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Media Innovation Awards Judges Announced

A stellar line up of industry leaders has been lined up to judge the 2012 Media Innovation Awards.  The panel of creative and digital media experts includes:

Ravi Amaratunga from Channel 4

Adam Powers from international communications agency Bartle, Bogle & Hegarty

Shirani Sabaratnam from UKTV

Bill Lawrence a Director of Creative England and film industry partnership Reel Solutions

Mark McKeever from web development agency bit10

Matthew Annal from games studio Nitrome

Linsay Duncan, co-founder of marketing consultancy Marke2ing

Ben Tomlinson, Creative Director of Poke

Daniel Campbell, Art Director at WGSN

The Chair of the panel will be Stephen Gray, founder of digital agency Stickee, and more judges will be announced later this month for the competition which celebrates the most innovative work produced by media, design and music companies during 2011.

The competition is open to all members of creative networks and clusters in the South West as well as their clients.  If you run a business that has recently published a new website, run a marketing campaign or launched a new brand and you’ve commissioned the work from a company based in the South West then you’re urged to enter the competition by the deadline of 28th February. You can enter online or download an entry pack from www.mediainnovationawards.com. Companies and individuals can enter up to five categories and the search is on for the most innovative New Talent and the company or person worthy of the Most Outstanding Contribution to Innovation award.

The glitzy award ceremony will take place in Bristol in the Autumn and the 16 categories in the 2012 awards are:

  • Television, Video or Film
  • Website Design and Use
  • Mobile Application
  • Graphics
  • Animation 
  • Installation/Exhibition/Live Events
  • Radio/Audio/Music 
  • Games Design
  • Branding
  • Marketing and Advertising B2B
  • Marketing and Advertising B2C
  • Collaboration between Business and Young People   
  • International Trade   
  • Entrepreneurship
  • New Talent
  • Outstanding Contribution to Innovation

Karen Stockdale from the Media Innovation Awards said: “We’re honoured to have such eminent judges this year.  It’s a great opportunity for entrants to have their work seen by these industry leaders and for their talents to be celebrated across the region.  This initiative shows off the incredible diversity, creativity and innovation in companies across the South West.”

 For more information please visit the website at: www.mediainnovationawards.com, call Karen Stockdale on 01752 346530 or email on info@mediainnovationnetwork.com

11th February 2012

New Justice Films Screening 30th January 2012 2-4pm

You are cordially invited to attend a special screening of the work of
David Gilliam 
Writer/Director/Producer
New Justice Films
at
The Screening Room
Room 248
Weymouth House
Bournemouth University
Monday January 30, 2012
2-4:00 pm
RSVP – info@newjusticefilms.co.uk

  • Revitalising Yoga is on release as a DVD and is currently rated as one of the best fitness videos on Amazon.
  • The Mighty Len A TAPS showcase production shot at Yorkshire studios about a mentally disabled gentle giant who wins the lottery.
  • Travel Yoga 3D consists of two Apple Apps that use 3D animation to illustrate the use of Yoga
  • In the Plane and In the Car, based on movement created in the motion capture suite at Bournemouth University Office
  • Yoga 3D is a desk-top self help training programme that uses 3D animation to demonstrate how to use Yoga to overcome the negative effects of sitting for long periods of time at a workstation. Currently a DVD and eBook with an Adobe Air version soon to be released for computers and an App version for iPad.
  • A MediaBox-SWS funded film project that features the talents of a group of young people from Christchurch to produce stories around the theme of success. Released in cinema, on DVD, on mobiles and on the Internet.
  • Mylyfe.me is a web film demonstrating the potential of a proposed website to support the recovery of breast cancer survivors.
26th January 2012