ST. LOUIS, MO (October 5, 2009) –The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences hosted the 2009 Mid-America Emmy Awards at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis with Coolfire Media collecting 5 total EMMYs this year. CFM won for Best PSA, Best Individual Spot (2 EMMYS), Best Audio Composite, and Best Editorial Composite.

 

The PSA was a fully animated spot created for The St. Louis International Film Festival designed and animated by Patrick Vaughan.  Brent Johnson created the sound design for the spot.

 

Best Single Spot winner #1, “Patient Thinking,” a spot for Metro Imaging was produced and edited by CFM for ad agency Geile Leon. David Johnson produced and directed, Mike Kuhn edited and created motion graphics, and Brent Johnson produced the sound design.

 

Best Single Spot winner #2, “Dinoraurus,” a spot for The St. Louis Zoo was produced and edited by CFM for ad agency Advertising Savants. David Johnson produced and directed, Kevin Johnson edited, composited and created motion graphics. Brent Johnson produced the sound design.

 

Individual EMMYs went to audio engineer Brent Johnson for a composite of his work and to editor Kevin Johnson for his editorial composite.

 

“Coolfire Media is proud to accept the award on behalf of everyone who was involved in the project, said Jeff Keane, President of Coolfire Media. “I’m extremely happy for the company and for Kevin, Patrick, Mike and Brent as well as the clients who hired us to do the work.”

 

The Mid-America Emmy Awards recognizes excellence in television communications among a variety of categories. The region covers Missouri and parts of Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska.

 

Coolfire Media has positioned itself as a prolific digital media production company. The company has amassed an impressive collection of work, with clients such as Anheuser-Busch, Energizer, AT&T, Scottrade, the US Army, Verizon, and Yellow Pages. The company’s 8000-square foot studio boasts seven high-end editorial suites, digital audio suite and fully integrated Interactive department. 

 

Coolfire Media is located at 415 North 10th Street, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101. Please contact Executive Producer, David Johnson at 314-421-2665 or via email at djohnson@coolfiremedia.com for sales inquiries.