Landmark EuraMedia Dedicated to Russian Tech and Media Industry, to Feature Exclusive Awards Ceremony Honoring Leaders and Icons in Russia Internet, New Media, and Entertainment, Hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker

BOSTON, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEA Media announced today that Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress, Producer, Writer, Fashion Icon, Designer, Entrepreneur, and IT Fanatic, known for popularizing the latest new technologies on HBO's Sex and the City, and tech brands spokesperson, will be hosting EuraMedia's first annual awards ceremony. The event is dedicated to honoring Russia's 'New Elite': Entertainers, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Executives who have paved the way for the recent boom in these markets and who will represent the industry as it expands and grows. The show will also feature relevant a-list musical acts and celebrity guests from the West and Russia.  Partial proceeds from sponsorships, as well as all proceeds from an auction featuring Hollywood and Soviet film and fashion memorabilia, will go to Russian and US charities benefitting children suffering from cancer. 

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Parker, via her agent and Brett Galley, President of Hollywoodpop.com, which is organizing all VIP events for the Summit, wrote today, "[I] graciously accept this [opportunity]."  Parker is expected to comment in the coming days.  Matthew Goldstein, director of The EuraMedia 2012 Summit, adds, "We are thrilled to have Sarah as host for this elite ceremony and believe that everything about her is emblematic of the Summit itself. It is very important that this event will feature proceeds going towards charity, especially such a worthwhile cause, as it is of key importance to associate this burgeoning new industry with philanthropic causes.  We can encourage people for merit-based accomplishments and boost their own egos and brands while simultaneously aiming for a greater good.  After all, if the best minds are not able to survive and be cultivated, it is unlikely that they will produce the Apples and Microsofts of the future."

Award nominees span the entire spectrum of Russian technology and media development. They include burgeoning companies as well as long-time industry players. Nominees and associated awards are as follows:

• Yuri Milner, Sean Fanning, and Sean Parker:  Best Russia-US Digital Media Alliance for their work with Zynga, Airtime, Airbnb, Spotify, Groupon and Facebook
• Vkontante.ru, Pavel Durov: Best Russia-Developed Social Media Site
• Serge Pegeut and Kirill Makharinsky: Best New Travel Site
• Altergeo by ru.holdings: Best Local Application
• Cut The Rope: Best Russia-Developed Game
• Svyaznoi: Most Ambitious Player on The Russia Tech Scene
• LookatMe.ru, Alexei Aymotov, Ekaterina Basilevskaya, and Vasily Esmanov: Best Digital Branding
• Anita Gigovskaya: Most Active Digital Media Director
• Allied Telecom Payment System by Vimpelcom, MTC, and Megafon: Best New Development in Russian Telecom
• Yura Livshitz: Top Promoter, Education for Creative Professionals, for Zonaspace.ru Project
• CTC: Most Forward-Thinking Russian TV Network
• Seimens and NIS Glonass: Best New Partnership
• Biblion and Futubra.ru: Best New Russian Digital Project/s
• FastLane ventures: Most Ambitious Russian VC Fund
• I-Free: Best New Russia Incubator
• Troika Dialog: Most Supportive Bank, Russian Tech and Media Development
• PricewaterhouseCoopers: Most Supportive US Company in Russian Tech/Media Development
• Timur Bekmambetov: Most Successful Crossover Director
• Esther Dyson: Visionary Award, Internet Industry, Russia
• Stas Namin: Visionary Award, Music Industry, Russia
• Billy Joel and Elton John, tie:  Musicians Responsible for Breaking Down the Iron Curtain
• Mikhail Prokhorov: Top Emerging Player in International Media
• Igor Schegelov: Most Influential Politician in Developing Russia and Tech Industry
• S.I. Newhouse: Most Influential US Executive and Pioneer, Russian Media
• Alena Doletskaya: Top Russian Editor
• SONY: Pioneer, Russian Media Industry, Film
• Darya Zhukova: Biggest Supporter of Russian and US Art
• Universal Music; Pioneer: Russian Entertainment Industry, Music
• Roman Mazurenko: Developer of Most Promising International Site from Russia, yet to be Launched
• Sberbank Director German Gref: Most Ambitious Investor in US Tech Markets
• Senator Vlacheslav Fetisov: Pioneer, Russian Entertainment Industry, Sports
• Strelka Institute, Ilya Tsinsiper: Best Web Design Institute, Russia

Further information is available at: http://www.euramedia2012.com.  For details about attendance, please contact Brooke Brookes (brooke@euramedia.com)

About EuraMedia 2012

The EuraMedia Summit, to take place at Boston's luxurious waterfront Seaport Hotel and World Trade Pavilion between June 13-16, 2012, is dedicated to capitalizing on Russia's current tech and media boom, one that is only gaining strength according to companies such as Price Waterhouse Coopers, in order to give broader public access to US investors and businesses seeking access to these markets, as well as providing Russian companies with the ability to promote themselves and expand internationally.  The show will include a creative agenda that features sessions on IT, new media, social media, trade shows on media buying and selling across markets and showcasing the best and brightest new Russian IT-new media companies ,  and 'how to'' market entry sessions.  The show will also feature a co-branded trade expo, Biopharmology, dedicated to the fields of nano, solar, and biotechnology. Learn more at: http://www.euramedia2012.com.

Contacts:

Publicity, LA Metro Area, +1-310-994-0754, adam.leblanc@me.com   
Publicity, Seattle, Writer and Blogger Reach-Out, Barbara Kindness, +1-206-473-9416, barbkindness@gmail.com  
Audio/Visual Media Director, Emma Houlton, +1-647-931-5126, emma@weproduce.co.uk  
Publicity, Juno Communications, Charley Christopher, +44-7795-074-22, charley@junocopywriting.com    
VIP Events, Booking and Publicity, +1-212-777-2238 / +1-203-622-4057,  jordan@hollywoodpop.com   
Charity Fundraising, Brett Galley, brett@hollywoodpop.com  
Publicity, Boston and Northeast US, Jamie Adler, +1-617-230-8465, bayleafcomm@verizon.net  
Publicity, Ukraine, Mariia Senchylo, marketing director, 38-095-321-99-33, maria.senchylo@gmail.com  
Publicity, Russia, Victor Michaelson, (+7-903-589-55), michaelson@commgroup.ru, and Asya Levadnaya, Victor's partner, +7-903-589-55-93, levadnaya@commgroup.ru  
Marketing, Russia, Dimitry Zimin, Marketing Director, 7-905-500-92-45, dimitry.zimin@gmail.com