The Entertainment Industries Council is a United States

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organization founded in 1983 that promotes the depiction of accurate health and social issues in

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television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

, and

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s. The Council provides guidelines on the depictions of these issues to the

entertainment industry Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousan ...

, generally promoting content that includes negative consequences of

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EIC Awards

The Entertainment Industries Council honors films and television programs that make a positive difference in the world honoring film and TV programs which portray realistic depictions of dependence, in an annual, star-studded, televised awards show.

Prism Awards

The ''Annual Prism Awards'' honors the creative community for accurate portrayals of substance abuse, addiction and mental health in entertainment programming. Past winners and nominees have included the films '' Walk the Line'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' City of God'', '' Skins'', ''

Blow Blow commonly refers to: * Cocaine *Exhalation * Strike (attack) Blow, Blew, Blowing, or Blown may also refer to: People * Blew (surname) * Blow (surname) Arts and entertainment Music *The Blow, an American electro-pop band Albums * ''Blo ...

'', ''

Traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic ...

'', '' The Insider'' and ''

Purgatory House ''Purgatory House'' is an independent film written by 14-year-old Celeste Davis and directed by Cindy Baer, who were paired in the Big Sisters of America program when Davis was 11 years old. It deals with the topics of teen suicide and drug addi ...

''. TV shows, episodes and movies of the week honored have included programs such as: ''Augusta, Gone'', ''

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'', '' Private Practice'' (for Caterina Scorsone's portrayal of Amelia Shepherd's Oxycodone addiction and her recovery), ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original ser ...

'', ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

'', '' Pinky and the Brain'' (for an episode about the dangers of cigarette smoking), '' ER'', ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 200 ...

'', ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'' (for the episode "Spring Break-Up"), ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...

'' (for the season 11 episode, " Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," which featured Barney Gumble trying to quit drinking alcohol after realizing how much his alcoholism was limiting his quality of life), ''

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'' in its fourth season for its story arc focusing on Kate Beckett's

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and ''

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''.

Theatrical Feature Film

1997 '' Trainspotting''
''1998 Gridlock'd''
1999 '' Down in the Delta''
2000 '' The Insider''
2001 ''

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2002 ''

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2003 '' Skins''
2004 '' City of God'' (original title ''Cidade de Deus'')
2006 '' Self Medicated''
2007 ''

Thank You for Smoking ''Thank You for Smoking'' is a 2005 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring Aaron Eckhart, based on the 1994 satirical novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. It follows the efforts of Bi ...

'' (wide release) and ''

Sherrybaby ''Sherrybaby'' is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Laurie Collyer. Screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006, the film received a limited release in the United States on September 8, 2006. Plot The story takes ...

'' (limited release)
2008 '' Georgia Rule''
2009 '' Rachel Getting Married'' tied with '' Rolling''
2010 '' Crazy Heart'' (for substance abuse) and ''

The Soloist ''The Soloist'' is a 2009 drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The plot is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. The film was released ...

'' (for mental health)
2011 ''

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'' (for mental health) and ''

The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer M ...

'' (for substance abuse)
2012 ''

Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...

'' tied with '' Take Shelter'' (for mental health) and ''

Warrior A warrior is a person specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracies, class, or caste. History Warriors seem to have be ...

'' (for substance abuse)
2013 '' Silver Linings Playbook'' (for mental health) and ''

Flight Flight or flying is the process by which an object moves through a space without contacting any planetary surface, either within an atmosphere (i.e. air flight or aviation) or through the vacuum of outer space (i.e. spaceflight). This can be a ...

'' (for substance abuse)
2014 ''

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'' (for mental health) and '' The Spectacular Now'' (for substance abuse)
2015 '' Still Alice''

Joyce Foundation Funding

The EIC received an 18 month, $125,000 grant in 2004 from the

Joyce Foundation The Joyce Foundation is a non-operating private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2021, it had assets of approximately $1.1 billion and distributes $50 million in grants per year and primarily funds organizations in the Great Lakes re ...

, a major financial sponsor of gun control organizations.

References

External links

The PRISM Awards official websiteEntertainment Industries Council website
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