Inaugural JCS International Young Creatives Award Winners Unveiled

The first-ever JCS International Young Creatives Award was presented to three winners at the 2017 International Emmy World Television Festival.

The winners—Eisa Alhabib of Kuwait, Ewing Luo of China and Roberto Pino Almeyda of Chile—each created one-minute short videos on the theme of “Women Peacemakers.” The awards ceremony was held during the traditional annual Nominee Medal Ceremony for the 2017 International Emmy Award nominees at the International Emmy World Television Festival, held at the Sofitel Hotel in New York.

Alhabib directed Domestic Cycle, which portrays a young woman’s efforts to create peace in her own family. Luo directed The Peacemaker from Nanking, depicting a young woman from Nanking, China, who decides to spend her summer as a peacemaker in Iraq. Pino Almeyda directed Nosotras, which focuses on an elderly woman reflecting on a lifetime of progress.

The panel of jurors included Jenna Arnold, co-founder of ORGANIZE; Camille Bidermann, the executive director of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; Sean Cohan, the president of international and digital media at A+E Networks; Susan Ennis, the executive VP of HBO; Michal Grayevsky, the president of JCS International; Barbara Kopple, a film producer and director; Dennis Paul, founder and managing member of Thyra Global Management; Muna Rihani, chairman of U.N. Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA); and Isiah Thomas, the president of NY Liberty.

“Today, we celebrate three young creatives whose work promotes peace across the globe—and the women who make it all possible,” said JCS International’s Grayevsky, who is also a board member of the International Academy. “We are so thankful to the International Academy for their extraordinary work. This first year was superb, and we look forward to partnering for many years to come.”

“I’m honored to receive the JCS International Young Creatives Award,” said Alhabib. “As a young artist, I’m so thankful that organizations like JCS International and the International Academy have recognized my work.”

“My short video, The Peacemaker from Nanking, is a deeply personal project,” commented Luo. “Receiving this award is an important step in my creative development, and I hope it inspires other potential peacemakers and artists.”

“This has been such an exciting process for me as an artist,” added Pino Almeyda. “To be honored as a Young Creative inspires me to pursue my artistic ambitions in the years to come.”