7

What are the Classic Telly Awards?

The Telly Awards were established in 1980 to recognize and honor regional, non-broadcast commercials.  A few years ago, it was expanded to include non-broadcast film and video commercials and programs. The prestige of the Telly Award is such that the number of entrants has grown steadily since 1980; nearly 11,500 entries were received for the 20th annual Telly Awards, and were submitted by such companies as 20th Century Fox, MTV, IBM, Mattel, M&M's/Mars, and numerous other companies, both known and unknown. Entries do not compete against each other, but are scored on a 10-point scale based on overall concept, overall quality, acting, cinematography, script and several other technical aspects. In the annual Telly Awards, entrants that score 7.0-8.9 receive a bronze Finalist Telly Award, and entrants scoring 9.0 and higher receive a silver Winner's Tellly Award. For the 20th Anniversay of the Telly Awards, a special competition was held: The Classic Telly Award.  The special competition allowed any work done in the last 20 years to compete; this included past winners in the annual Telly Awards to see if their work could stand the test of time and new competition.  Nearly 1700 entries were received, most from past winners. Unlike the annual Telly Awards, only those entries scoring 9.0 and higher received a Gold Winner's Telly Award created specially for this special competition. It was in this expanded competition, in the Non-Broadcast-Entertainment category, that "Burnt Toast" won.

BLUR RIBBAND FILMS HOME	"Burnt Toast" The Video	Available Product