A Year in Review of 2009
A Look into 2010
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In 2009, the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) expanded its resource capability for the creative community by broadening our health and social issue topic areas. EIC implemented new, innovative projects to more closely involve national cable networks, local TV stations, social networks and news media.
We would like to share the year's accomplishments with you, as well as give you a peek into what EIC is bringing you in 2010! |
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Annual PRISM Awards &
Capitol Hill Showcase
The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) annually presents, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), FX Network, and News Corporation, the PRISM Awards™, a nationally-televised magazine formatted show recognizing the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction and mental health in film, television, interactive, music, DVD, and comic book entertainment. Established in 1997, the PRISM Awards honor productions that are not only powerfully entertaining, but realistically show substance abuse and addiction, as well as mental health issues.
Click here for the complete list of winners and nominees from the 2009 Annual PRISM Awards!
Click here to learn more about the PRISM Awards Capitol Hill Showcase!
14th Annual PRISM Awards
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Simulcast & Capitol Hill Showcase:
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (September 2010)
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Picture This Forums
EIC's Picture This program creates the opportunity for members of the health and social fields to condense and contextualize the key issues in their areas of expertise. The program channels the experts' information and transports it to the entertainment industry in an effort to inspire stories that could lead to social change.
Picture This: National Forums: EIC's program model brings national leading experts and media professionals together to bridge the gap between advocates and communicators.
 Topic areas covered by Picture This in 2009 were National Forums - Women's Health and Foster Care.
EIC, in collaboration with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation hosted A Picture This: Women's Health Forum at National Association of Broadcasters headquarters in Washington D.C. Take a look at the top concerns affecting women today as well as read about story ideas, depiction suggestions, myths and facts and much more!
Download this new publication today! The publication covers four important topics within Women's Health:
Domestic Violence * Cancer * Reproductive Health * Aging
EIC collaborated with Casey Family Programs to present Picture This: Foster Care. The publication will be coming soon!
Picture This: Local Approach has already covered the issue of mental health in Detroit, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Orlando!
Click here for ALL publications from Picture This: National Forums!
Picture This: Local Approach: EIC has developed a model to collaborate with Congressional Representatives, local TV stations and stakeholders to bring greater understanding of the topic priorities to the public, to ultimately enhance collaboration between the community-based organization and local media.
Click here for publications from Picture This: Local Approach!
2010 Topic Areas Include: Treatment & Recovery, Childhood Hunger in American, and Science, Engineering & Technology.
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EIC's Entertainment Briefings:
EIC's entertainment briefings are an opportunity to present accurate information and voice real stories to out industry. These meetings are held at television and/or studio lots for the convenience of the creative community to obtain accurate information. The briefings provide information to the writers which include: major concerns, challenges, appropriate terminology, myth/reality statements, and personal stories. This gives the entertainment community a resource to gain accurate content material to use on screen, or during the writing process.
In 2009 EIC conducted Entertainment Briefings with the following
PRODUCTIONS & NETWORKS:
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PRODUCTIONS:
Private Practice
Grey's Anatomy
Desperate Housewives
The Forgotten
CSI: Miami
CSI: New York
Ghost Whisperer
Cold Case
NCIS
Greek
One Tree Hill
90210
Life Unexpected
House
Breaking Bad
Bones
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NETWORKS and STUDIOS:
CBS Entertainment
ABC Entertainment
ABC Studios
NBC Entertainment
Universal Media Studios
Fox Broadcasting Co.
20th Century Fox Television
Fox Television Studios
Warner Bros. Television
Sony Pictures Television
E! Entertainment Television
Lifetime Television
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EIC's Additional Services
All available to help YOU the creative community!
First Draft - resource hotline service that links entertainment industry professionals to scientific experts during the development and production of entertainment
content addressing health and social issues. This resource also allows creative
professionals to network with others through EIC.
Spotlight On- A newsletter that gives you the most up to date information on depiction suggestions, varying by issues, to help productions stay current.
Profile - A newsletter that keeps entertainment professionals and key organizations updated on EIC's and the industry's activities that are making a difference. |
Upcoming Projects in 2010
Ready on the S.E.T. and... action!
in collaboration with
The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), through its Entertainment and Media Communication Institute, has joined with The Boeing Corporation to launch a national project to elevate the importance of engineering, math, science, and technology in the national media space.
 CLICK HERE
for more information on this exciting project!
End Hunger in America
in collaboration with The End Hunger Network
The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) Entertainment & Media Communication Institute (EMCI) is partnering with the End Hunger Network to educate and change society about food insecurity and hunger issues that are affecting our nation, especially our children, through entertainment and news media to act as flag bearers about this critical message! |
EMCI, a division of EIC, promotes collaborations among diverse disciplines, experts, and various audiences. EMCI creates effective communication strategies relative to positioning health promotion campaigns, social marketing strategies, risk communication research and informatics' applications within the broader media space.
Click Here for more information on EMCI
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EIC's Complete List of Topic Areas
EIC continually expands the range of topic areas to provide accurate information to creators in order to enhance the depictions of health and social issues.
Topic Areas Include:
- At-risk youth
- Firearm safety and injury prevention
- Science, engineering and technology (S.E.T.) media initiative
- Hunger awareness
- Foster care
- Women's health
- Intellectual disabilities
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Sun safety and skin cancer prevention
- Human trafficking
- Terrorism and homeland security
- Mental health and mental illness, including bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, and suicide prevention
- Diabetes and obesity
- Drug, alcohol and tobacco use, addiction, treatment and recovery
- Seat belt use and traffic safety
- HIV/AIDS prevention
For more information on EIC's topic areas, please visit www.eiconline.org
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