Nick Nanton And CelebrityFilms® Earns Emmy Nomination For Short Film “Nido Qubein: A Life Of Success And Significance”

The short film documentary “Nido Qubein: A Life Of Success And Significance” produced by CelebrityFilms® and directed by multiple Emmy@ Award-winner, Nick Nanton, has earned an Emmy® Award nomination in the “Current Affairs” category.

Orlando, FL – November 21, 2014Film production company, CelebrityFilms®, is proud to announce that they have received an Emmy® Award nomination out of the Nashville/Mid South region for the short film documentary, “Nido Qubein: A Life Of Success And Significance.” 3-time Emmy® Award winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, was once again in the director’s chair for this film, which was nominated in the “Current Affairs” category.

“I am so thrilled and humbled that this film has received an Emmy® Award Nomination,” said Nick Nanton. “Dr. Qubein is such an inspirational figure for entrepreneurs around the world, and I am honored that I was given the chance to bring his story to the screen.”

“Nido Qubein: A Life Of Success And Significance” is the inspirational and fascinating story of accomplished business leader, dedicated philanthropist and President of High Point University, Dr. Nido Qubein. Dr. Qubein came to the United States as a teenager with limited knowledge of English and only $50 in his pocket. His inspiring life story is one filled with adversity and abundance. It is through the lens of his life accomplishments, that one appreciates his current role as an educator, philanthropist, and passionate advocate for the development of our future leaders. Dr. Qubein became the seventh president of High Point University in January 2005.  Driven by faithful courage, he continues to lead HPU through an extraordinary transformation.

In addition to his Presidential duties at High Point University, Dr. Qubein serves as advisor to some of America’s best corporate leaders sharing his extensive business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit to help their companies grow and thrive. He currently serves on the boards of BB&T Bank, Great Harvest Bread Company and La-Z Boy Corporation. He has also written a dozen books and recorded scores of audio and video learning programs. He is an active speaker and consultant addressing business and professional groups across North America.

Many talented people helped make this documentary happen. Here are the team members who helped bring the Dr. Qubein’s story to the screen: Ramy Romany, J.W. Dicks, Carlo Alberto Orecchia, Christopher Russell, Nick Nanton, Kasey Eldridge Brennan and Bobby Davidowitz.

“Nido Qubein: A Life Of Success And Significance” can be viewed in its entirety at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbJEu898sNA&feature=youtu.be

About Nick Nanton, Esq.:

A 3-Time Emmy Award Winning Director, Producer and Filmmaker, Nick Nanton, Esq., is known as the Top Agent to Celebrity Experts® around the world for his role in developing and marketing business and professional experts, through personal branding, media, marketing and PR.

Nick serves as the CEO of The Dicks + Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency, an international branding and media agency with more than 2200 clients in 33 countries. Nick has produced large scale events and television shows with the likes of Steve Forbes, Brian Tracy, Bill Cosby, President George H.W. Bush, Jack Canfield (Creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series), Michael E. Gerber, Tom Hopkins and many more.

Nick is recognized as one of the top thought-leaders in the business world, speaking on major stages internationally and having co-authored 36 best-selling books, including the Wall Street Journal Best-Seller, StorySelling™.

Nick has been seen in USA Today, The Wall St. Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, The New York Times, Entrepreneur® Magazine, Forbes, FastCompany.com. and has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX television affiliates around the country, as well as E!, CNN, FOX News, CNBC, MSNBC and hosts his own series on the Bio! channel, Portraits of Success.

Nick is a member of the Florida Bar, a voting member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (Home to The GRAMMYs), a member of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Home to the EMMYs), The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors, and serves on the Innovation Board of the XPRIZE Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about “radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity” through incentivized competition, best known for it’s Ansari XPRIZE which incentivized the first private space flight and was the catalyst for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. Nick spends his spare time serving as an Elder at Orangewood Church, working with Young Life, Downtown Credo Orlando, Entrepreneurs International and rooting for the Florida Gators with his wife Kristina and their three children, Brock, Bowen and Addison.

