Award-Winning Film Director Greenspan Produces Athlete Vignettes for `99 Games.RALEIGH, DURHAM, CHAPEL HILL & CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1999-- Acclaimed sports film writer, producer and director Bud Greenspan will celebrate the 1999 Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. World Summer Games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. by producing three Special Olympics athlete vignettes and a retrospective historical piece embracing the 30th Anniversary of the Special Olympics movement. The three 45-second vignettes honoring Special Olympics athletes and the five-minute historical piece will debut June 26 during the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games Opening Ceremonies. The vignettes on Special Olympics athletes will feature swimmer Vladislav Sanotsky of Moscow, Russia, marathon runner Billy Quick of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and gymnast Shelley Mooney of Utah. "Special Olympics athletes have the same qualities as the many Olympians I have filmed for the past four decades -- talent, pride, courage. Even more, Special Olympics athletes fulfill the philosophy that has sent Olympians into the arena for more than a century. The words, `Ask not for victory, ask for courage. For if you can endure, you bring honor to yourself, even more you bring honor to us all.'" Greenspan, who formed his own film company Cappy Productions, Inc., in 1967, has spent the majority of his career documenting the history of sports and the lives of Olympic athletes. His honors include being the 17th American ever to receive The Olympic Order The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement, created by the International Olympic Committee in May 1975 as a successor to the Olympic Certificate previously awarded. for his contribution to the International Olympic movement and recently being named the Artistic Director of the Sports Film Series for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . "Bud Greenspan's work has inspired generations. His brilliant work has made millions fall in love with the Olympic Games," said Joe Freddoso, chief executive officer for the '99 Games. "He captures the true meaning of sport and competition. He tells the story of the athlete like no other. His work is unmatched and we are extremely proud that he joined us in our effort to share the triumphs and dedication of Special Olympics athletes. " His film Nagano '98 was the official film of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games and the fifth in Greenspan's series of Official Olympic Films. Lillehammer '94:16 Days of Glory, his third official film, won Emmy awards for Cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special , Film Editing and Outstanding Edited Sports Special. Greenspan received another of his nine Emmy with his late wife, Cappy, for the television series The Olympiad. In 1997, he received the George Foster Peabody
He produced two television specials for TBS in 1996 to celebrate the centennial of the modern Olympic Games. The specials, 100 Years of Olympic Glory and America's Greatest Olympians, chronicled the lives of Olympic athletes. Greenspan also has produced films on the history of sports. The Golden Age of Sport, Greenspan's HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy special about 1920s sports heroes such as Babe Ruth, won the ACE award for Outstanding Sports Documentary of the Year. Greenspan started his career as a sports broadcaster and became the sports director for WMGM radio in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. at age 21. He is also a prolific writer, having written five books and hundreds of fiction and non-fiction articles for newspapers and magazines worldwide. The 1999 Special Olympics World Games The Special Olympics World Games are an international sporting competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities, organized by Special Olympics. Like the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, the Special Olympics World Games include summer and winter versions, and will be the largest international, multi-sport event this year. More than 7,000 athletes from 150 countries will come to the Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill area to participate in the '99 Games. Look to Business Wire for current and updated information or check out the '99 Games Web site at http://www.99games.com. |
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