"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar," the multimedia new music video by Mesut Özgen, has won a 2006 Bronze Telly Award in the Music Video category at the prestigious 27th Annual Telly Awards, an international competition honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs. A one-hour television program was prepared for UCTV with selections from the "New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" DVD produced by Mesut Özgen, which will be released soon. The program was broadcast by UCTV on Dish Network and cable stations nationwide, as well as on the Internet in February 2005, and later nominated by UCTV for consideration by the Tellys.

Rounding off the "New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" crew were: Video Editor Mesut Özgen, Assistant Editor Zachary Davis, Video Production Director Mark Plummer, Video Artist Gustavo Vazquez, Digital Graphics Artist Peter Elsea, and Scenic/Lighting Designer David Lee Cuthbert.

The Telly Awards is a major competition in the US advertising, television, and video production fields, considered the highest honor given to non-network programming, and is one of the most sought-after awards by leading industry firms, production companies, and ad agencies. The 27th Telly Awards Competition received over 12,000 entries this year. Designed by the same firm that makes the Oscar® and Emmy®, the Telly statuette weighs more than 4.5 pounds. Each year, the Telly Awards generates millions of impressions in national and local media.

To see video excerpts from the award-winning program, visit "New Dimensions in Classical Guitar: Mesut Özgen and Friends in a Multimedia Performance"