Takeda Entertainment Wins Two Tellys

Scene from the national Telly Award winning film “Answering the Call” produced for CHRISTUS Health

The results are just coming in, and so far, Takeda Entertainment has won two 2014 national Telly Awards for films produced for CHRISTUS Health and General Motors.

“I’m excited because these Tellys reward storytelling that’s more raw and authentic,” said director Scott Takeda. “The first award was for a full-blown documentary series we did for GM where we followed a successful Chicago-area dealership as it attempted to adopt a new, appointment-based selling culture. Unlike previous corporate documentaries, which have fast-paced edits and a scripted storyline, we wanted to capture things as they happened. So we showed the viewers how the leaders within the dealership struggled with the changes and revealed their fears about if it would work. This was a twelve-month labor of love, and I’m grateful the judges found our story compelling.

“The second award was for a new client CHRISTUS Health – a Catholic-based healthcare system based in Texas. They brought us in to capture their leaders during a pilgrimage where their ministry began in central France. We were interested in capturing real moments, and our cinematographers did a great job of documenting their experiences. After combing through hours of footage and thousands of stills, we created a 90-second promo titled ‘Answering the Call.'”

The Telly Awards is the leading national TV/Film/Video awards competition. It receives tens of thousands of entries from the nation’s top ad agencies and production houses. These two awards add up to a total of 32 National Telly Awards for Takeda Entertainment.

Congratulations to the entire team.

Scene from the national Telly Award winning film for General Motors