Learn more at http://www.NickNanton.com and http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About CelebrityFilms®:

CelebrityFilms™ is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Award Winning Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton have produced multiple syndicated television shows and award winning documentaries focused on successful enterprise and philanthropy.  Their productions have been nominated for eight Emmys and they have been awarded 25 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

CelebrityFilms® and Leading Entrepreneurs to Produce Documentary on Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation

Orlando, FL – October 9, 2014CelebrityFilms™, headed by Emmy Award Winning Director, Nick Nanton, has recently signed on to produce a documentary film on Chairman and CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation (www.xprize.org), and Best-Selling author, Peter Diamandis.  Several leading entrepreneurs from various industries have joined CelebrityFilms™ as Executive Producers, to help the film come to fruition. The as yet unnamed documentary film will focus on Peter Diamandis and his approach to taking on the world’s biggest problems through philanthropy and innovation.

Executive Producers of this film include Nick Nanton, JW Dicks, Richard Seppala,

Mike Conlon, Josh Felber, Peter D’Arruda, Chuck Boyce, John Pollock, Clay Dugas and Craig Lack.

Peter Diamandis was recently recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. Diamandis’  XPrize Foundation leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Best known for the $10 million Ansari XPRIZE for private spaceflight which led to the formation of Virgin Galactic with visionary entrepreneur and billionaire, Richard Branson. The Foundation is now launching prizes in Exploration, Life Sciences, Energy, and Education. Diamandis is also the co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley based institution teaching graduates and executives about exponentially growing technologies and their potential to address humanity’s grand challenges. He is coauthor of the New York Times best selling hardcover book Abundance—The Future Is Better Than You Think (www.AbundanceTheBook.com) that was #2 on the NYTimes List and #1 on Amazon.  Learn more about Peter Diamandis at http://www.diamandis.com/

3-TimeEmmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, Esq., will be leading the film team as Director of the documentary. Principal photography began in July 2014 and will continue filming throughout the year at various locations.

To learn more about CelebrityFilms™, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms™:

CelebrityFilms™ is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Award Winning Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton have produced multiple syndicated television shows and award winning documentaries focused on successful enterprise and philanthropy.  Their productions have been nominated for eight Emmys and they have been awarded 25 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

CelebrityFilms® and Entrepreneurs International Partner To Create Entrepreneur Center For Indigenous Mexicans

Entrepreneurs International Foundation is proud to partner with Dicks and Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency and CelebrityFilms to create a new entrepreneur center and subsequent documentary film in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Orlando, FL – August 21, 2014Entrepreneurs International Foundation, a not for profit organization dedicated to creating unique campaigns to raise money and awareness for charitable causes, is joining with CelebrityFilms™ and the Dicks and Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency® to produce a new documentary film, “Armonia,” chronicling the journey of indigenous students in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Entrepreneurs International will be joining with Armonia U.S. Inc, a non profit 501 (c)(3) corporation in the United States designed to support programs abroad committed to working with the poor to bring about Christian Transformation, empowerment and a better life. CelebrityFilms™ will document the journeys of several Armonia Indigenous Mexican Scholars (AIMS) students in Oaxaca, Mexico. The AIMS program provides an opportunity for poor Indian (indigenous Mexican) teenagers in the Sierra Madre mountains of Southern Mexico to obtain a High School education, and a chance for University education in Mexico City.

Entrepreneurs Internation will also spearhead the creation of a new entrepreneur center that will be made possible through generous contributions (financially and physically) of several leading businesspeople and entrepreneurs from across the glove, and organized by the Dicks and Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency®. The documentary film will be under the direction of 3-time Emmy Award winning Director, Nick Nanton and Emmy Award winning Producer JW Dicks.

