Safe Sets: Dying To Work In The Film Industry has earned Gold: Documentary and Silver: Film & Shorts at this year’s Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production companies.
Directed by Paul Heinelmann, Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry is a feature length exploration of the issues impacting the health and wellbeing of those working on set. The film weaves together candid interviews with technicians, union representatives, public health experts, and notable performers (Jon Hamm and John Malkovich) with the story of Dr. Heinzelmann’s effort to conduct research into health and safety in the film industry.
“It is an honor to have the film honored by the Telly Awards and to know that the judges were moved by both the negative conditions depicted and the movement and the solutions within our reach,” notes Heinzelmann. “As a physician with a unique view on the entertainment industry, I am immensely grateful to everyone involved in bringing this film to life who, like me, felt compelled to contribute their own perspective and speak out.”
“Safe Sets highlights the human toll of a system long overdue for an upgrade. Winning these awards is an incredible honor, but more importantly, it signals that our industry is finally ready to have this conversation. I’m encouraged that the time for meaningful change has come,” adds Becky Morrison, Producer, Safe Sets.
“Our industry is shaping truly compelling stories to draw attention to some of the world’s most pressing issues,” shares Telly Awards Managing Director Amanda Needham. “The Telly Awards is uniquely positioned to meet the industry where it’s actually making work, be that on television or TikTok.”
From over 13,000 entries from across the globe, winners were chosen by The Telly Awards Judging Council which includes Ben Wackett, Marketing Director, ENSO Sports & Entertainment Agency, Brian Toombs, Head of Roku Brand Studio, Roku Brand Studio, Lucy Shen, Creator Marketing Manager, Patreon, Irantzu Diez-Gamboa, CEO North America, MediaPro, Rosalind Pressman, VP Brand Marketing, Pluto TV, Adam Faze, Executive Producer, Gymnasium, James Young, EVP, Head of Creative Innovation, BBDO New York, Sarah Minnie, Head of Artist Development and Production, Open Television, Nicole Lederman, Executive Producer, The Martin Agency, and Gregg Stouffer, Lead Editor, Pickleball TV.