Entertainment Industries Council
TheEntertainment Industries Councilis a United Statesnon-profitorganization founded in 1983 that promotes the depiction of accurate health and social issues infilm,television,music,andcomic books.The Council provides guidelines on the depictions of these issues to theentertainment industry,generally promoting content that includes negative consequences ofaddiction,dependencyand violence.[1]
EIC Awards
[edit]The Entertainment Industries Council honors films and television programs that make a positive difference in the world honoring film and TV programs which portray realistic depictions of dependence, in an annual, star-studded, televised awards show.[citation needed]
Prism Awards
[edit]TheAnnual Prism Awardshonors the creative community for accurate portrayals of substance abuse, addiction and mental health in entertainment programming. Past winners and nominees have included the filmsWalk the Line,Thirteen,Ray,City of God,Skins,Blow,Traffic,The InsiderandPurgatory House.TV shows, episodes and movies of the week honored have included programs such as:Augusta, Gone,Monk,Private Practice(for Caterina Scorsone's portrayal of Amelia Shepherd's Oxycodone addiction and her recovery),The Office,Desperate Housewives,Pinky and the Brain(for an episode about the dangers of cigarette smoking),ER,Boston Legal,American Dad!(for the episode "Spring Break-Up" ),The Simpsons(for the season 11 episode, "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses,"which featured Barney Gumble trying to quit drinking alcohol after realizing how much his alcoholism was limiting his quality of life),Castlein its fourth season for its story arc focusing on Kate Beckett'spost traumatic stress disorder andGeneral Hospital.[1]
Theatrical Feature Film
[edit]1997Trainspotting
1998Gridlock'd
1999Down in the Delta
2000The Insider
2001Traffic
2002Blow
2003Skins
2004City of God(original titleCidade de Deus)
2006Self Medicated
2007Thank You for Smoking(wide release) andSherrybaby(limited release)
2008Georgia Rule
2009Rachel Getting Marriedtied withRolling
2010Crazy Heart(for substance abuse) andThe Soloist(for mental health)
2011Black Swan(for mental health) andThe Fighter(for substance abuse)
2012Shametied withTake Shelter(for mental health) andWarrior(for substance abuse)
2013Silver Linings Playbook(for mental health) andFlight(for substance abuse)
2014Home(for mental health) andThe Spectacular Now(for substance abuse)
2015Still Alice
Joyce Foundation Funding
[edit]The EIC received an 18 month, $125,000 grant in 2004 from theJoyce Foundation,a major financial sponsor of gun control organizations.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abPRISM Awards official site
- ^"Joyce Foundation grant information".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-26.Retrieved2010-12-11.