“This is all about finding a way that we can create sustainable centers where people can come together, create community and create a better life for themselves, their children, their children’s children and beyond that,” remarked Nick Nanton. “Saul Cruz (Founder of the Armonia organization) has figured out how to crack the code to give even the poorest of the poor, the most hopeless of the hopeless and the most helpless of the helpless the mindset where they can have success.”

Learn more about this project at http://vimeo.com/user9314050/review/102582514/72a32ef312

Learn more about Armonia U.S. Inc. at http://www.armoniaus.org/

About Entrepreneurs International Foundation:

Drawing upon the expertise of the top international marketing minds of our time, Entrepreneurs International Foundation (EIF), formerly Marketers For Good, is a not for profit organization dedicated to creating unique campaigns to raise money and awareness for charitable causes. Utilizing cutting edge business and marketing strategies, EIF brings together top marketing and business minds in order to encourage and lift up those in need.

Entrepreneurs International Foundation is constantly seeking new supporters who are interested in giving back and using their ability to raise money for important causes.

Learn more at http://www.EntrepreneursFoundation.com/

About CelebrityFilms™:

CelebrityFilms® is led by 3-time Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Award Winning Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton have produced multiple syndicated television shows and award winning documentaries focused on successful enterprise and philanthropy.  Their productions have been nominated for eight Emmys and they have been awarded 25 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 400 television episodes and more than a dozen films.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

CelebrityFilms® Wins Telly Award For Inspiring Short Film Documentary “Mi Casa Hogar”

The short film documentary “Mi Casa Hogar” produced by CelebrityFilms® and Directed by Nick Nanton, has recently been awarded a 2014 Bronze Telly Award.

Orlando, FL – March 18, 2014Film production company, CelebrityFilms®, is proud to announce that they have recently received a Telly Award for the short film documentary, “Mi Casa Hogar.” The film won a 2014 Bronze Award for Non-Broadcast Productions – Charitable/Not-for-profit category. With nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this is truly an honor.

“Mi Casa Hogar” reveals an in-depth look at the incredible story of the Casa Hogar children’s home in Acapulco, specifically how the home is providing a nurturing environment with a focus on education in this economically disadvantaged region. Casa Hogar is a children’s home that provides care, shelter, strength, love and hope in a Christian environment for orphaned and abandoned children in Acapulco, Mexico.

The work that the orphanage is doing “is changing the lives of these kids. They are bringing in kids from the streets and providing them with not only food, shelter and education, but most importantly the love of a family environment,” said Director Nick Nanton.  “We are excited that we got to film a movie as well as renovate their library and computer center with hundreds of new books and 10 new computers,” Nanton continued.

“The Telly Awards has a mission to honor the very best in film and video,” said Linda Day, Executive Director of the Telly Awards.  “CelebrityFilms’ accomplishment illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft and serves as a testament to great film and video production.”

Many talented people helped make this documentary happen. Here are the team members who helped bring the story of Casa Hogar to the screen:

Sound: Peggy Lupica and Adam Bowen

Second Camera: Michael Cardwell, Ramy Romany, Carlo Orecchia, and Parker Yates

Editors: Amardeep Kaleka and Janette Lopez

Director of Photography: Amardeep Kaleka

Field Producers: Greg Rollett and Bobby Davidowitz

Story Producer: Kasey Brennan

Director: Nick Nanton

Executive Producers: Richard and Lisa Seppala, Michael Canet, Gary Martin Hays, David Wolfe, Jeff Cook, Ralph Henderson Boyce and Gloria Taylor Boyce, Joseph Creech, Dr. Scott Schumann and Robin Schumann, Dustin Williams, Jason Cianflone, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks

Producers:

George McCranie IV, Rick A. Parkes, Dr. Jesse Chai, Tracy Myers, Rod Polston, Tad and Toni Hill, Rob Russell

To learn more about this film and others, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms®:

