Creative East

 
 
 
Over 400 business leaders and people working in the Creative Industries in the Eastern region attended a night to remember in Norwich to recognise and reward the talent the region boasts, at the 2008 Creative East Awards.

Clive Anderson hosted the Awards ceremony and was joined on stage by presenters from the world of show biz and industry leaders. Finalists, Winners, Presenters and Sponsors for each category were as follows:


Best Graphic Design was sponsored by Micropress and presented by Richard Snell
The finalists were:
Come Hither Design - Quaglinos
Ware Anthony Ware Rust - Heath Mount School
White Space design - Urban Myths
** WINNER ** - The District with The Junction, Cambridge
www.thedistrict.co.uk

Best Radio Programme was sponsored by www.creativeeast.co.uk and presented by Mike Read
The finalists were:
Radio Broadland - Flood Alert
KLFM - Cracker the Dog - Simon Rowe
BBC Radio Norfolk - Breakfast with Stephen Bumfrey
BBC Radio Norfolk - BBC Voices
** WINNER ** BBC Essex with 'Inside at Christmas'. Produced by Tim Gillett.
Tim said "Inside At Christmas told the story behind the headlines, of what life is really like behind bars at Chelmsford Prison at Christmas - a time when everyone else is spending time with their families. And despite that separation from loved ones, our pogramme showed the hopes and the talents our prison population, their chaplains and their staff have."


Best Factual Publication was sponsored by BBC East and presented by John Fry
The finalists were:
Green Pebble - Green Pebble Magazine
The Tagman Press - Miracle In Kigali
Norwich City Council - Citizen magazine
** WINNER ** - Poppyland Publishing with The Commercial life of a Suffolk town
www.poppyland.co.uk/press



Best Commercial Photography was sponsored by Professional Photographer - Archant Specialist Magazine and presented by Andy Rice
The finalists were:
White Space Design - Chris Reeve
CHPV Offshore - Alan O'Neil
DW Photography - David Wootton
** WINNER ** Harrington Photography - Mike Harrington

Mike said: "I was pleased to win this award as photography has been a very touch industry over the recent years and we have all worked very hard as a team"www.mhphotographic.co.uk


Best Non Broadcast was sponsored by Naked Marketing and presented by Mike Beale
The finalists were:
The JMS Group - Be Aware
Eye Film & TV - Stay Safe
Peet Media Associates Ltd - Wild Britain
** WINNER ** Great Takes TV, Bill Smith-Birthmarks www.greattakestv.com


Best Film was sponsored by Screen East and presented by Graham Easton

The finalists were
BBC TV East - Never Say Die
Popcorn - The Content Providers - Popcorn
Five Feet Films - The Bedfordshire Clanger
** WINNER ** - Justin Coleman - Blood on his hands (Digital Short) Sponsored by Screen East

Justin said "I think its really important that Creative East pays tribute to the wealth of filmmaking talent in our region, and its a real honour to be chosen as winner for Best Film"

Best Web Design was sponsored by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and presented by Chris Tomlinson
The finalists were:
Wicksteed Playscapes - Affinity New Media
Quayside Windsurfers - Spring Webdesign
Nakedbodycare.co.uk - Affinity New Media
** WINNER ** BGD Group with www.proton.co.uk
Account director, Jake Hithersay said: "The award is great testament to our team's hard work. We're proud of the achievement" www.bgd-group.co.uk

Best Broadcast Production was sponsored by S.R.E.P's and presented by Mike Beale

The finalists were:
BBC Essex - BBC Pirate Essex
Anglia/ITV - Hungry for the truth
Wavelength - Disappearing London
**WINNER** Granada - Living with half a brain

Best Architecture Design in the Region was sponsored by Hansells Solicitors and presented by Nick Lomax

The finalists were:
LSI Architects- Johanna Handley
Ingleton Wood LLP - Jon Boon
Mouchel Group - Slavica Mirovic
**WINNER**Feilden & Mawson,Stuart Jones -Norwich Family Life Centre www.feildenandmawson.com



Best Film and TV Location was sponsored by East of England Tourist Board and presented by Graham EastonThe finalists were:
Norfolk County Council / Parallel Film and TV
Herts Tourism and Leisure Partnership / Paramount Films
Essex County Council - 20th Century Fox
** WINNER ** Ely Cathedral used in the film Elizabeth the Golden Age www.cathedral.ely.anglican.org


