Cortina Productions, in collaboration with Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, is pleased to announce they are a recipient of the 2024 Southeastern Museums Conference Gold Award for Media Production, over $10000 Budget Category. The SEMC Technology Competition recognizes excellence in the use of technology within southeastern museums and celebrates the accomplishments of innovative work.
Nearly 20 years after the original film and theater were produced, Gwinnett County reached out to Cortina Productions and Mad Systems, who both worked on the original project, to update the film and AV hardware. The new Blue Planet film is a 10-minute multi-screen cinematic story about one of Earth’s most precious resources: water. The film educates viewers on how water has been constantly cycling between liquid and vapor, land and sky, since it first formed on Earth. The story unfolds across two side screens, a central projection on a waterfall, and a projection mapped topographical surface that rises at a 45-degree angle out of a pool of water. Each surface connects the on-screen content to the film’s core message; water connects us all.
As technology continues to gain importance throughout the museum field, expectations and standards were exceptionally high for this year’s applicants. The SEMC Technology Competition received a record number of applications from a wide variety of museums across the southeast.
Winning entries were expected to demonstrate innovation, effective design, accessibility, creativity, and recognition of institutional identity. Recipients of the awards were judged by an appointed jury of museum professionals across the region who specialize in the fields of digital media and technology.
Award winners will be celebrated at the 2024 Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon on October 23, 2024, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as well as in the Winter 2025 Edition of INSIDE SEMC, a digital publication of the Southeastern Museums Conference. This designation recognizes Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center’s contribution to professional standards in Southeastern museums.
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About Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center:
The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is a unique partnership between the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the Gwinnett County Board of Education, the University of Georgia, and the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Foundation.
The center is as a multi-use nature, heritage, and educational facility. Located on a 233 wooded acres near the Mall of Georgia, the center features interactive exhibits, walking trails and greenways, unique rental spaces, gift shop, and is a model of innovative green building techniques.
To learn more about the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, please visit: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/communityservices/parksandrecreation/ourparksandfacilities/guidetoyourparks/gwinnettenvironmentalandheritagecenter
About the Southeastern Museums Conference:
The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC), a nonprofit membership organization, is an association of museums, museum staff, independent professionals and corporate partners. We focus on the Southeastern United State including: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands.
SEMC works to:
- Provide educational and professional development opportunities
- Improve the interchange of ideas and information
- Encourage respect and collegiality
The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) is dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming conference experience for everyone. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment in any form.
For more information about the Southeastern Museums Conference, visit https://www.semcdirect.net/