CelebrityFilms® is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Nominated Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton produce multiple syndicated television shows including The Brian Tracy Show, Meet the Experts, The Michael E. Gerber Show, World Fitness Elite, Consumer’s Advocate, The New American Dream and Health & Wellness Today.  Their productions have been nominated for 4 Emmys and they have been awarded 11 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About The Telly Awards:

The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films.  Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

For its 35th season, The Telly Awards once again joined forces with YouTube to give the public the power to view and rate videos submitted as part of the People’s Telly Awards.  In addition to recognition from the Silver Telly Council, the judging panel that selects the Telly Awards winners, the Internet community helps decide the People’s Telly Awards winners.

A prestigious judging panel of over 500 accomplished industry professionals, each a past winner of a Silver Telly and a member of The Silver Telly Council, judged the competition, upholding the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents.  The Silver Council evaluated entries to recognize distinction in creative work – entries do not compete against each other – rather entries are judged against a high standard of merit.  Less than 10% of entries are chosen as Winners of the Silver Telly, our highest honor.  Approximately 25% of entries are chosen as Winners of the Bronze Telly.

CelebrityFilms® Wins Emmy Award For Direction of Short Film “Mi Casa Hogar”

The short film documentary “Mi Casa Hogar” produced by CelebrityFilms® and Directed by Nick Nanton, won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Direction.

Orlando, FL – December 4, 2013Film production company, CelebrityFilms®, is proud to announce that they have recently received an Emmy® Award for the short film documentary, “Mi Casa Hogar.” Emmy® Award winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, was awarded the Emmy for his contributions as Director, while the film was also nominated as an outstanding Topical Documentary. The Emmy® Ceremony was held on November 24, 2013 in Miami, Florida (Sun Coast Region.)

“Mi Casa Hogar” reveals an in-depth look at the incredible story of the Casa Hogar children’s home in Acapulco, specifically how the home is providing a nurturing environment with a focus on education in this economically disadvantaged region. Casa Hogar is a children’s home that provides care, shelter, strength, love and hope in a Christian environment for orphaned and abandoned children in Acapulco, Mexico.

The work that the orphanage is doing “is changing the lives of these kids. They are bringing in kids from the streets and providing them with not only food, shelter and education, but most importantly the love of a family environment,” said Director Nick Nanton.  “We are excited that we got to film a movie as well as renovate their library and computer center with hundreds of new books and 10 new computers,” Nanton continued.

Many talented people helped make this documentary happen. Here are the team members who helped bring the story of Casa Hogar to the screen:

Sound: Peggy Lupica and Adam Bowen

Second Camera: Michael Cardwell, Ramy Romany, Carlo Orecchia, and Parker Yates

Editors: Amardeep Kaleka and Janette Lopez

Director of Photography: Amardeep Kaleka

Field Producers: Greg Rollett and Bobby Davidowitz

Story Producer: Kasey Brennan

Director: Nick Nanton

Executive Producers: Richard and Lisa Seppala, Michael Canet, Gary Martin Hays, David Wolfe, Jeff Cook, Ralph Henderson Boyce and Gloria Taylor Boyce, Joseph Creech, Dr. Scott Schumann and Robin Schumann, Dustin Williams, Jason Cianflone, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks

Producers:

George McCranie IV, Rick A. Parkes, Dr. Jesse Chai, Tracy Myers, Rod Polston, Tad and Toni Hill, Rob Russell

To learn more about this film and others, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms®:

CelebrityFilms® is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Nominated Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton produce multiple syndicated television shows including The Brian Tracy Show, Meet the Experts, The Michael E. Gerber Show, World Fitness Elite, Consumer’s Advocate, The New American Dream and Health & Wellness Today.  Their productions have been nominated for 4 Emmys and they have been awarded 11 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

CelebrityFilms® Earns Two Emmy Nominations For Short Film “Mi Casa Hogar”

The short film documentary “Mi Casa Hogar” produced by CelebrityFilms® has earned two Emmy® Award nominations for Best Direction and Best Topical Documentary.

