In 1992, Fr.
Tony Scannell, Capuchin invited a small number of Catholics
working in the entertainment industry to meet and discuss
their personal feelings on faith and spirituality as it
is experienced in the workplace. The group grew in spirit
and purpose and soon Catholics In Media Associates (CIMA)
was born.
 After
attending one of CIMA’s prayer meetings, Cardinal Roger
Mahony asked the group to host the Archbishop’s Annual
Communion Breakfast for the entertainment industry.
In 1993, the first annual CIMA awards
were inaugurated.
CIMA’s original purpose
was now broadened. The Executive
Board took guidance from the 1992 Vatican document
on Media, Aetatis Novae, “the dawn of a new era”.
In part, it says that we “…contribute to that integral
development of the dimensions of man and society and that
we should seek…to promote media awards and other means
of recognition in order to encourage and support media
professionals”.
Based on this principle,
the First Annual CIMA Mass & Awards Brunch was launched.
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