Karena Albers
Encyclopedia
Karena Albers, born 1956, is the Director of The Earth Awards
, an aspirational platform for consumer-driven ideas that challenge designers and innovators to build a new economy, and co-founder of New York
-based production company, kontentreal.
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Following this, Albers’ co-founded kontentreal, in 2003 with Tad Fettig, which has produced films for PBS
and the Sundance Channel. kontentreal debuted its first episodic series on PBS
, "e² design", in the summer of 2006.
, and the brainchild of Tad Fettig and Karena Albers, kontentreal produces documentaries that raise awareness of global environmental issues. Both were veterans of the advertising world — Fettig as a commercial cinematographer specializing in rigorous location shoots for clients including Levi's and The North Face
, Albers out of DDB
in Chicago
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originated from a collective of creative thinkers who were designers, architects, scientists, writers, and entrepreneurs. The goal is to transform visionary ideas into market-ready solutions by offering finalists the unique opportunities to pitch their project to world business leaders.
Open to students, graduates and industry professionals, The Earth Awards
invites the public to submit their innovations to be judged.
The Earth Awards
The Earth Awards is an aspirational platform for consumer-driven ideas that challenge designers and innovators to build a new economy. It is an annual competition since 2007, aiming to "transform visionary ideas into market-ready solutions by offering finalists the unique opportunities to pitch...
, an aspirational platform for consumer-driven ideas that challenge designers and innovators to build a new economy, and co-founder of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-based production company, kontentreal.
Business Life
Albers launched her own marketing company, Integrated Marketing International, which was later acquired by Fox EntertainmentFox Entertainment Group
The Fox Entertainment Group is an American entertainment industry company that owns film studios and terrestrial, cable, and direct broadcast satellite television properties...
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Following this, Albers’ co-founded kontentreal, in 2003 with Tad Fettig, which has produced films for PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
and the Sundance Channel. kontentreal debuted its first episodic series on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, "e² design", in the summer of 2006.
kontentreal
Headquartered in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and the brainchild of Tad Fettig and Karena Albers, kontentreal produces documentaries that raise awareness of global environmental issues. Both were veterans of the advertising world — Fettig as a commercial cinematographer specializing in rigorous location shoots for clients including Levi's and The North Face
The North Face
The North Face, Inc. is an American outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, shirts, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags....
, Albers out of DDB
DDB
DDB may refer to:*DDB Worldwide, an advertising agency*Digital Dictionary of Buddhism*Dortmund Data Bank, a factual data bank for thermophysical and thermodynamic data*"Dangerous" Daryl Bonilla, actor, comedian and professional wrestler...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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The Earth Awards
An annual competition since 2007, The Earth AwardsThe Earth Awards
The Earth Awards is an aspirational platform for consumer-driven ideas that challenge designers and innovators to build a new economy. It is an annual competition since 2007, aiming to "transform visionary ideas into market-ready solutions by offering finalists the unique opportunities to pitch...
originated from a collective of creative thinkers who were designers, architects, scientists, writers, and entrepreneurs. The goal is to transform visionary ideas into market-ready solutions by offering finalists the unique opportunities to pitch their project to world business leaders.
Open to students, graduates and industry professionals, The Earth Awards
The Earth Awards
The Earth Awards is an aspirational platform for consumer-driven ideas that challenge designers and innovators to build a new economy. It is an annual competition since 2007, aiming to "transform visionary ideas into market-ready solutions by offering finalists the unique opportunities to pitch...
invites the public to submit their innovations to be judged.