Produced for the opening celebration of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, the project brought together live performance, cinematic storytelling, broadcast production, original music, large-scale projection, lighting design, drone cinematography, and immersive visual environments to help introduce the museum to a national audience. The event honored Medal of Honor recipients while supporting the museum’s mission of inspiring future generations through stories of courage, sacrifice, integrity, commitment, patriotism, and citizenship.

The production was developed and executed by Corporate Magic in collaboration with the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation and included appearances by Medal of Honor recipients, military representatives, public officials, performers, and special guests as part of the multi-day opening celebration.

The awards included three People’s Telly Gold honors along with additional Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards recognizing directing, lighting, writing, livestream production, music, aerial cinematography, branded content, and event production.

Writer & Director Stephen Dahlem, Producer Christopher Laue, and Project Lead Brian Greenway of Corporate Magic played key roles in the development and execution of the production.

The 12 awards received by Corporate Magic included:

• People’s Telly Gold — General Branded Content

• People’s Telly Gold — General Non-Broadcast

• People’s Telly Gold — Specialty Best Directing

• Gold — Craft Lighting

• Silver — General Event Opener

• Silver — Craft Use of Livestream

• Silver — Craft Use of Music

• Silver — Craft Writing

• Silver — General Not-for-profit

• Bronze — General Entertainment

• Bronze — Craft Drone & Aerial Cinematography

• Bronze — Craft Directing

The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and are judged by leaders from television networks, streaming platforms, production companies, and digital media organizations worldwide.