Mobius Awards is one of the world’s oldest independent international advertising competitions. It was established in 1971 in Chicago by J.W. Anderson as part of the U.S. Television and Radio Commercials Festival. Since 2001, Mobius has been under the leadership of Lee W. Gluckman Jr. The competition’s headquarters are now in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles area, California.

Each year, the competition recognizes outstanding work in Brochure/Book, Cinema-In-flight, Direct, Mixed Media Campaign, New Media, Online, Outdoor, Package Design, Point-of-Purchase, Print, Radio, Television, and Student. In 2009, Image awards were added to the competition and were expanded for 2010.

Entries traditionally come from professionals in more than 25 countries and are judged throughout the world by international panels. Points are awarded entries based on effectiveness and creativity. Judges are not required to award first and second places and also may award more than one first and second place in a category.

Mobius present a First Place Mobius Statuette, a Second Place Certificate and a Student Certificate as well as Best of Show in the various mediums (chosen from among First Place winners). In addition, the competition awards include Advertising Photographer of the Year, Best Photography of the Year, a Cinematographer of the Year and the Kodak Award for Cinematography.

Mobius takes its name from the Mobius strip, a strip of paper that when twisted once and joined at the ends presents a single edge and a single face reversing themselves and continuing indefinitely. Thus, the Mobius Statuette is a three-dimensional version of a Mobius strip. 

Chairman

Lee W. Gluckman
Chairman, Mobius Awards

Lee Gluckman, a 1965 graduate in Communications from Michigan State University, has spent his entire career in film and video production, including work in commercials.  He began in network television and educational television.
In 1967, he founded Producers Group Ltd., in Chicago, a creative and production company with offices in Hollywood. The company's offices are now exclusively in Redondo Beach, Calif. Producers Group has an extensive credit list of productions numbering well over 375 shot worldwide.

Gluckman is a member of the International Quorum of Motion Producers, the International Documentary Association, Media Communicators International, and has been on the Board of Governors of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. 

From 1988 through 1991, Gluckman was Vice President USA of Intertrade Film Distributors, a worldwide theatrical, TV and home video distribution company based in Hollywood. 

Since 1968, Gluckman has been the chief negotiator representing film and video producers nationally in labor contract negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild & the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists.

In addition to overseeing the daily operation of Mobius Awards and its sister company, U.S. International Film & Video Festival, Gluckman travels extensively internationally presenting the winning works from the competitions to professional and student groups in Japan, China and Europe.