Corridor Business Journal – Best of the Corridor ! ! !
2011 Best Video Production Company in the Corridor
On Monday the 25th, of July, the Corridor Business Journal and their readers named MVP Video Production the Best Video Production company in the corridor!
The survey is done yearly, and this is the first time that we appeared as the Best of the Corridor. The “Best of…” comprises many different industries from best coffee shop, to best printer to best golf course, etc…The composite list has grown so much over the past few years, that the Corridor Business Journal now divides the winners up into two issues.
“Being recognized by the Corridor Business Journal readers as the best in the corridor is a huge thrill. It’s a great way to start the week.” said Kirk Monson, president and co-owner of MVP Video Production.
MVP Donates to C.R. Downtown District
Kirk Monson and Jeff Zahrt from MVP Video Production recently stopped down at the Cedar Rapids Downtown District to donate some of the proceeds from the movie which they produced and directed, “Resilience; The Spirit of Humanity”.
The movie “Resilience, The Spirit of Humanity” is about the 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, and more specifically about the people that were dealing with the flood waters.
In the picture below, Kirk and Jeff are handing Doug Neuman of the Downtown District a check for $100. 
MVP Receives 6 nods from the IMPA
MVP Video Production was in attendance at the 2010 Iowa Motion Picture Association (IMPA) awards banquet on May 1st in Des Moines. We were fortunate to received six (6) awards from the IMPA that night. Three of the awards were “Awards of Excellence”. They were for work we did for the Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids, Procter & Gamble, and Panchero’s Mexican Grill.
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- It was a great night
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- What a view – looking out over Des Moines
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- Can you tell we both got some sun that day?
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- Kirk & Jeff with all six of the awards they won from the IMPA
Chamber Gala Pictures
Here are some pictures from the Chamber’s Gala when we received the Small Business of the Year award. What great night. The theme was Phantom of the Opera, so masks were in order.
31st Annual Telly Award Winners Announced
MVP Video Production is pleased to accept three Telly Awards this year, a Silver Telly for “Resilience; The Spirit of Humanity” and two Bronze Telly Awards for “Courageous Stories,” a video created for Mercy Medical Center and “Putty and Barney,” an internal corporate piece for Procter and Gamble.
“Winning a Telly is a fantastic honor. It’s a competition that is judged by our peers, so a Telly award really means a lot,” says Jeff Zahrt. “Within the video production community, it means that we are producing stories on video that are on par with the best in the nation.”
The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. The 31st Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Additional information can be found at www.tellyawards.com
And the Winner is…
…MVP Video Production!
The Small Business of the Year award was presented at The Gala on March 26, 2010 hosted by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. This inaugural event, held at the newly reopened Theatre Cedar Rapids, presented four awards including Volunteer of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year. MVP Video Production was the recipient of Small Business of the Year award.
Both Kirk Monson and Jeff Zahrt were present to accept the award. “This is so exciting,” says Zahrt. “To be recognized nationally for our work is so rewarding but to be recognized locally is equally significant because it not only applauds the work that we do but also our contribution to the Cedar Rapids community.”
According to Shannon Meyer, President of the Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business of the Year award is given to the company that portrays business excellence, is involved in the community and has advanced in economic growth through sales and earnings. The winning organization exceeds customer and client expectations and provides the utmost quality in customer service, as well as seeks to improve and better the Cedar Rapids community.
For additional information on The Gala and this award, please go to http://www.cedarrapids.org.
And the nominees are…
MVP Video Production is excited to announce our recent nomination for Small Business of the Year, which will be one of three awards given at The Gala hosted by The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
“We had so many wonderful businesses submitted this year, making it difficult to narrow down the field. We’re proud to add MVP to the list of nominees, “ states Shannon Meyer, President, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
The Small Business of the Year award will be presented at The Gala on March 26, 2010 to the company that portrays business excellence, is involved in the community and has advanced in economic growth through sales and earnings. The winning organization exceeds customer and client expectations and provides the utmost quality in customer service, as well as seeks to improve and better the Cedar Rapids community.
“This is a terrific honor,” says Jeffrey Zahrt of MVP. “There are a lot of businesses in Cedar Rapids really stepping up their game and to be seen as a leader in this community is humbling.”
For additional information on The Gala and this award, please go to http://www.cedarrapids.org.
MVP invited to screen Mercy’s “100 Days” documentary during Fairfield Art Walk Film Festival
A celebration of Film in Iowa – Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk 6th Annual Film Expo occurring February 5-7, 2010. The 1st Fridays Art Walk 6th Annual Film Expo highlights Producers, Writers, Director and Actors who have some connections to the Iowa Film Industry. Feature films, including MVP’s documentary, “100 Days” along with shorts and youth / student films will be shown.
During the course of the weekend the festival will also be holding two workshops. On February 6th @ 1pm the Workshop attendees will be an introduced to the “Animation industry” by Grasshorse Animation from Mt Pleasant Iowa. The Second workshop also February 6th starting @ 9:30am will be an all day “Script Production Workshop” to be held at Hawthorne Direct Studios. For additional information on http://www.travelfairfieldiowa.com
“We welcome any opportunity to showcase our work while celebrating other Iowa film makers,” states Jeff Zahrt. “We’re really pleased to be part of something that not only promotes our craft but also our great state. Our documentary is also a statement on the tremendous strength of Iowans so this is such a great fit.”
Co-Sponsors of this event are Hawthorne Direct, Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau, Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Revelations Cafe, DLF.TV, FPAC, KMCD and KRUU-FM, additional partners are Iowa Motion Picture Association (IMPA), Iowa Scriptwriters Alliance.
MVP picks up two Davey Awards
The winners of The 2009 Davey Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. With over 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small firms, agencies and companies worldwide. For additional information on the Davey Awards please go to www.daveyawards.com.
MVP Video Production was awarded two Silver Davey Awards. The awards were for “Resilience: The Spirit of Humanity” and “My Boys & Girls Club” – Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids.
“This is so encouraging,” says Jeffrey Zahrt of MVP. “The Davey Awards are tough to win because they are seeing work from all over the world. We’re so excited about this.”
The Davey Awards honors the achievement of the “Creative David’s” where strength comes from ideas, intelligence and out-of-the-box thinking, not a “Giant’s” bankroll. Judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only organization consisting of top-tier media, advertising, and marketing professionals from the world’s leading organizations and firms, the Davey Awards entries are judged on their merits based on a standard of excellence as set within the industry. Please visit www.iavisarts.org for a full member list and more information.
MVP brings home the bacon at Videographers Awards!
MVP Video Production recently received five industry awards for videos created on behalf of Iowa clients. MVP earned recognition for video production in the 2009 Videographer Awards.
The 2009 Videographer Awards for MVP include three Awards of Excellence and two Awards of Distinction.
The awards were received for the following projects:
Find Yourself Here – Iowa City Area Dev. Group for Excellence in the Self-Promotion category
“100 Days” – Mercy Medical for Excellence in the Documentary category
“My Boys & Girls Club” – Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids for Excellence in the Non-Profit category
“There When You Need Us” – Royal Plus, recognized with Distinction in the Self-Promotion category
“Olivia” – EduCare recognized with Distinction in the Commercial category
The Videographer Awards is an international awards program directed by communication professionals to honor talented individuals and companies in the video production field. The competition is designed to identify communication professionals who are raising the standards of the industry and to give winners and their clients the recognition that the work they are producing is outstanding and highly regarded by their peers. For more information visit http://www.videoawards.com.
