Encino, CA, July 26, 2010 — AvatarLabs is the winner of five awards in three categories from the recent 2010 Communicator Awards. The agency received a Gold ‘Award of Excellence’ in the Rich Media category for its “Star Trekâ€? MTV takeover work for Paramount Pictures. The agency also received two Silver ‘Awards of Distinction’ for Star Trek Rich Media and a Star Trek Banner Campaign, also in the Rich Media category, for Paramount Pictures.

AvatarLabs’ second Gold ‘Award of Excellence’ was in the Display Advertising (banners, buttons, skyscrapers) category for “Ice Age 3� Rich Media for Fox Home Entertainment. The agency also received a Silver ‘Award of Distinction’ for the “Bolt� Rhinoball iPhone App for Disney and AvatarLabs.

AvatarLabs–Creative Credits:

“Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs� Online Banner Campaign

Art Director – Donna Arrogante
Producer – Jennifer Fahy
Designer/Developer – Michelleanne Grepo
Developer – Christian Widodo
Developer – James Safechuck
Creative Director – Laura Primack
Executive Creative Director – Rex Cook

“Star Trek� Online Banner Campaign

Art Director – Chris Chung
Producer – Joshua Golsen
Developer – Christian Widodo
Developer – James Safechuck
Creative Director – Laura Primack
Executive Creative Director – Rex Cook

Rhinoball iPhone App

Art Director – Paul Berry
Producer – Joshua Golsen
Developer – Brett Cook
Creative Director – Laura Primack
Executive Creative Director – Rex Cook

ABOUT THE COMMUNICATOR AWARDS:

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. This year’s Communicator Awards received thousands of entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. Please visit www.communicatorawards.com for more information.

ABOUT AVATARLABS:

AvatarLabs is an award-winning, full-service digital agency founded in 2001 to push the boundaries of motion graphics, interactive design and front/backend technology. Its expertise includes websites, online advertising, mobile apps, games, social media, viral marketing, digital marketing strategy and content production. The agency has created innovative digital ad campaigns and sites for films such as “Avatar� and “Alice in Wonderland.� AvatarLabs-created apps, such as Terminate Me, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Poo Log, have received nearly three million downloads in the iPhone App store. The agency will soon release its most dynamic game yet, Rhythm Racer 2, featuring music from The Crystal Method and Kill the Alarm. For more information, visit www.AvatarLabs.com.

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