Orlando, FL – October 14, 2013Film production company, CelebrityFilms®, is proud to announce that they have received two Emmy® Award nominations for the short film documentary, “Mi Casa Hogar.” Emmy® Award winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, was once again nominated for his contributions as Director, while the film also garnered a nomination for “Best Topical Documentary.”

“Mi Casa Hogar” reveals an in-depth look at the incredible story of the Casa Hogar children’s home in Acapulco, specifically how the home is providing a nurturing environment with a focus on education in this economically disadvantaged region. Casa Hogar is a children’s home that provides care, shelter, strength, love and hope in a Christian environment for orphaned and abandoned children in Acapulco, Mexico.

The work that the orphanage is doing “is changing the lives of these kids. They are bringing in kids from the streets and providing them with not only food, shelter and education, but most importantly the love of a family environment,” said Director Nick Nanton.  “We are excited that we got to film a movie as well as renovate their library and computer center with hundreds of new books and 10 new computers,” Nanton continued.

Many talented people helped make this documentary happen. Here are the team members who helped bring the story of Casa Hogar to the screen:

Sound: Peggy Lupica and Adam Bowen

Second Camera: Michael Cardwell, Ramy Romany, Carlo Orecchia, and Parker Yates

Editors: Amardeep Kaleka and Janette Lopez

Director of Photography: Amardeep Kaleka

Field Producers: Greg Rollett and Bobby Davidowitz

Story Producer: Kasey Brennan

Director: Nick Nanton

Executive Producers: Richard and Lisa Seppala, Michael Canet, Gary Martin Hays, David Wolfe, Jeff Cook, Ralph Henderson Boyce and Gloria Taylor Boyce, Joseph Creech, Dr. Scott Schumann and Robin Schumann, Dustin Williams, Jason Cianflone, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks

Producers:

George McCranie IV, Rick A. Parkes, Dr. Jesse Chai, Tracy Myers, Rod Polston, Tad and Toni Hill, Rob Russell

To learn more about this film and others, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms®:

CelebrityFilms® is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Nominated Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton produce multiple syndicated television shows including The Brian Tracy Show, Meet the Experts, The Michael E. Gerber Show, World Fitness Elite, Consumer’s Advocate, The New American Dream and Health & Wellness Today.  Their productions have been nominated for 4 Emmys and they have been awarded 11 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

CelebrityFilms® Earns Two Emmy Nominations For Short Film “Mi Casa Hogar”

The short film documentary “Mi Casa Hogar” produced by CelebrityFilms® has earned two Emmy® Award nominations for Best Direction and Best Topical Documentary.

Orlando, FL – October 11, 2013Film production company, CelebrityFilms®, is proud to announce that they have received two Emmy® Award nominations for the short film documentary, “Mi Casa Hogar.” Emmy® Award winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, was once again nominated for his contributions as Director, while the film also garnered a nomination for “Best Topical Documentary.”

“Mi Casa Hogar” reveals an in-depth look at the incredible story of the Casa Hogar children’s home in Acapulco, specifically how the home is providing a nurturing environment with a focus on education in this economically disadvantaged region. Casa Hogar is a children’s home that provides care, shelter, strength, love and hope in a Christian environment for orphaned and abandoned children in Acapulco, Mexico.

The work that the orphanage is doing “is changing the lives of these kids. They are bringing in kids from the streets and providing them with not only food, shelter and education, but most importantly the love of a family environment,” said Director Nick Nanton.  “We are excited that we got to film a movie as well as renovate their library and computer center with hundreds of new books and 10 new computers,” Nanton continued.

