Louis C.K. Among Producers Guild of America's Honorees

Last night, the Producers Guild of America honored nine Innovators, Visionaries and Producers (V.I.P.) who have Made significant contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling in the past year. 100 people gathered at the home of super innovator and entrepreneur Elon Musk (PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX) in Bel-Air, Calif., for the inaugural 'Digital V.I.P.' awards celebration. Guests included John Lasseter, Morgan Freeman, Mark Gordon (President of the Producers Guild of America), Bill Westenhofer and many more. Please see attached images and link below.

The first-ever 'Digital V.I.P.' honorees were:

INNOVATORS - those who have developed new methods or technology that enables the production of storytelling.
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Co-Founders of Instagram
Bill Westenhofer, Academy Award winning VFX supervisor for Rhythm & Hues Studios for "Life Philip Atwell and Dylan Brown of Digital Domain for Virtual 2Pac

VISIONARIES - those who have brought forth new ideas about the creative application of technology to advance storytelling across all media.
John Raatz (Founder, Board Chairman, CEO), Eckhart Tolle (Honorary Founder) and Jim Carrey (Honorary Founder) of The Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE)
Bruce Sterling, multi award winning science fiction author for his influence upon technology as it relates to storytelling and in co-founding the cyperpunk movement

PRODUCERS - those who have created content whose reach, execution and influence has advanced the audience experience.
Disney Imagineering team and developers for Disney's Cars Land
Louis C.K., Emmy Award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, director, actor, producer for his show Louie and re-engineering the role of artist in entertainment distribution
Ben Donovan (President & Co-Founder), Danny Zappin (CEO & Co-Founder) and Lisa Donovan (GM & Co-Founder) of Maker Studios for pioneering the online multichannel network
Conan O'Brien, Emmy Award winning television host and comedian for Team Coco digital experience

About the Producers Guild of America

The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The Producers Guild has more than 5,600 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and Community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices. Visit www.producersguild.org, www.pgagreen.org, and www.pgadiversity.org for more information.

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