Bravo Productions Wins Prestigious Gala Award by Special Events Magazine

Long Beach, CA, January 20, 2006 --(PR.com)-- While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences celebrates the film industry’s highest achievements, so do the special events industry with its annual Gala Awards. Long Beach-based event planning and production company, Bravo Productions received a prestigious Gala Award by Special Events Magazine in the category of Best Theme Décor - Budget $20,000 - $50,000 at the industry‘s annual awards ceremony held recently in Dallas.

Special Events Magazine is an international publication serving event professionals worldwide, and the Gala Awards are considered the ‘Oscars’ for the events industry, honoring the most outstanding achievements over the past year.  "We are thrilled to receive this honor for a project that was definitely a labor of love," says Greg Jenkins, APR, partner of Bravo Productions.

The award presented was for theme décor created for the Torrance, Calif.-based Sunrider International event, which was held this past July at the Long Beach Convention Center. Themed "Stories in Color Harmony: Myths, Legends and Fairytales," Bravo Productions designed and created a unique and colorful environment that blended five fairytales, using mostly all natural vegetation and floral materials to create the setting. "The challenge also was to convey the client's herbal product line in a creative way to an audience of 650 whose primary language is not English," adds Jenkins.

Founded in 1987, Bravo Productions is a previous Gala Award winner, as well were nominated for their work in staging the grand opening events for the Aquarium of the Pacific. The firm recently received a Silver Award for innovation by Corporate EVENT Magazine. Bravo Productions has also received numerous awards by the International Special Events Society and the Public Relations Society of America for special event planning.

Headquartered in Long Beach, Bravo Productions specializes in staging corporate functions nationwide to support clients' strategic marketing communications campaigns. The firm also has regional locations in Las Vegas, Washington state and Colorado.

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