Many talented people helped make this documentary happen. Here are the team members who helped bring the story of Casa Hogar to the screen:

Sound: Peggy Lupica and Adam Bowen

Second Camera: Michael Cardwell, Ramy Romany, Carlo Orecchia, and Parker Yates

Editors: Amardeep Kaleka and Janette Lopez

Director of Photography: Amardeep Kaleka

Field Producers: Greg Rollett and Bobby Davidowitz

Story Producer: Kasey Brennan

Director: Nick Nanton

Executive Producers: Richard and Lisa Seppala, Michael Canet, Gary Martin Hays, David Wolfe, Jeff Cook, Ralph Henderson Boyce and Gloria Taylor Boyce, Joseph Creech, Dr. Scott Schumann and Robin Schumann, Dustin Williams, Jason Cianflone, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks

Producers:

George McCranie IV, Rick A. Parkes, Dr. Jesse Chai, Tracy Myers, Rod Polston, Tad and Toni Hill, Rob Russell

To learn more about this film and others, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms®:

CelebrityFilms® is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Nominated Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton produce multiple syndicated television shows including The Brian Tracy Show, Meet the Experts, The Michael E. Gerber Show, World Fitness Elite, Consumer’s Advocate, The New American Dream and Health & Wellness Today.  Their productions have been nominated for 4 Emmys and they have been awarded 11 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

CelebrityFilms® Earns Two Emmy Nominations For Short Film “Esperanza”

The short film documentary “Esperanza” produced by CelebrityFilms® has earned two Emmy® Award nominations for Best Direction and Best Topical Documentary.

Orlando, FL – October 11, 2013Film production company, CelebrityFilms®, is proud to announce that they have received two Emmy® Award nominations for the short film documentary, “Esperanza.” Emmy® Award winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, was once again nominated for his contributions as Director, while the film also garnered a nomination for “Best Topical Documentary.”

“Esperanza” is the inspirational story of how the Great American Pastime of Baseball led a young ball player to his life’s mission. While playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic in 1985, Dave Valle, a Seattle Mariner’s catcher, was swarmed by young children as most young fans would do. Dave soon realized, however, that an autograph was the last thing they wanted; they wanted food. They were starving, and they weren’t the only ones. The ball park was surrounded by poverty stricken villages. After that eye opening experience Dave and his wife Vicky made a pact to return and make a difference. It was in that moment, Esperanza was born.

The film showcases Esperanza International – an organization that dedicates itself to free children and their families from poverty through initiatives that generate income, education and health, restoring self-worth and dignity to those who have lost hope. It reveals an in-depth look at Esperanza International’s incredible story and what can happen when people believe in an idea and act to make it come true.

View the trailer here: https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com/our-latest-films

Many talented people helped make this documentary happen. Here are the team members who helped bring the story of “Esperanza” to the screen:

Sound: Adam Bowen

Second Camera: Michael Cardwell

Editors: Amardeep Kaleka and Aviv Rubinstien

Director of Photography: Ramy Romany

Story Producer: Kasey Brennan

Director: Nick Nanton

Executive Producers: James Butler, Tracy Myers, Bill Gough, Rod Polston, Nick Nemeth, Cary Bryson, Luba Winter, David Wolfe, Tim Autrey, John Ledford, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks

To learn more about this film and others, please visit https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com

About CelebrityFilms®:

CelebrityFilms® is led by Emmy® Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton and Emmy® Nominated Producer, JW Dicks. Dicks and Nanton produce multiple syndicated television shows including The Brian Tracy Show, Meet the Experts, The Michael E. Gerber Show, World Fitness Elite, Consumer’s Advocate, The New American Dream and Health & Wellness Today.  Their productions have been nominated for 4 Emmys and they have been awarded 11 Telly Awards for excellence in television and film production.  Combined, they have produced and directed more than 300 television episodes and dozens of films.

Dicks and Nanton’s goal is to bring the uniqueness of entrepreneurs and their stories to the big screen as a means of encouraging a new generation of entrepreneurs and strengthening the economy.

Learn more at https://celebrityfilms.wpengine.com