Media Innovation Awards 2009 - Deadline 16th Jan 09
The Media Innovation Awards 2009 is now open for entries and thousands of creative industries practitioners in the South West are invited to put their work forward in a bid to win one of the prestigious awards.Some new award categories have been added to reflect the ever-increasing range of creative media and design skills and there are now 17 categories for the most innovative:
Television project
DVD or CD
Community website
Corporate website
Mobile communications project
Multi-platform project
Independent film or video
Screen graphics
Print graphics
Photographic project
Installation or exhibition project
Audio or music project for screen
Virtual world or gaming project
Branding
Collaboration between business and young people
Newcomer
Outstanding individual contribution to innovation
In addition an overall winner will be chosen from the winners of the above categories to receive the coveted MIA Trophy.
Entries for the competition are invited from the 3500 members of the five media cluster groups in the region, The Gloucestershire Media Group, Plymouth Media-Partnership, Cornwall Media Focus, Wessex Media Group, Creative Bath and Bristol Media. It is also open to the 2000 members of the South West Design Forum groups - Designed in Devon, West of England Design Forum, Cornwall Design Forum, Somerset Design Enterprise Network, Gloucestershire Design Network and the Dorset Design Forum.
The event culminates in a glittering gala awards dinner at the Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol on Thursday 12th March to celebrate the cream of the creative media and design industry.
The initiative has attracted a wide range of sponsors. Event sponsors are:
South West Screen South West of England Regional Development Agency
Pyramid Presentations Plymouth College of Art and Design
PR Dogs
Individual award sponsors are:
Plymouth City Council Pyramid Presentations
Bristol City Council The Formation Zone at the University of Plymouth
Business Link South West Silverstream
Out of Hand Audio Network
NMP Bishop Fleming
Tell Tamar Science Park.
Other sponsors are:
ITV Business Link Peninsula University College Falmouth.
The closing date is 16th January. Entry costs just £30 and you can enter online or download an entry form at: www.mediainnovationawards.com
For sponsorship and advertising opportunities contact Karen@pm-p.com or call 01752 346530.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
South West Screen is the funding and support agency for the cultural and economic development of film, television and digital media in South West England. It exist to champion, promote and underpin the region's screen sector - a sector that employs many hundreds of local people and entertains and informs millions more, all around the world. The organisation seeks to influence and inform policy-makers, decision-takers and public opinion about the contribution, value and needs of film, television and digital media in the region. www.swscreen.co.uk
Bristol Media is a network of companies and individuals from the citys fast-growing creative media scene. It brings together people engaged in the creative and media industries to share ideas, build skills, identify opportunities and promote growth and prosperity.
South West Design Forum
Cornwall Media Focus is a membership organisation open to anyone working in media in the county. It aims to facilitate the development of a new media cluster, enabling members to develop knowledge, contacts and skills which will help business compete more effectively. www.cornwallmediafocus.co.uk
The Gloucestershire Media Group supports the development, integration and expansion of media companies and freelances within Gloucestershire. It is an independent not-for-profit company managed by a board of industry representatives. www.thegmg.org
Plymouth Media-Partnership is a network of companies and individuals working in the media and new media sector in Plymouth and the surrounding areas. It aims to develop a networking forum to foster commercial partnerships among the creative industries and to offer business support and development opportunities to members. www.pm-p.com
South West Design Forum is the voice of design in the region. We are the lead body for strategy and communication and aim to reflect and drive the aspirations of the whole sector throughout the seven counties of the South West, at the highest level. The South West Design Forum connects and shares ideas between sub-regional and cultural agencies, national design bodies, higher education institutions and other key public and private sector organisations. For further information go to the website: www.swdf.co.uk
Wessex Media Group promotes the growth and development of screen-based content production; provides a forum to bring together content producers; supports training and education to strengthen the skills base; and encourages investment in a creative cluster of individuals and companies. www.wessexmediagroup.co.uk
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