(Nashville, Tenn. - July 28, 2014) - Nashville-based film, photography, and design company, Fresh Film+Design, has a lot to celebrate this month. The company, which launched in 1994 by founder and CEO Glenn Sweitzer, has been awarded with 10 Telly Awards and is currently celebrating 20 years of working within the entertainment industry.
Since launching the company two decades ago, Sweitzer has been the creative force behind design projects for The Band Perry, The GRAMMY® Foundation, Hal Ketchum, Hank Jr., Jason Aldean, JoDee Messina, Keith Urban, Kenny Rogers, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Reba McIntire, SHeDaisy, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and many others. His hard work and dedication to serving the entertainment industry has led Fresh Film+Design to be honored with the Telly award statuettes and is also earning the company national attention for their production and design abilities. With nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and various countries, Fresh Film+Design was up against some of the best in the creative field.
Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.
Among the list of diverse video projects that led Fresh Films+Design to garner the wins are Musicians on Call, National Sports for the Disabled, Randy Houser, “Boots n’ Bandana” golf tournament, Rascal Flatts, Southernland Company, Thompson Square, Tim McGraw, and Veronica Ballestrini with Ford Motor Company. To view the video projects, visit http://www.fresh-design.com.
Sweitzer comments about his work, “Our mission statement is simple... Affect. Every project tells a story, and it is my responsibility to create an affect, from fundraising to awareness. In addition, we strive to give back and are very active in doing so. We recently produced videos for non-profit organizations, such as Musicians On Call, National Sports for the Disabled, MusiCares®, The GRAMMY Foundation and Monroe Carell Jr.’s Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.”
Prior to moving to Nashville, Sweitzer began his career at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California as a designer in the Home Video division and later transplanted to Los Angeles-based design agency, 30Sixty design. During his time at the agency, he worked with leading corporate and non-corporate clients, including Paramount Studios, Nestle Foods, Cartoon Network and Hanna Barbara. New opportunities and a love for design led Sweitzer to eventually relocate to Nashville in 1994.
Through the years, Sweitzer and his company have earned a strong and positive reputation. Some of Nashville’s most recognized faces have voiced their praises for Sweitzer and Fresh Film+Design. Country star Kenny Rogers commented, “I have always prided myself in surrounding myself with the best. He is the best.”
Commenting on Fresh Design’s photography and album design work, Tim McGraw stated, “Glenn is one of the most talented guys I’ve ever worked with. I know that the progression of my career wouldn’t be where it is without the art, talent, and passion that Glenn has put into it.”
Becky Zimmermann, CEO of the National Sports Center for the Disabled said, “Glenn’s videos are artful and powerful. He tells the NSCD story with emotion, impacting the lives of everyone who watches them.”
Luke Gregory, FACHE, CEO, Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital added, “The videos Glenn Sweitzer took of Rascal Flatts in our hospital and their poignant, targeted messaging are both timeless and heartfelt. We applaud Glenn for the 10 Telly Awards, one of which was for the recent Flatts’ video created at the hospital.”
