SIMA Academy Honored as Silver Anthem Winner of "Education, Art, & Culture: Literacy Platform" in 2024 Anthem Awards

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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — JANUARY 30, 2024 — SIMA Academy Announced as a Silver Winner in Education, Art, & Culture: Literacy Platform for The 3rd Annual Anthem Awards. 

This year’s Anthem Award Winners were selected from a pool of over 2,000 submissions from 44 countries by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Anthem judges are intellectually diverse leaders from across the impact industry with expertise that spans across the Anthem cause areas. IADAS members include: Heather Dowdy, Director of Product Accessibility, Netflix; Alex Amouyel, President & CEO, Newman’s Own Foundation; Noel Kinder, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nike; Shaniqua McClendon, Vice President of Politics, Crooked Media/Vote Save America; Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq., Executive Director, American Psychiatric Association Foundation; Alison Moore, CEO, Comic Relief US; Christina Lang, Vice President of North American Marketing, Mozilla; Michelle Waring, Steward for Sustainability and Everyday Good, Tom’s of Maine; and more.

SIMA Academy is a transformative education platform that empowers educators and inspires students to be changemakers via award-winning documentaries from 140 countries. These stories ignite curiosity, foster empathy, nurture critical thinking and cross-cultural understanding, and build the global capacities in students to imagine and lead a more just and sustainable world.

“The Anthem Awards were born out of the desire to amplify and celebrate the voices that are creating sustainable change and to inspire others to take action,” said Patricia McLoughlin, Anthem Awards General Manager. “In a year where so much is at stake, it is incredibly important to recognize impact work and celebrate the progress happening globally. Congratulations to all of this year’s Winners.” 

“Thank you for this distinguished award, and for supporting SIMA Academy's mission to advance educational initiatives in media literacy, leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and global citizenship worldwide. We're honored to be named a winner in this year's Anthem Awards.” - Daniela Kon Lieberberg, Founder and CEO, SIMA Studios/SIMA Academy 

By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards are defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their communities. A portion of program revenue is allocated to the Anthem Award’s grant program, The Anthem Fund. This year the Anthem Fund partnered with Billion Oyster Project to support their work to restore and conserve New York’s waterways. 

About SIMA Academy: 

Founded in 2015, SIMA Academy utilizes the storytelling power of award-winning global short documentaries to nurture globally competent and socially active learners worldwide.  In a media landscape saturated with fake and biased information it is imperative that educators have access to vetted and authentic media resources that ignite curiosity, foster empathy, and cultivate a deeper understanding of the world we live in. Sourced from over 140 countries, and vetted through the international Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) SIMA STUDIOS, SIMA Academy empowers educators to easily integrate captivating films into their teaching practices, enriching and diversifying curricula and taking student engagement to the next level. SIMA Academy is a goldmine for educators advancing 21st century education. Our curatorial emphasis on Global Citizenship, the SDGs, Human Rights and Social Innovation, makes each documentary a powerful tool for sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, promoting critical thinking, and inspiring service learning.  

About The Anthem Awards:

Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, we’re defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities. The Anthem Awards honors work across seven core causes: Diversity; Equity & Inclusion; Education; Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate. Founded in partnership with the Ad Council, Born This Way Foundation, Feeding America, Glaad, Mozilla, NAACP, NRDC, WWF, and XQ. 

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites; Video; Advertising, Media & PR; Apps, Mobile, and Voice; Social; Podcasts; and Games. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received more than 13,500 entries from all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include Verizon, WP Engine, YouGov, Brandlive, Canva, NAACP, KPMG,  Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Podcast Movement, and AIGA.