Art Simon Productions Wins Prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award for "Armenian EyeCare Project" Documentary

Glendale, CA: Art Simon Productions is pleased to announce that the "Armenian EyeCare Project" Documentary, has won the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award, which has been widely recognized as a symbol of excellence in professional, and independent filmmaking for over 50 years. The AECP Documentary was Produced and Directed by Art Simon of Art Simon Productions and was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for the Spring, 2010 competition, one of two competitions conducted by CINE each year. Winners of the CINE competitions are chosen through a rigorous, tiered jury system, based on criteria reflecting storytelling, production value, artistry, purpose and overall excellence.

Since it's founding in 1957, CINE has been dedicated to discovering, rewarding, educating, and supporting established and emerging talent in film and video. Among great talents whose first films were awarded CINE Golden Eagles are Steven Spielberg, Ken Burns and Ron Howard, and filmmakers such as Robert Zemeckis, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorcese, Mira Nair, Charles Guggenheim, Stanley Nelson, Albert Maysles, Frederick Wiseman have also been recipients of the Golden Eagle Award.

Art Simon Productions is delighted that the “Armenian EyeCare Project” Documentary has been recognized by CINE and will join the archive of CINE winners, which can be found at www.cine.org.