 Mayor Lenny Curry presenting the 2015 Film & TV Industry Achievement Award to Donna Orender. |
Mayor Lenny
Curry joined members of the
Jacksonville City Council, the Mayor’s Advisory Board on Motion Pictures,
Television and Commercial Production, the Jacksonville Film & Television
Office and other industry leaders to celebrate highlights in local film and
digital media production at the 15th Annual Jacksonville Film
Industry Reception on Sept. 24, 2015.
During the event, Donna Orender, CEO of Orender Unlimited, was
presented with the 2015 Jacksonville Film and Television Industry Achievement
Award; and producer and director
Patrick Barry and editor Billy Gaggins were each honored with a
2015 Rising Star Award.
Orender was recognized for her accomplishments as a leader in the sports
industry. In 2006, she was the first woman honored by the UJA-Federation of New
York’s Entertainment, Media and Communications Division for her community
involvement. In 2007,
Orender was named to BusinessWeek’s Power 100 Sports issue, In 2005, as well as
Fox Sports.com’s 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports list. She served as the
President of the WNBA for 6 years. Previously she spent 17 years at the PGA
TOUR, where she led global production, programming, digital and brand in the
Office of the Commissioner.
“Working in film and
television is very much a team sport,” said Orender. “This recognition is very
much about honoring a team of great and talented people who set a high bar for
programming and creativity in the sports industry.”
 Mayor Lenny Curry presenting the 2015 Rising Star Award to Patrick Barry. |
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 Mayor Lenny Curry presenting the 2015 Rising Star Award to Billy Gaggins. |
Barry and Gaggins each received a 2015
Rising Star Award, which is awarded to remarkable individuals under age 35
in the local film and television industry.
Barry wrote and directed HABERDASH, a 16mm short
film which was picked up for distribution by Movieola (Canada’s short-film
channel). He directed VEER which was selected as one of seven films from
the U.S. to premiere at the Gen Art Film Festival for Emerging Talent in New
York City; VEER premiered at the 2012 Jacksonville Film Festival, toured across
the U.S. and won Best Florida Film at the Sunscreen Film festival.
Gaggins got his start in local news and quickly
moved up the ranks at a local production company, TigerLily Media. He’s
edited countless broadcast TV commercials, short format promotional videos,
Showtime documentary titled ‘THESPIANS’.
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| Film & Television staff member Joey Bergman greeting TRAINWRECK star Evan Brinkman at this year’s Industry Award Event. |
