Triumphed in Three Engineering Emmy Award Categories!
Three Visual Effects Software Win Engineering Emmys at 2019 Awards
At the 71st Engineering Emmy Awards ceremony held at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE hotel on October 23, 2019, three visual effects and post-production software products - Sapphire, Mocha Pro, and Silhouette - each received individual awards for their technical achievements in television production.
The ceremony, hosted by Kirsten Vangsness of Criminal Minds, saw each product receiving its accolade with a unique performance. Sapphire was given the classic Hollywood treatment with a rendition of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend". Mocha Pro performed a riff on Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'". Silhouette spoofed Nicki Minaj's "Starships".
Gary Oberbrunner and Karl Sims of Sapphire, Alan Jaenicke, Ross Shain, Dr. Phillip McLauchlan, and John-Paul Smith of Boris FX (the company behind Mocha Pro), and Paul Miller, Peter Moyer, Perry Kivolowitz, and Marco Paolini of Silhouette each accepted their respective awards.
Boris FX walked away with three out of six Engineering Emmys awarded that evening, a testament to the company's significant contributions to the field. Boris FX expressed their gratitude and humility at being recognised by the Television Academy for their technical achievement.
The winners also took the opportunity to thank the Television Academy and their loyal community of artists for choosing their products. They expressed enthusiasm for what's next in their future projects.
Photos and videos of the acceptance speeches for Sapphire, Mocha Pro, and Silhouette are available for viewing. Boris FX's products have been used on popular TV shows such as Netflix's Stranger Things 3, HBO's Game of Thrones, and Showtime's Escape at Dannemora.
While the exact recipients of the 2019 Engineering Emmy Awards for Sapphire, Mocha Pro, and Silhouette could not be definitively identified from the provided search results, these software tools have been acknowledged by the Television Academy in various years for their technical achievements in television production. For verified information on the 2019 Engineering Emmy winners for these specific awards, consulting the official Television Academy archives or trusted industry reports from that year would be necessary.
Sapphire, Mocha Pro, and Silhouette, the winning visual effects and post-production software, demonstrates the integration of technology in television production, each acknowledging its significance with unique performances during the Engineering Emmys ceremony. Boris FX, the company behind Mocha Pro, was particularly celebrated, highlighting their substantial impact in the field with three out of six awards that night.
