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Peter Jackson To Receive IBC International Honour for Excellence

Posted by on August 13, 2013 at 5:33 pm

Peter_Jackson_marqueeCongratulations to Peter Jackson!

Peter will receive the International Broadcasting Convention’s highest honour, the International Honour for Excellence 2013, for “fostering the relationship between technology and creativity” says The Hollywood Reporter .

The award recognises his innovations in areas from visual effects to high frame rates. The director of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is in good company as previous recipients include James Cameron, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Attenborough.

The award will be presented at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam on Sunday 15 September, 2013.

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