TORONTO, ONTARIO (Top40 Charts/ UOMO Media) - The NE Inc., a fully owned visual media subsidiary of multichannel entertainment company, UOMO Media (OTCBB:UOMO), congratulates Randall (RT!) Thorne, Executive Director, for winning the ReelWorld Film Festival Award for Outstanding Canadian
Music Video for his direction of "
Save You" by
Simple Plan. The video featured cancer survivors and all funds from the music single went to Simply Plan Foundation, which benefits cancer charities.
"The marriage of message and music video is very poignant for the video for "Save You" by Simple Plan," said John Nadalin, President, The NE Inc. "We are thrilled for the recognition, and now the award RT! has received for this very affecting music video. The NE Inc. team has a great gift for collaborating with the artist and taking their interpretation of their material to another creative visual plane."
Randall Thorne, also known as RT!, is an internationally-renowned and award-winning film and video director. At The NE Inc., RT! serves as Executive Director overseeing both his own collaborations with clients and those of the company's roster of directors to create the most amazing visual, screen-based entertainment the industry has to offer. He has worked with various world-renowned international music artists including Sean Paul, Xzibit, Kardinal Offishall, K.Maro, Ginuwine, Neverending White Lights, Talib Kweli, Belly, Massari, and Shawn Desman. RT! has also worked extensively in television at Much & Muchmore Music, as well as a Story Producer for Sun TV. He is the creative lead for commercial production at The NE Inc.
About The NE Inc.
Based in Toronto, The NE Inc. is a full service visual media content development company and subsidiary of UOMO Media. The firm is made up of a young collective of gifted film and television professionals specializing in and developing some of the most pre-eminent visual media, commercial, music videos and film projects. In 2008, The NE Inc. produced almost 40 per cent of Canada's music industry creative. www.thene.ca
About UOMO Media Inc.
UOMO Media Inc. is a multi-channel entertainment company that acquires, produces, and manages intellectual media content and digital assets. UOMO integrates existing and well-established revenue streams in recorded music, publishing and talent management through its five operating divisions: UOMO Digital, UOMO Recorded Music, UOMO Talent Management, UOMO Publishing, and newly launched, AdUOMO. PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by 2011, the global media and entertainment industry will be worth US$ 2 trillion. www.uomomedia.com.
