Maggie Burnette Stogner, of Blue Bear Films, has won a prestigious Award of Excellence for the Best Shorts Competition.  The award was given for Maggie Burnette Stogner’s exciting Special Program, Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology Exhibition.

Maggie Burnette Stogner commented that “It’s not every day you get a chance to work with Harrison Ford, and the remarkably gifted people at LucasFilm and National Geographic on a brand new Indiana Jones project. The documentary films we produced, which appear within this new traveling exhibition, meld the fantasy of those inspiring Indiana Jones movies with the exciting world of real life archaeology. Visitors to museums today are no longer interested in viewing isolated artifacts, identified by small object labels in musty rooms. They seek, instead, immersive and highly interactive experiences. The Indiana Jones exhibition is dynamic and experiential, and through its incorporation of multimedia technology, delivers dramatic and compelling storytelling.”

The Best Shorts Competition recognizes film professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social change. Entries are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film industry. Information about the Best Shorts Competition and list of recent winners can be found at www.bestshorts.net.

In winning Best Shorts laurels, Blue Bear Films joins the ranks of other high-profile winner of this internationally respected award. Thomas Baker, Ph.D., who chairs the Best Shorts Competition, had this to say about the latest winners, “Best Shorts laurels are not easy to win. Entries are received from around the world. The Best Shorts Competition helps set the standard for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptionally high quality of entries. The goal of the Best Shorts Competition  is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.”

For a complete list of the 2011 winners please go to: http://bestshorts.net/Winners.aspx

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For more information – http://www.indianajonestheexhibition.com/

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Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology exhibition had a very successful run at the Montreal Science Center and is now in Valencia, Spain at the Principe Felipe Science Museum, December 22, 2011 – September 16, 2012.   Blue Bear Films produced the audio welcome with Harrison Ford and four large-screen documentary films for this new international traveling exhibition. Presented by the National Geographic Society, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Montreal’s X3 Productions, the exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to share in the feats and findings of this great film character, through a fascinating interactive and educational museological adventure.

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Filmmaker Maggie Burnette Stogner and her company Blue Bear Films, a world leader in the design and production of multi-media for museum exhibitions, have produced four short documentary films which are currently being featured within the new, worldwide, traveling exhibition ‘Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology.’
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The new exhibition debuted at the Montreal Science Center on April 28th, and will remain there until Sept. 18th. Following its debut at the Montreal Science Center, the ‘Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology’ exhibition will travel for 5-7 years throughout Europe and Asia.
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Fred Hiebert, Senior Archaeology Fellow at National Geographic, and Co-Curator of the ‘Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology’ exhibition, said, ‘The exhibition content is greatly enriched by Maggie Stogner’s video shorts of ‘Real Indiana Joneses’ — archaeologists in the field who bring the passion and importance of new discoveries to the general public. These films give me goose bumps of excitement every time I see them — wow!’

Source: Blue Bear Films Explores The Real Archaeology of Indiana Jones With Four New Documentary Films, May 6, 2011

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. . . [I]mmersive storytelling experiences transport the visitor to a different time and place, engage them with the sights and sounds of the era, and contextualize the artifacts in an interactive learning environment.

‘Culture is all about our human stories,’ said Stogner. ‘It is how we, as humans, share who we are, what we believe in, what we fear or love, what we hope for, how we live. We have communicated our culture though multimedia storytelling from the earliest cave drawings and stories around the fire pit. Immersive media technologies are an evolving means to tell and share those stories.’
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. . . [I]mmersive exhibits appeal to an ever increasing ethnically diverse crowd, and to older visitors. Integrated multimedia exhibits can provide a more effective educational experience to persons with visual or hearing impairments when compared to traditional text labels and tour guides.
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‘Today’s new media technologies have tremendous potential to enliven and give meaning to ancient cultures and historical events of the past,’ said Stogner, ‘but they must be used with a strong commitment to content research and quality.’

Source: Reinventing the Museum Experience in the Digital Age

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Using state-of-the-art multimedia technology, the exhibit features a mind-blowing collection of ancient artifacts and Indiana Jones movie materials (like props, set designs and conceptual art). The show runs in Montreal through September 18 before hitting the road for stints in Canada, Europe and Asia. (New York fans take note: the Montreal show is its closest scheduled stop.)

Here’s how the exhibit goes down: You get a hand-held video companion guide to assist on your quest to solve various archaeological mysteries as you navigate through the 10,000 square-foot exhibit, from the “Indy Trail” to various archaeological zones and interactive adventures. Alongside your new BFF Indiana Jones, you’ll experience the real stories behind relics like the Holy Grail and decipher ancient scripts. You’ll learn how real-life archaeologists solve mysteries around the world from Peru to fictional places like Akator and Mayapore. You will be titillated!

Source: Indiana Jones Makes Archaeology Hot in Montreal, April 11, 2011

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