Zune Arts' Film Masks Inducted into New York City's Museum of Modern Art's Permanent Film Collection
Masks is Zune Arts' second film to become part of MoMA's collection
REDMOND, WA — June 03, 2008 — Yesterday, at the 17th annual AICP* awards show, it was announced that the Zune Arts film Masks was inducted into New York's Museum of Modern Art's permanent film collection. This Braveheart-meets-Care Bears battlefield drama, created by renowned New York animation geniuses Jonathan Gorin and Naomi Nishimura (a.k.a. PandaPanther), features music by The Black Angels and explores how peace can be better achieved by trading perspectives. The film is currently available for free viewing from Zune Arts at http://zune-arts.net/masks.
Each year, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial holds their annual awards ceremony, "The Show," to celebrate outstanding commercials selected for excellence and achievement in various craft categories. This year’s film induction makes it the second Zune Arts film to become part of MoMA’s permanent film archive, with Generous Monster being honored in 2007.
"For one of the Zune Arts films to be recognized by The Museum of Modern Art is an incredible honor," said Rob Schaltenbrand, Zune Arts Brand Manager. "This being the second film induction speaks to the high-quality work being curated for the program and the talented artists that we're able to work with. It's very exciting for Masks to be recognized by the utmost authority on high art."
Zune Arts recently announced the availability of Zune Arts content through a new podcast series, which showcases a broad selection of today's cutting edge cultural artists expressing themselves through film, music, design and illustration. In addition to showing these works, the podcast series features artist interviews, exclusive content, behind-the-scenes videos and more.
For more information on Masks, visit: http://www.zune-arts.net/masks
For more information about Zune Arts podcast subscription, visit http://www.zune.net/en-US/marketplace/videos.htm
*Art & Technique of the American Commercial is also known as The AICP Show, or "Association of Independent Commercial Producers." For more info, visit the show's site: http://www.aicp.com/show/show.html
