from Lumina:
Lumina the Web Series has been selected as an Official Honoree for the Best Editing category in The 14th Annual Webby Awards. As a result of the exceptional quality of submissions this year, the Academy has chosen to recognize work exhibiting remarkable achievement that was not selected as a Nominee. Out of the nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries submitted to the 14th Annual Webby Awards, less than 15% are awarded the status of Official Honoree. Only four, including Lumina and the Sony web series Angel of Death, were selected as Official Honorees for Best Editing.
The Webby Awards Official Honoree distinction marks the groundbreaking Hong Kong web series’ eleventh award distinction since its online release last fall. Previous honors include one Streamy Awards nomination for Best Cinematography, six Indie Soap Awards nominations, including for Best Writing and Best Directing, and three American Soap World Awards nominations. “I am so proud of my team, especially of our editor Bettina Enigl for her hard work and dedication to her craft,” says Lumina writer and director Jennifer Thym. “This is a great honor and I hope our success encourages other filmmakers to explore the web series medium.”
About Lumina the Web Series:
Written and directed by first time American director Jennifer Thym and the debut release from her film production company RockGinger, Lumina the Web Series is a dark densely woven fantasy series set against the sparkling backdrop of Hong Kong. Lumina stars actress JuJu Chan, who also starred in the acclaimed RTHK reality show on poverty. Michael Chan and Vince Matthew Chung co-star. The series features music from around the world, including songs from groundbreaking music collective The Enigmatic Army, American college circuit favorite Tim Be Told and China Global Battle of the Bands winner Killer Soap. The entire nine part first season of Lumina is now available to view on luminaseries.com as well as on Lumina’s American distribution partners’ websites, koldcast.tv and blip.tv. A special DVD release with behind the scenes footage and bonus material is on the way.
About RockGinger:
RockGinger is a film production company founded in 2008 by award-nominated film director and producer Jennifer Thym. Thym’s debut film project, the groundbreaking fantasy web series Lumina (nine webisodes, 63 minutes total running time, released fall 2009), garnered eleven distinctions in four different award ceremonies and has been viewed in festivals and on online platforms around the world. She also is producer of the independent feature film Jasmine, starring Jason Tobin, Eugenia Yuan, Glen Chin, Sarah Lian and Byron Mann. Her latest project is the action feature film Bloodtraffick.
About the Webby Awards:
The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which includes an Executive 750-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities, and Associate Members who are former Webby Award Winners and Nominees and other Internet professionals.
The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Martha Stewart, The Weinstein Company’s Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake, Ogilvy’s Chief Digital Officer Lars Bastholm, Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson. Members also include writers and editors from publications such as The New York Times, Wired, Details, Fast Company, Elle, The Los Angeles Times, Vibe, and WallPaper.
Thanks for posting about us! 🙂
You are welcome! I only wish I could do more. I can’t wait to see Season 2 of Lumina.