17th Annual PRISM Awards

The 17th Annual PRISM Awards Winners have been released! Find out if your favorite shows, movies and actors are on the list! Then vote for those you would like to see win by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook.

EIC annually presents the PRISM Awards, to honor accurate depictions of drug, alcohol, tobacco use and mental health in movies, television, DVDs, music, comic book and multimedia entertainment. Winners will be announced April 25th. Stay tuned to the PRISM Awards homepage for exclusive news, photos and videos, including commentary from Dr. Drew Pinsky and FX Networks President John Landgraf. For more information or to request press credentials for the awards ceremony, please contact us at 703.481.1414

Dr. Drew (Host, Celebrity Rehab & Life Changers) Hosts the 2012 PRISM Awards Showcase

3rd Annual S.E.T. Awards

The S.E.T. Awards are presented to movies, TV series, radio and television news programs, print and online journalism for accurate and impactful entertainment portraying and promoting the fields of science, engineering, technology and math. Produced by EIC in collaboration with The Boeing Company.
3rd Annual S.E.T. Awards Call for Entries Form for Download
2nd Annual S.E.T. Awards Winners



Brian Dyak (President & CEO, EIC), Michael Bay (Executive Producer, Transformers), Shia LaBeouf (Actor, The Company You Keep), Bill Nye, James Kelly (Astronaut) – 2nd Annual S.E.T. Awards Photo by Mathew Imaging

Picture This: Diabetes

Did you know that Diabetes affects 26 million Americans?

The power of the entertainment industry can be utilized to help reduce the misunderstandings surrounding diabetes by incorporating accurate portrayls and reporting that dispel the false impressions. Picture This is a guide to the key issues related to diabetes as identified by physicians, advocates, patients, policy-makers and others working to improve public awareness about diabetes. For more Writer, Local or National resources on diabetes visit topic area Diabetes.

California Mental Health

LOS ANGELES (March 2013)—The Entertainment
Industries Council (EIC) today applauded a decision
by the Associated Press to add an entry on mental
illness to its stylebook for journalists. A recent
survey of broadcast and print journalists by EIC’s
Tools for Entertainment and Media (TEAM Up)
project showed that reporters and editors sought
guidance and resources to help them report more accurately on the subject of mental health and mental
illness.

Full Press Release Here

Mental Health

The power of the entertainment industry can be utilized to help reduce the misunderstandings surrounding mental illness by incorporating accurate portrayals and reporting that dispel the false impressions.

Local Initiatives: Southwestern Pennsylvania


Maurice Benard’s Bipolar Disorder Awareness PSA

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Press Releases

4.25.2013, 17th PRISM Awards Winners Release

4.15.2013, The Entertainment Industry Comes Together to Award Accurate Substance Use Depictions at the 17th Annual PRISM Awards
4.9.2013, 2013 NAB SHOW KEEPS IT REAL WITH TOP TV PRODUCERS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES COUNCIL
4.8.2013, Hollywood Gears up to Honor Authenticity in Mental Health Depictions at the 17th Annual PRISM Awards
3.19.2013, Entertainment Industries Council and Third Rock Radio Team with the Nation’s Youngest Female Engineer to Inspire Youth
3.7.2013, Associated Press Stylebook Adds Entry on Covering Mental Illness: Entertainment Industries Council Lauds AP on New Guidelines for Journalists
2.27.2013, EIC ANNOUNCES UNSCRIPTED NOMINATIONS FOR 17th ANNUAL PRISM AWARDS INCLUDING DR. DREW, DR. PHIL, ANDERSON LIVE, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS AND PRODUCTIONS FROM HLN,
NBC UNIVERSAL, A&E NETWORK, OWN, MTV, BRAVO, TLC

Industry Partners

We would like to thank the following organizations for being Entertainment Industry Partners in our annual PRISM Awards and our First Draft program to provide technical assistance on health and social issues to the creative community.