DCE Productions built its name on what happens on stage.
The live events. The corporate conferences. The galas that run on a cue sheet and a well-coordinated crew.
But something has been building on the other side of our work. And two Telly Awards just made it official.
DCE Studios, our professional video production division, just earned two honors at the Telly Awards. First, a Gold Telly in the Social Impact category for Social Video. Second, a Bronze Telly in the Promotion category for Online Commercials.
For a company that spent years mastering live production, this milestone carries real weight. Here is what it means.
What the Telly Awards Are
The Telly Awards stand among the most respected honors in video and television production. Founded in 1979, the competition now receives over 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and six continents.
A judging council of more than 250 working industry executives selects every winner. Those leaders come from organizations including Netflix, BBC, Marvel, and top global agencies.
A Telly Award is not a participation honor. Instead, it recognizes craft, storytelling, and technical execution — measured against the best work produced anywhere in the industry. So earning two in the same year, across two distinct categories, carries real weight.
Gold Telly — Social Impact, Social Video Category
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Orleans: Relaunch Video
DCE Studios earned the Gold Telly in the Social Impact category for Social Video.
Specifically, the winning project was the relaunch video for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Orleans. Big Brothers Big Sisters runs one of the country’s most respected youth mentorship programs.
DCE Studios created this video to reintroduce the New Orleans chapter to the community it serves.
The Social Impact category honors video work that drives awareness, advocacy, or action around causes that matter. Furthermore, Gold represents the highest standard of achievement within that category — not a tier, but a benchmark.
We competed against a global field of entries from producers around the world. In the end, this recognition validates not just our technical quality, but the intentionality we brought to the work.
Bronze Telly — Promotion, Online Commercials Category
ThinkTPA Campaign
DCE Studios earned the Bronze Telly in the Promotion category for Online Commercials.
The winning entry: the ThinkTPA campaign — a commercially positioned piece built for digital distribution and audience engagement.
The Online Commercials category evaluates creative effectiveness, production quality, and message clarity. Additionally, judges assess how well a piece reaches and resonates with its target audience across digital platforms.
A Bronze Telly places DCE Studios among a competitive field of production companies, agencies, and brand studios. Together, these organizations produce commercial-grade digital content at the highest level of the industry.
What DCE Studios Represents
DCE Productions built its reputation producing live corporate events. That means managing audio, lighting, staging, and the coordination that keeps a 500-person conference running without a visible seam.
DCE Studios brings that same production discipline to long-form and commercial video. Additionally, our team develops original video content, produces brand campaigns, and tells stories that extend well beyond a single event day.
This distinction matters. Both live event production and commercial video share a foundation: technical precision, storytelling instinct, and the ability to execute under pressure. However, they demand different skills, different equipment, and a different creative approach.
The two Telly Awards mark DCE Studios’ formal arrival as a commercial-grade video production house. Moreover, they reflect years of work toward a standard that the industry’s own peers now recognize.
What Comes Next
These awards are not a destination.
Instead, they confirm that the work DCE Studios produces belongs in the conversation at the highest level of the industry.
So whether the goal is a social impact video or a digital commercial campaign, DCE Studios brings the same standard to every project. That is the standard that just earned two Telly Awards.
If you are exploring video production for your brand, campaign, or cause, we would love to talk. (Add DCE contact page link here)
DCE Studios is the professional video production division of DCE Productions — serving clients across brand, commercial, and social impact video with the same production discipline that has defined DCE’s live event work for years.