The

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Award is an honorary

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bestowed by the

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to recognize the "pioneers of

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technology industry". It was first presented on January 12, 2003, at the 7th Annual Golden Satellite Awards ceremony to

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the '' Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as c ...

. Ryan Tudhope is the latest recipient. The trophy awarded to the honorees is a

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of inventor Nikola Tesla cast in bronze, on a marble base, inscribed for the recipient. It was designed by Sarajevan sculptor

Dragan Radenović Dragan Radenović ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Раденовић, Sarajevo, FNRY, April 12, 1951) is a Serbian artist, university professor, and academician. Biography Early life He was born with his father Radivoje Radenović, a Yugoslav Peo ...

Honorees

References

External links

International Press Academy website
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