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The Lethbridge Herald
June 5, 2003

Local movie snags Telly Award
by Kristen Harding

Local filmmaker Deric Olsen is one statuette closer to an Oscar - literally.

His movie, The Haven, was awarded a bronze Telly Award - crafted by the same firm that makes the Oscar and Emmy statues - in the best low-budget category during the 24th Annual Telly Awards competition in Ashland, Kentucky.

"The success of the movie has been wonderful and achieving this level of recognition so quickly has been extremely encouraging," said Olsen. "I'm looking forward to getting to work on another project."

The Haven details an operative's mission to prevent the transport of a bio-chemical weapon into the US. Eerily consistent with current Canada-US border security issues, the film is a depiction of how the necessity of force dominates a fictional Black-Ops Division of CSIS.

The Telly Awards program was founded in 1980 to give recognition to outstanding Non-Broadcast Film and Video Productions. The entries - more than 11, 000 this year - are judged on nearly every element, including concept, writing, talent quality, set design, lighting, cinematography, editing, sound, music, and directing.

The bronze statuette is presented to finalists and winners receive a silver statuette.

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