don”  Mark Chilcoat, Matt Pegerude, Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  INSPIRATIONAL
“Meditation the Art of Living” Dr. Gokul and Kumud Gokani, Ashland, OR Producers


2000
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL
Present April 8, The Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA

CATEGORY:  DOCUMENTARY
“That’s Independence”  Jeanene O’Brian, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  MUSIC VIDEO
“TMS Today, Episode 4”  Dino Rossi, Phoenix, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  ORIGINAL TELEPLAY
“The Janitors”  Aaron Torres, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  PROGRAMS BY YOUTH
“AMS Student Produced Television” Ashland Middle School, Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  PROGRAMS FOR TARGETED AUDIENCES
“Community Connections” Pete Belcastro, Joe Brett Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  THE ENVIRONMENT
“Living with Nature” Robin Lawson, Ashland, OR Producer


1999
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL
Presented at Music Recital Hall, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR  May 1, 1999.

CATEGORY:  THE ENVIRONMENT
“Sustainable Ashland” Pete Belcastro and Joe Brett, Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  FUN AND GAMES
“Estrella War: Danial Rowland, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  TALK SHOW
“Life Passages: A Soul’s Journey” Nancy Bloom, Suzi Aufderheide, Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  DOCUMENTARY
“Men of the Air”  Mark Chilcoat, Aaron Torres, Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN PEG ACCESS
“Rogue Valley Community Television”  Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR


1998
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL
Present April 4, 1998, The Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, WA

CATEGORY:  THE NORTHWEST
“Powering Up: A History of Ashland’s Electric Utility” Pete Belcastro, Joe Brett Ashland, OR Producers

CATEOGRY:  COMMUNITY EVENT
“RVTV 1997 New Years Day Flood Coverage”  Pete Belcastro, Joe Brett, Suzi Aufderheide Ashland, OR Producers


1997
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL
Presented May 5, 1997, Thurston Community Television Studio, Olympia, Washington

CATEGORY:  ORIGINAL TELEPLAY
“Tales of the Mekong Delta”  Kevin Hedin, Ashland, OR
Producer

CATEGORY:  FUN AND GAMES
“Extreme Sports” Tom Powell, Ashland, OR Producer


1996
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL
Presented May 9, at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

CATEGORY:  THE NORTHWEST
“All About Ashland”  Pete Belcastro, Joe Brett Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  THE ENVIRONMENT
“Sugarloaf Old Growth Timber Sale Protest” Andy Dunn and Bruce Harlow Producers.

CATEGORY:  FUN AND GAMES
“Black Lake Ski Camp”  Jeremy Dittmer, Medford, OR Producer


1995  BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL
Presented May 17, 1995, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

CATEGORY:  MUSIC VIDEO
“Fade Away” J.L. Watkins, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  INSPIRATIONAL and RELIGIOUS
“Discarded” Jeffrey Hunter, Medford, OR Producer

CATEGORY:   SHORT SUBJECTS
“Reflections of Reality” Jerry Ohlund, Talent, OR Producer

CATEGORY:   SHORT SUBJECTS
“Scars of Suicide” Edward St. Claire, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  DOCUMENTARY
“Impact the Documentary” Jereme Ditmer, Medford, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  SPORTS
“Extreme Sports” Tom Powell, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  VIDEO AS ART
“Japanese Mythology”  Joe Brett, Wataru Sugiama Ashland, OR Producers


1992
Best of the Northwest Video Festival
Awards ceremony, Southern Oregon University, Ashland

CATEGORY:  LIVE STUDIO CALL-IN
Connie Tillman, AIDS by Connie Tillman, Medford, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  ENTERTAINMENT-PERFORMANCE
Ashland City Band Special.  Pete Belcastro, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  INSPIRATIONAL
“The Tale of a Champion” Kurt Hadley and Steve Hopkins, Medford, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  MUSIC VIDEO
“Equity Refugee”  Geoffrey and Joi Riley, Talent, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  VIDEO AS ART
“Water: Dance of Life” Ken Becker, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  VIDEO AS ART
“Haniwa Montage” Joe Brett, Ashland, OR Producer

CATEGORY:  TALK SHOW/INFORMATION
“Working the Light-Sanford Goodman” Kelly Hart and Sanford Goodman, Ashland, OR Producers

CATEGORY:  SPORTS
“Northwest Outdoors”  Don Hill, Ashland, OR Producer


1991
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST VIDEO FESTIVAL

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