The final shortlisted Nominations to the FOCAL International Awards 2009 in association with AP Archive have been announced and it looks set to be an exciting race to the finish!

The Nominations to celebrate the use of footage archive images in the creative media are listed on the FOCAL website http://www.focalint.org/focalawards.htm

and click here if you want to read the Press Release:

(The recipients of The Jane Mercer Footage Researcher of the Year Award, Library of the Year, Library Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced at the awards ceremony).

We now invite you to book your seats and tables to attend the Gala Awards ceremony and dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London 5th May, 2009
The evening will start at 6.30pm with a champagne reception sponsored by AP Archive, this is followed by a 3 course sit down meal. Lord (David) Puttnam, renowned film director and FOCAL International's Chair of Patrons will then present the winning awards, and the evening will end late with an after party also sponsored by AP Archive.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to meet leading international representatives of the footage industry, top producers and broadcasters. It is the highlight of the Footage calendar year!

If you are thinking of inviting any clients as your guests, you should make contact with them as soon possible to secure their acceptance.