Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video

The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.^[1] It honors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children.^[1] The Medal is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), through a Carnegie endowment.^[1] In the past 19 years (1991-2009), 19 titles have been honored with the award.^[2]

Criteria

• The video must demonstrate excellence in the execution of the special techniques of the medium; in the visual interpretation of story, theme, or concept; in the use of sound; in the delineation of plot, theme, characters, mood setting, or information presented; in the acting, when appropriate; and in the appropriateness of technique or treatment to the story, theme, or concept.^[3]
• The video must demonstrate excellence of presentation for a child audience (age 0–14 years).
• The video may be in cassette or DVD format.^[3]
• Only one Medal is presented, regardless of the number of producers involved in the video selected.^[3]
• The video must be distributed in the United States. Videos originally released in other countries are not eligible.^[3]
• The award is limited to producers who are citizens or residents of the United States.^[3]
• The video can be feature length, but not a theatrically released feature.^[3]
• The video can be based on another medium or made for another medium (e.g., television).^[3]
• Adaptations of material originally produced in other mediums should remain true to, expand, or complement the original work in some way.^[3]
• The video should be available for use in homes, public libraries, and with community organizations.^[3]
• The award is given only for work produced during the previous year, not for a body of work.^[3]

Recipients

Recipients of Multiple Awards

Out of twenty-six awards:

• Paul R. Gagne has received thirteen Carnegie Medals (always while working for Weston Woods Studios).
• Melissa Reilly has received nine Carnegie Medals (always while working with Paul R. Gagne at Weston Woods Studios).
• Weston Woods Studios has received sixteen Carnegie Medals.

References

External links

• Jump In! (2007) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005) at the Internet Movie Database
• My Louisiana Sky (2001) at the Internet Movie Database
• Antarctic Antics (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
• Miss Nelson Has a Field Day (1999) at the Internet Movie Database
• The First Christmas (1998) at the Internet Movie Database
• Willa: An American Snow White (1997) at the Internet Movie Database
• Notes Alive! On the Day You Were Born (1996) at the Internet Movie Database
• Owen (1995) at the Internet Movie Database
• Whitewash (1994) at the Internet Movie Database
• Eric Carle: Picture Writer (1993) at the Internet Movie Database
• Harry Comes Home (1991) at the Internet Movie Database
• Ralph S. Mouse (1990) at the Internet Movie Database