AMSEL campaign is a 2025 Gold Award Winner at the Davey Awards!

AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART is now a Gold Award Winner at this year's DAVEY AWARDS, in the category of Social Campaigns-Arts, Culture & Lifestyle.

While the film itself is still in progress, the award recognizes all the work done for the project so far -- from the teaser trailer and website, to (and especially) our news reporting about Richard Amsel's life, work, and creative legacy.

I've now dedicated about 10 years to making this documentary, following even more years of exhaustive research. It's been an incredible journey, but it hasn't always been easy. I've poured my life savings into the project, faced considerable challenges and opposition, and once even had to go to the hospital due to an anxiety attack.

Such recognition by the Davey Awards is not only professionally gratifying, but feels like something of a personal validation that all that hard work and struggle have been worth it.

To all of you who have supported this project over the years, be it through charitable donations or dedicating your hard work and time, I can not thank you enough. There's still some road ahead, but I know I'm going in the right direction.

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From the award site’s press release:

The Davey Awards is a premier international creative awards focused exclusively on honoring outstanding work from small agencies, independent creators and in-house teams. Inspired by the story of David vs. Goliath, the awards recognizes big ideas that come to life without big budgets.

Each year, the Davey Awards celebrates the smart, nimble and impactful work being done by creatives who punch above their weight and deserve to be seen. If you’re a small shop doing standout work, this stage was built for you.

The Davey Awards is sanctioned and reviewed by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), an assembly of over 500 leading creatives at some of the world’s most acclaimed brands, institutions and agencies like the National Geographic Society, Digital Surgeons, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pernod Ricard, Wheelhouse, Tom Ford Beauty, Psychoactive Studios, NAACP and others.

The full list of the Davey Awards winners can be found at https://daveyawards.com/winners-area/gallery/?event=1095&award=99.

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