TMP Worldwide creative team wins Global Gold and Silver at New York Festivals

Monsterís sister company, TMP Worldwide, wins World Gold for Best Writing and World Silver for Best Internal Communications Film.

The recruitment advertising agency, TMP Worldwide, sister company to Monster.co.uk, has just won the prestigious World Gold Medal for Best Writing and the World Silver Medal for Best Internal Communications Film at the 2005 New York Festivals (NYF). Chosen as íbest of the bestí of work from 32 countries, the awards were given for Natural Borne Killers, a short film conceived and written by Philip Clarke and Steve Paton, with Ben Hartfield producing.

NYF is made up of six international award competitions. The Awards for Film and Video competition recognise The Worldís Best Work in informational, educational and industrial film productions and corporate video.

Natural Borne Killers, commissioned by The Metropolitan Police, is a powerful and original idea that turns the complex subject of infection control into a gripping and inventive drama. Using language and scenarios carefully targeted towards its police audience, it warns of the dangers of infectious diseases and how to avoid them. The tone is edgy, human and humorous, and the story carries a clever twist in the tail that resonates with society at large.

Philip and Steve enjoyed cracking this challenging brief, said Jon Dobinson, Executive Creative Director of TMP Worldwide London. Winning a global gold and silver proves what I already knew, that we are equal to any creative agency in the world.

NYF has honoured excellence in creative communication, work that has touched the hearts and minds of readers, listeners and viewers worldwide since 1957. Industry acceptance and participation in each of these competitions has been evident by the Festivalís prestigious judges and advisors, made up of a veritable Whoís Who of world leaders in communications.

All World Medal winners were announced and the Gold winners shown at a black tie awards ceremony on 28th January 2005 at the Hudson Theatre, just off Times Square in the heart of New Yorkís glittering theatre district.