media . this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message radicalmedia llc type privately held company industry transmedia television production film production technology design marketing communications founded 1993 1993 founder jon kamen frank scherma headquarters new york city ; los angeles ; london ; berlin ; sydney ; shanghai area served worldwide website www.radicalmedia.com radicalmedia is a global studio founded in 1993 by jon kamen and frank scherma 1 with offices in new york city los angeles london berlin sydney and shanghai and affiliated agencies in paris . the company has produced award winning and critically acclaimed projects in a variety of media including feature films television branded content commercials live events music videos and interactive media . in 2010 radicalmedia became part of fremantlemedia ltd the content and production division of rtl group . 2 3 in 2015 the company officially changed its name from radical.media llc to radicalmedia llc . contents 1 entertainment 2 branded entertainment 3 design digital 4 commercials 5 music videos 6 controversy 7 references 8 external links entertainment edit radicalmedia helps develop produce and distribute content for television film digital and on site platforms . past projects have included the academy award and independent spirit award winning documentary the fog of war ; the grammy award winning concert for george ; the independent spirit award winning some kind of monster on metallica ; the emmy and golden globe winning pilot episode of mad men ; and emmy award winning a & e documentary under african skies on paul simon s graceland journey 4 directed by joe berlinger . in july 2012 radicalmedia launched thnkr a premium youtube channel highlighting innovative people stories and ideas . 5 currently the company is in post production on a ron howard directed documentary on made in america a festival headlining jay z and pearl jam in philadelphia 6 which will premiere at the tiff ; 7 collaborating with robert redford to create a tv series from pete hamill s novel forever ; 8 partnered with architect david rockwell to develop a slate of traveling location based experiences ; 9 and prepping the nina simone documentary . 10 among the company s past network partners are abc viacom amc bet bravo cbs cctv discovery channel espn hbo mtv national geographic channel nbc universal own pbs showtime skyone history channel science channel sundance channel and usa network . branded entertainment edit in conjunction with its partners and advertisers radicalmedia helps develop and produce brand driven entertainment . nike battlegrounds a 3 season street basketball competition series aired on mtv from 2004 to 2007 and won the ana acip battle of the brands in 2006 . 11 iconoclasts a series featuring unscripted encounters between influential cultural figures 12 was produced by radicalmedia for the sundance channel in partnership with grey goose entertainment and won the one show entertainment award in 2011 . 13 in 2007 the company also worked with bbh to develop and produce the mtv scripted reality dating series gamekillers which was sponsored by unilever s axe deodorant and won a bronze lion at the 2008 cannes lions international advertising festival . 14 in 2011 radicalmedia and ogilvy & mather produced a short documentary series for ibm 15 watson which won two pr lions at the cannes lions international advertising festival . 16 in 2012 nissan sony playstation tbwa chiat day and radicalmedia won three cannes lions for gt academy for speed . 17 recently the company produced cadillac ats vs. the world which premiered during the 2012 london olympics games with fallon worldwide . 18 design digital edit radicalmedia s design digital teams develop cross platform multimedia stories for mobile applications web destinations print and other traditional and non traditional media for brands individuals and non profit organizations . the design digital group worked on projects such as maya lin s outdoor installation what is missing mission juno the one campaign iphone app 19 cannes lions winners the gagosian gallery app 20 and the sting 25 years app the johnny cash project and michael jackson behind the mask . additional clients include grey goose bon jovi nike tommy hilfiger and the city of new york . commercials edit the company produces traditional campaigns for advertising agencies as well as for global brands . clients include adidas american express anheuser busch apple burger king coca cola dos equis estee lauder inc. ford motor company general electric general motors google grey goose honda ibm intel johnson & johnson levi s microsoft nike porsche procter & gamble sony toyota motor corporation unilever and visa . the television campaigns and directors at radicalmediaa have been recognized at the cannes lions d & ad adc clio awards emmy awards one show andys hugo awards webby awards and aicps . the teams have also won two palme d ors at the cannes lions advertising festival . 21 music videos edit radical s music videos and programming have earned numerous honors associated with the music industry including grammys mtv vmas and mvpa awards . in april 2010 radicalmedia produced the johnny cash project a crowd sourced music video of johnny cash s ain t no grave directed by chris milk which used digital technologies that enabled audiences to interact with and become immersed in the music video s creation . the johnny cash project received a silver cyber lion 22 a grammy nomination for best short form music video 23 the innovation award at the uk music video awards 24 best in art at the sxsw interactive awards 25 a gold andy 26 a one show award two one show interactive awards 27 a gold clio 28 and four webbys . 29 30 in 2011 the wilderness downtown an html5 film directed by chris milk featuring the song we used to wait by arcade fire was awarded the grand prix cyber lion and the gold cyber lion the fwa site of the year a ted award two sxsw interactive awards two andy awards two adc awards a one show design award two one show interactive awards two clios three webbys two d & ad awards and an aicp next award . 31 radicalmedia creates music videos and programs for popular recording artists such as justin bieber katy perry arcade fire u2 michael jackson kanye west jay z britney spears fergie dave matthews band missy elliott bon jovi pink gnarls barkley danger mouse death cab for cutie sia kings of leon amy winehouse green day chemical brothers diane birch hollerado and cat power . controversy edit in april 2011 the company took legal action to prevent a collective of radical media organizations from using the trademarked phrase radical media to promote their upcoming radical media conference in london which was consequently renamed to the rebellious media conference . 32 on 3 may 2011 a group held a demonstration outside radicalmedia s london offices . protestor ewa jasiewicz said the company had locked off the term radical media away from anybody else using it including activists who really do make radical media . 33 references edit the way i work jon kamen of radical.media . inc.com . 1 april 2010 . retrieved 12 november 2011 . mark sweney 4 october 2010 . fremantle takes majority stake in radical.media media guardian.co.uk . the guardian . uk . retrieved 12 november 2011 . elliott stuart 4 october 2010 . fremantle buys majority stake in radical.media . mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com . retrieved 12 november 2011 . paul simon s graceland journey under african skies . emmys.com . retrieved 20 october 2012 . new youtube channel thnkr aims to make you and edu programming smarter . fast company . 10 july 2012 . retrieved 24 october 2012 . brian grazer on made in america doc jay z putting his finger on a place and time . hollywood reporter . 5 september 2012 . retrieved 24 october 2012 . ron howard s feature documentary on jay z made in america will world premiere at tiff indiewire.com . 20 august 2013 . hamill novel forever to become tv series . variety.com . 5 august 2012 . retrieved 20 october 2012 . hamill novel forever to become tv series . variety . 5 august 2012 . retrieved 24 october 2012 . radical media preps nina simone documentary variety.com . retrieved 29 august 2013 . nike takes battle of the brands ann christine diaz ad critic news . creativity online . 21 april 2006 . retrieved 12 november 2011 . the sundance channel . iconoclasts about the series . sundance channel . 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