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Congratulations to the 2025
EnTech Awards Recipients!
| | Amy Jo Smith of DEG and Bill Neighbors of platinum sponsor Xperi introduce the awards program. | | It was great to see 200 members of our community at Amazon's Culver Theater for the fifth annual DEG EnTech Awards on Tuesday. | | (from l. ) Synamedia's Lena Wasikowski, Warner Bros. Discovery's John Sheehee, and Deluxe's Michele Lachoff | | Rich Marty (far l.) and Ron Geller (far r.), of Hall of Fame Award sponsor Dolby, pose with 2025 Hall of Fame Honoree Richard Berger (second from l.) and DEG EnTech Chair Rick Hack (second from r.) | | (from l.) Memnon's Jake Ramirez, Disney's Robyn Lurie, Disney/Movies Anywhere's Elissa Brown, and Dolby's Tom McAndrew | | (from l.) Xperi's Bill Neighbors, Craig Seidel, DEG's Amy Jo Smith, and Rick Hack share a laugh | | Accessibility award winners Lore Ameloot (l.) and Arturo Gracia (r.) | | 2024 Hedy Lamarr student honoree Hope Bryant of NBCUniversal (l.) and Allan Schollnick of 3rd i Digital | | The reception took place in the Culver Theater's lobby, with guests enjoying drinks and snacks prior to the awards ceremony | | Following a vibrant reception, the awards program kicked off with NBCUniversal's Megan Mauck (r). receiving the Technology Leadership Award. Jude Fitzmorris (l.), of event host Amazon, presented. | | | The Technology Innovation in Content Distribution Award went to Play Anywhere's Compliance Engine. AWS's Ian McPherson (pictured) presented and accepted on behalf of the Play Amnywhere team, who were unable to attend the ceremony. | | | | | Spherex's Teresa Phillips (r.) accepted the Technology Innovation in Content Delivery Award, which was given to Spherex's AI Agents. 2023's Hall of Fame Award honoree Ellen Goodridge (l.) of Amazon MGM Studios presented. | | | | Christopher Reynolds of Deluxe (l.) received the Localization Trailblazer Award. The award was presented by NBCUniversal's Andrea Riehle (r.), who won last year. | | |
Cineverse's Tony Huidor (pictured) accepted the Emerging Technology Award for the company's CineSearch technology. EnTech Chair Rick Hack presented and spoke on the upcoming EnTech event slate.
| | The Technology Innovation in Catalog Restoration and Preservation Award went to the Sunset Blvd. Team, consisting of Paramount, Park Road Post, and WingNut Films MAL Studios. Charles Stepczyk (l.) and Charlotte Barker (c.) of Paramount accepted on the teams' behalf. Michelle Mikesell (r.) of 360 Solutions presented. | | | | | The Technology Achievement in Multi-Media Accessibility Award went to "Sinners" with Black American Sign Language, comprised of Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max, and Roundabout Entertainment. From left: Roundabout Entertainment's Yasmin Cruz and Jeanette Zepeda, Warner Bros. Discovery's Lore Ameloot and Arturo Garcia, Amy White, and John Ordonez of Roundabout Entertainment accepted on the teams' behalf. Past EnTech Award and Hedy Lamarr Award recipient Paulette Pantoja of Blu Digital Group, a TransPerfect Company (second from r.), presented. | | For the first time, the Rising Star Award was presented to a class of emerging industry talents. (from l.) The Sherlock Company's Sharon Hsieh, Warner Bros. Discovery's Alison Falk, Paramount Pictures' Bill Pahutski, and NBCUniversal's Hunter Clancey lit up the stage when accepting this recognition. Iyuno's James Han was also a member of this year's class. 2021 Hall of Fame honoree Craig Seidel (far r.) presented. | | | | | |
2025's Hall of Fame award went to
MovieLabs' Richard Berger. Berger is responsible for the overall direction of MovieLabs and oversees technology initiatives on behalf of the major studios. Ron Geller of award sponsor Dolby presented.
| | The People's Choice Award went to Vubiquity's Catalog Intelligence. The Vubiquity team showed up in full force to celebrate. (front row, from l.) Vubiquity's Donna Thomas, Allison Kodatt, Rachel Souverain, and Jason Keiles. (back row, from l.) Vubiquity's Nate Frink, Dan Lashley, and Asaf Finberg. | | Thank You to All Of This Year's Sponsors! |
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