TNT Express said it has successfully provided delivery services as the official carrier of theprestigious European Film Awards at the awards ceremony in Berlin on 1 December.
As a transport partner of the European Film Academy (EFA) for more than 10 years, TNT wasresponsible for shipping selected films to 1,800 members all over Europe so they could vote priorto the awards ceremony. First of all, TNT delivered a pre-selection of 40 DVDs to 51 countries,followed by a selection of four late nominations as well as documents for final voting.
TNT was also responsible for delivering the award trophies from London to the Berlin Arena intime for 20th European Film Award ceremony. After the ceremony, TNT took the statuettes to bringthem to the engraver and then delivered them to the winners’ homes.
“We are proud to support the European Film awards for 11th time as a transport partner,” saidDietmar Rau, regional director South East of TNT Express Germany and sponsoring coordinator. “Thisevent is supposed to build a bridge between industry and culture. We feel strongly committed to it,which we would like to express with our involvement.”
“I am delighted that TNT Express is also supporting the 20th awards ceremony of the EuropeanFilm Awards with its know-how and energy,” commented film director Wim Wenders, who is president ofthe European Film Academy. “The films and statuettes are always in good hands with TNT because notonly do they provide fast transportation and reliable delivery but they also work very carefully.”
