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Del Padre Visual Productions, Inc. receives top awards at the 2006 Creative Merit Awards, hosted by the Ad Club of Western Mass.

East Longmeadow, MA -- May 7, 2006 -- Del Padre Visual Productions (DVP), a full service media production company, announced today it has received two 2006 Creative Merit Awards from the Ad Club of Western Massachusetts.

DVP received the coveted Charles A Stein award, named after the founder of the Ad Club, then known as the Publicity Club, in 1909. The Stein, considered the "best in show" award, was awarded for Take Aim, the promotional animation produced for Speakercraft's (Riverside, Calif.) AIM line of pivoting speakers.

Take Aim, which more closely resembles a movie trailer than a conventional product release, is a 90-second animation featuring a rogue special-op, modeled after Speakercraft CEO, Jeremy Burkhart.

DVP also received the CMA's Gold Award for the promotional video "Alien Earths," produced for the Space Science Institute in Denver, Colo. The project was a movie trailer-style presentation that cast child actors in the roles of "expert scientists" delving into the question of other habitable worlds.

"We are honored to receive these awards and to know that the judges agree that our work meets the criteria of excellence that makes receiving these awards such a prestigious acknowledgement for our company," said Nino Del Padre, founder and president, Del Padre Visual Productions.

The Creative Merit Awards are presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement created in the field of communication arts by and for organizations in western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts received more than 200 entries in 30 categories for this year's Awards, which showcase the very best in advertising created across the region.

About Del Padre Visual Productions

Founded in 1991, Del Padre Visual Productions continues to strive to harness the full power of interactive media. Their work is inspired by the greatest achievements of the cinematic arts, and motivated by the emergence of incredible new technologies; it's a medium with the power to transform minds and transcend the age-old limits of reality.

Specializing in Internet design, digital video production, motion graphics, 3-D animation and interactive CD-ROM applications for a myriad of companies including LEGO America, MassMutual Financial Group, BAE Systems, NASA, and many others, DVP's work has earned extensive industry acclaim. DVP is a Macromedia Alliance Partner specializing in Macromedia Flash and Director Design.

Contact:
Mark Archer
Del Padre Visual Productions
866-792-3282
dvp@delpadre.com

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