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PGA President Mark Gordon

The Producers Guild of America announced Wednesday, Aug. 8, the creation of a new digital-entertainment awards program. Digital V.I.P. will honor nine “visionaries, innovators, and producers” who made “significant contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling during the past year,” according to a statement from the guild. Membership in the PGA is not a requirement for nomination. PGA members may submit nominations through digital-vip.com. Non-members can submit by writing to Christopher de Haan at chris.dehaan@42west.net.

“The Producers Guild of America is home to the leading creators of film, television, and new media,” said PGA president Mark Gordon in the guild’s statement. “Producers are the engine at the heart of the entertainment industry, and Digital V.I.P. honorees are the influential decision-makers on the front lines of new media, gathering resources, developing technologies, creating stories, and making digital entertainment happen.”

The nomination period ends Sept. 4 at 5 p.m.