EXCLUSIVE: George Levendis and Levente Málnay will each obtain the North Star Award as a part of the inaugural NATPE Honors Europe.
Levendis is the previous Syco exec who’s now MD of Greece’s Antenna Studios and broadcasters ANT1 and Mak TV. Málnay is MD and EVP at AMC Networks Worldwide & CEE.
The North Star Award they may each obtain is a part of NATPE Honors Europe, a brand new set of Central & Jap Europe-focused awards. The honors will probably be given on the upcoming NATPE Budapest occasion.
The North Star Award is, NATPE mentioned, for leaders who’ve had a bar-raising impression. Different classes embody The Shift Disturber Award for execs who’re driving transformative change.
Daniel Grunt, Nova Group CEO, lands the accolade for work on the Voyo streaming and on-demand platform. The opposite recipient is Magazine Leisure’s Magdalena Szwedkowicz, for making Polish-produced hits together with Forgotten Love (Znachor) and SkyShowtime breakout Sleboda (Lethal Ties).
The Trigger + Motion Award, recognizing social impression goes to Starlight Media, Ukraine’s largest broadcasting group for its work amplifying the voice of veterans, together with placing a conflict vet in the latest version of The Bachelor.
The NATPE Honors Europe Awards will develop into an annual custom, the Brunico-owned org mentioned.
“After an extremely profitable launch of the awards at NATPE World in Miami this February, it was clear that we would have liked to acknowledge excellent management within the CEE area,” mentioned NATPE’s Govt Director Claire Macdonald.
She added: “These recipients encourage us with their daring concepts and unwavering dedication to excellence, and we’re thrilled to acknowledge their impression in Budapest.”
