Van Productions

05/10/2022

Great news today that the AARP Staying Sharp"Your Brain On..." series has won two Communicator Awards! "Your Brain on Awe" took home an "Award of Excellence" and "Your Brain on Learning" received an "Award of Distinction". This series has now landed a whopping 28 international industry awards since 2019 and I couldn't be more proud. Thanks to my wonderful editors, Doug Hanback and Justin Van Prooyen, Stephanie Ciaccia for her fab AP skills, Christoph Green for his always creative eye, Lynda Meier for keeping all the trains running, Donald Aros and William Iversen for making sure we could see what we were shooting and whoever I forgot because in COVID time, it feels like these shoots were 50 years ago😎. As always, special thanks to AARP Studios and Tracy Sacks for the opportunity.

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09/14/2021

SO EXCITED to share that "The Andantes: Motown's Secret Blend", the short film I produced for AARP Studios on the story of the greatest back-up singers ever (I'm biased...) is finally premiering TODAY! Thanks to the team at Thirteen WNET New York and www.allarts.org for their support of this film, and of course to my amazing colleagues at AARP who worked tirelessly to make this happen. "My ladies" can finally have their voices heard in a whole new way. It's been a long time coming. Here's the link to watch - please share!
https://allarts.org/programs/all-arts-documentary-selects/the-andantes-motowns-secret-blend-ntgoy1/

So many people to to thank... Pienaar ❤️, Tracy Sacks Julia Rossi, Mikayla A Rieland, Dave Warshauer, Chris Van Valey, Tom Lembcke, Paige Lee, Jeffrey Eagle, Andy Portnoy Xi Lin, Duke & Duck, Owen Strock, Christopher Dare Fisher, Thomas Jacobi, William Iversen, Alexis Arenas, Raul Zahir De Leon, Jake Oelman, Interface Media Group

08/24/2021

We're at it again...this time it's the Viddy Awards! Our small but mighty production team for AARP Staying Sharp bagged 3 Platinum and 2 Golds for Editing, Directing, Cinematography, Best Series for Non-Profit and Best Series Health and Wellness. As always, gigantic thanks to all who helped create this work on our "Your Brain On..." and "I Am..." series!

Christoph Green Justin Van Prooyen Stephanie Ciaccia Rachel Coursey Holmes Lynda Meier AARP Doug Hanback

04/26/2021

It's awards season! I'm so happy to announce some big wins! "I Am..." and "Your Brain On..." for AARP Staying Sharp took home SIX Platinum Hermes Creative Awards for Best Series, Editing (x 2), Directing, Cinematography and Best Science/Informational Series. The "I Am..." Series was also named a Webby Honoree! All our work is a labor of love, but these two series, made during the height of the tumult of 2020, somehow absorbed all our creativity and heart. Very special thanks to all of you who poured so much energy into these productions, and to AARP for the opportunity and trust.

10/07/2020

This is MY brain on Gratitude! The "Your Brain On..." series I wrote and directed for AARP Staying Sharp won "Best In Show" for Editorial in The w3 Awards! I knew editors, Doug Hanback and John Ayala did an exceptional job, and the judges concurred. Of the hundreds of entries, only 25 got the Best in Show honor, and of those, only 5 were video projects. Our small but mighty team, led by the intrepid Cat Eye Productions team of Rachel Holmes and Lynda Meier, was right up there with Google Home, Lenovo Singapore, and UPS! Whaat! We're globally good, baby. I am so proud of everyone who had a part in the production of this now multiple-award winning series, that also took a Silver W3 for Cinematography...go Christoph Green!! While we're at it, we wrangled a Silver W3 in Branded Entertainment for "The Smarties" series, also for AARP Staying Sharp, that was produced, edited and animated by the super team at Interface Media Group! A very good day at the office. ❤️📷😎🥂

07/24/2020

07/23/2020

I'm having tons of fun directing this series for AARP Staying Sharp! Cat Eye Productions is absolutely killing it on this 5-day shoot and leading the way in COVID protocol for location filming in the current climate.

06/17/2020

I've been very fortunate in my career. This has never been more evident than now, when the world has been upside down for so many. I'm beyond lucky to be working with a talented, creative group of professionals. This past week has been filled with great news of industry recognition for the work we have all done. I'm proud to say that projects I've produced, written and directed have been awarded two Platinum and one Gold Hermes Creative Awards and one Silver Telly for AARP and Planned Parenthood. Special thanks to Cat Eye Productions and AARP Studios for trusting me to tell your stories.

02/05/2020

Do you shy away from light-colored clothes because you're scared of getting them dirty? If so, fret no more! We've got the perfect white shirt for every non-...

02/05/2020

This is "Planned Parenthood "Get PrEped" :45" by Cat Eye Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/19/2019

Thank you to all of the sponsors, volunteers, spectators, competitors, staff, and everyone who participated in MARSGMI2019. We will see you in 2020 (August 2...