Peter Jackson To Receive IBC Award

New Zealand director Sir Peter Jackson is to be awarded the IBC2013 International Honour for Excellence, the highest award IBC bestows, at this year's show.
The news comes as the famed director is currently completing the second part of The Hobbit Trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug.
"The IBC International Honour for Excellence is presented each year to an outstanding individual or organisation which has fostered, contributed to or built upon the relationship between technology and creativity," a statement from IBC said.
Recent recipients have included the Science and Technology Research Laboratories of Japanese national broadcaster NHK and Sir David Attenborough.
IBC Council Chairman Peter Owen said: "In the world of the cinema, few directors have pushed the technology barrier harder or farther than Sir Peter."
Peter Jackson began his career making low budget sci-fi and horror movies such as Braindead (Dead Alive) and Bad Taste, going on to direct Hollywood blockbusters such as the King Kong remake and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
The director's movies have now won 20 Oscars, four Golden Globes and 14 Baftas among many other awards.
For The Hobbit, Sir Peter has adopted high frame rate production and presentation to make the 3D engaging and immersive.
He said: "I set my team these challenges, but I know the real discussions between them and their key suppliers start at IBC.
"I am particularly delighted to accept the IBC International Honour for Excellence, because those conversations which happen every year at IBC are critical to the future of our industry," he continued. "Thank you, IBC, for this award, and long may you be the place where story-tellers and technologists can meet."
The IBC2013 International Honour for Excellence forms the climax of the Awards Ceremony, to be held at 6.30pm on Sunday 15 September. The ceremony is open to all IBC visitors.
http://www.ibc.org/2013AwardsShortlist
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