Best Animation was sponsored by FDMX and presented by Ruth Fielding

The finalists were:
Sony, Cambridge - Heavenly Sword
University of Hertfordshire,Stephen Payne & John Godman - Tales of Rock
Triffic Films Ltd, Tim Searle - Creative Places
**WINNER**Soup Ltd, Mat Denney - Merry Pitchmas www.soup.co.uk


Best Advertising Campaign was sponsored by ITV / Anglia and presented by Philip Smith

The finalists were:
MC+Co,Martin Cerulli - National & Capital
EnviroComms,Stephen Bates - Rother Recycling
Commercial Breaks,Chas Lister - Edinburgh Woolen Mill
**WINNER** The Works - The Big-3 www.the-works.com

Helen Cannell, Client Services Director said "We are absolutely delighted to have received this prestigious award. It means a great deal to the team to be acknowledged so highly in delivering a successful campaign for our client."


Best Creative Campaign was sponsored by Brand Republic / Haymarket Publishing and presented by Philip Smith

The finalists were:
Ware Anthony Rust - BACS
White Space Design - Ice Apartments
The Works - Vandal
**WINNER** MC+Co,Martin Cerulli - National & Capital
www.mc-co.co.uk


Best Design Innovation was sponsored by EEDA and presented by Richard Snell
The finalists were:
Anglia Elevated Photos - Caroline Parr
The Student Pocket Guide - Ben Farrin
GGS Creative Graphics - Duncan Smith
**WINNER**Fresh Pod - Colin Wimslow

Colin Said “It is great to be recognised for our work through the Creative Industries Awards. Our mission with Fresh Pod is too make a difference to the environment, the Awards has helped us raise the profile of our mission and also gives us a belief in what we are doing is moving in the right direction”


Best Professional Training sponsored by MOVE / LSC and presented by Susie Fowler-Watt

The finalists were:
CIBIP - Creative Industries Business Improvement Partnership
University of Bedfordshire - Sarah Waller -PACE (Pre-Incubation Artistic & Creative Entrepreneurs)
Screen East - Anne Williamson - For management of Creative Industries Sector, Towards 2010 programme
BBC Voices - Gary Standley - BBC Voices
WINNER ** BBC TV East - Lisa Collen with the BBC East Video Journalism Training Programme

Best Exclusive Story was sponsored by Norfolk County Council and presented by David White
The finalists were:
BBC TV East Inside Out - Diana Hare/Nick Lawrence
BBC Look East - Pam Melbourne
Eastern Daily Press - Mark Nicholls
ITV Anglia - Surrey Beddows
** WINNER ** Jon Austin, Basildon Echo for Travellers, The Truth

Jon said "It was a great honour to win against such tough opposition as a reporter who spent time with soldiers in Afghanistan, and such well known productions as ITV Anglia, Look East and Inside Out. A lot of work went into the investation, so it was great to be recognised."
Brand Republic and Professional Photographer magazine joined the list of sponsors this year. With a mission to raise the profile of the creative industries countrywide.

The Awards ceremony was followed by an after show dinner at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal where guests networked with presenters and industry leaders from across the region. The event aimed to show potential clients in both the public and private sectors the very high standard of creative work out there.

Now in its second year as The Creative East Awards and following on from the success of 2007, the Awards attracted nearly double the number of entries on the previous years. Entries arrived and finalists and winners were selected from businesses across the six counties making up the Eastern region.

The prime purpose of the Awards is to show the country that the Eastern Region is an established major creative hub and is still growing at a considerable pace. It is in fact the biggest creative area outside of London with over 17,000 businesses registered.

In the run up to the Awards 3,000 business and individuals from across the region and working in the creative industries engaged in the process and the website www.creativeeast.co.uk kept interested parties informed of progress.

Richard Cox Director of the Creative East Awards commented on the strength of the creative industries in the region and the support of the event by business leaders and others associated with the creative industries in particular the support from agencies such as the East of England Development Agency, East of England Tourism and the Subregional Economic Partnerships, their support confirming the desire within the region for a form of cohesion within the creative industries. “The prime purpose of the Awards is to show that the Eastern region is a major and growing hub. The wide variety and high quality of work on display during the evening clearly demonstrated the breadth of our expanding creative industries”.

This year, for the first time, the event will be streamed on the Internet via the website for those unable to make the event will be able to enjoy the evening online. The internet link should be up and running in the next couple of weeks.