Tickets Go On Sale For AICP Show & Brand Integration Honors

NEW YORK -- The Association of Independent Commercial Producers(AICP) has announced that tickets to the most sought after advertisingevent in New York are now available. The 12th Annual AICP Show, The Art& Technique of the American Television Commercial, takes place June9th at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A gala reception and buffetdinner in the dramatic Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing and theCarroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court, will follow thescreening in the museum’s Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.

Preceding the Show is a new morning program, the inaugural AICPBrand Integration Honors, presented in recognition of a trend inascendance—how advertising and entertainment are becomingentwined, and the sophisticated projects that are carrying forwardbrand messages. The Brand Integration Honors will take place at theMoMA at The Gramercy Theatre, also on June 9th. Keynoting the event isJames L. McDowell, Vice President of Marketing for BMW of North AmericaLLC.

Tickets to the AICP Show & Brand Integration Honors are soldas a package. Ticket order forms are available at the AICP website(www.aicp.com/show).

The AICP Show honors the craft of commercial film production and theprofessionals whose visions shape the industry. Commercials will behonored in 22 technical and artistic categories. Almost 400 advertisingindustry professionals participated in the judging process. Spotsselected for inclusion in the AICP Show become part of the permanentcollection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York as they haveevery year since the Show’s inception.

The 2003 AICP Show & Brand Integration Honors would not bepossible without the generous contributions of its sponsors. Showsponsors are: Corporate Leaders—Directors Guild of America;Eastman Kodak Company, Entertainment Imaging; and Getty Images.Corporate Benefactors—AdAge’s Creativity; The Ad Age Group;American Airlines; Aspen Travel; Blink Digital; Boards; Company 3; TheCulver Studios; Ian Schrager Hotels; International Duplication Centre,Inc.; Producer’s Source; Sacred Noise; SAG/AFTRA; SHOOT; SonyElectronics, Inc.; Sony Pictures Studios; The Source Maythenyi;Technicolor Entertainment Services; Trollbäck & Company; andUniversal Studios. Corporate Patrons—AGT Seven; Click 3x; FastChannel; Film US; Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz ; and Hello WorldCommunications.

Further information is available at 212-929-3000.

Founded in 1972, the AICP represents, exclusively, the interestsof United States companies that specialize in producing commercials invarious media—film, video, computer—for advertisers andagencies. The association, with national offices in New York and LosAngeles as well as regional chapters across the country, serves as astrong collective voice for this $5-plus billion industry,disseminating information; representing the production industry withinthe advertising community, in business circles, in labor negotiationsand before governmental officials; developing industry standards andtools; providing professional development; and marketing Americanproduction through the AICP Show, The Art & Technique of theAmerican Television Commercial. Now in its 12th year, the AICP Show isan exhibit of the artistry and expertise of commercial filmmakers inthe U.S.