News
Four Hermes Creative Awards for Mind & Media Projects
May 2013—Four Mind & Media video projects were honored in five categories in the 2013 Hermes Creative Awards:
- Platinum, Video/Marketing (Product) Category: “First Contact,” promoting David Ford’s book Blind in One Eye: A Story about Seeing the Possibilities
- Platinum, Video/Government Category: US Army Engineer Research & Development Center Overview
- Gold, Video/Nonprofit Category: March of Dimes 2012 Mission
- Honorable Mention, Video/Nonprofit and Pro Bono Categories: “Your Pet's Special Skill” for Washington Humane Society
DREAM Webisodes Debut
April 24, 2013—Producer/director Aldo Bello released seven webisodes today from what will be his full-length documentary on immigration reform, DREAM: An American Story. See them, share them, on dreamthedocumentary.com.
Bello Selected for Inaugural Docs in Progress Fellowship Program
March 2013—Mind & Media Chief Creative Officer Aldo Bello has been selected by Docs in Progress as one of nine Fellows in their inaugural Fellowship Program. The Fellows will participate in a series of monthly meetings to hold each other accountable on their projects and share ideas about the creative process, as well as write about their progress on the Docs in Progress blog. The non-profit, based in Silver Spring, Maryland, fosters a supportive community for documentary filmmakers through classes, workshops, talks, consulting, and public screenings. Learn more at docsinprogress.org.
Aldo has produced several independent documentaries including What Happened about the tech bubble and DREAM: An Immigration Story about immigration reform. His latest project focuses on the significance and legacy of the date September 11 in both the U.S. and Chile.
Mind & Media Is Moving
February 2013—After 14 years on Mount Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Mind & Media is moving to the north end of Old Town, Alexandria at the end of May. “We’re moving into a more efficient space for the kind of company we are,” says Mind & Media CEO Marilyn Finnemore. “We’ll miss Del Ray, but Old Town is another walkable community, which was important to us. Alexandria has a lot of great options. You get really spoiled!”
Mind & Media’s new address will be 901 N. Pitt St, Suite 310, in the Waterman Place building. The space is being built out to our specifications and will offer a welcoming place for clients and a fresh new workplace for staff with plenty of Mind & Media charm.