Something’s Awry wins Gold and Silver in the 47th Annual Telly Awards!
The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production companies. Something’s Awry won Gold for our social media project ‘Lights Out’, which has garnered over 250 million views so far. We also won Silver for our animated short ‘Rush Order’ which is our studio’s original IP and all created in-house using Maxon Software.
We’re in good company amongst other winners including Paramount TV, Warner Brothers Discovery, FOX Entertainment, MoMA, Mayo Clinic, Sony Music, TED, Al Jazeera, Variety, PETA, United Talent Agency, People Inc., Olympic Channel, AccuWeather, ABC News, Dude Perfect, Washington Commanders, Harvard Business School, Modern Post, and more.
“Video has never been more contested, more creative, or more consequential than it is right
now,” shares Amanda Needham, Managing Director of The Telly Awards. “The Telly Awards
has had a front-row seat to this industry for 47 years, and today’s entertainment is happening in
multiple formats, across every screen, and at every budget level.”
Lights Out
Rush Order
“These awards mean a lot to us because Lights Out and Rush Order each represent something we love about this work — making pieces that connect with huge online audiences, and creating original stories and characters from the ground up. We’re so grateful to The Telly Awards for recognizing both.” – Amy Theorin
With over 13,000 entries from across the globe and top video and television content producers. Winners were chosen by The Telly Awards Judging Council, which features more than 250 experts across the world of video. This year welcomed judges including Tamara Kruger, Head of Content and Sponsorships, Google; Janet Graham Borba, Executive VP of Production, HBO; Phil Cook, Chief Marketing Officer, WNBA; and Andrea Wertheim, Senior Manager Post Production, Netflix.
The full list of the 47th Annual Telly Awards winners can be found at www.tellyawards.com/winners/About
About The Telly Awards
The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council—an industry body of over 250 leading experts including advertising agencies, production companies, and major television networks, reflective of the multi-screen industry The Telly Awards celebrates. Partners of The Telly Awards include AWN, View Conference, Skwigly, ACM SIGGRAPH, Seed & Spark, Kinema, The Gotham, Portrait, NAB, RunwayML AIFF, ReelAbilities Film Festival, Film Fatales, FWD-Doc, NYWIFT, Stash, Production Hub, Video Consortium, SeriesFest and Green The Bid.
About Something’s Awry
Something’s Awry was founded in 2017 and specializes in brand storytelling, content, and original IP. A family-run studio, the core team includes Amy Theorin (Executive Producer), Kris Theorin – Creative Director, Kurtis Theorin – Creative Director and Head Writer and Nik Theorin – Writer and Designer. Core projects include brand content for Samsung, Warner Bros., Disney, LG, and Mattel, and original IP projects including animated shorts Grump in the Night, Cyber Kicks, and Unlucky Charms.