The second EVCOM Industry Awards were held at a lunchtime ceremony at Tobacco Dock London on Friday 30th November. Top awards for excellence in live, screen and digital went to agencies working across all three disciplines with Smyle taking home Event Agency of the Year and Radley Yeldar, Production Agency of the Year. Live Union and Plastic Pictures secured Challenger Event Agency and Challenger Production Agency awards respectively.
More than three hundred guests gathered to celebrate excellence in integrated communication practice with surprise wins for Plastic Pictures for Best Conference and Best Creative Solution for their work for Thomas Cook. Media Zoo secured the highest number of gold awards with their film work, Losing Mr Renton for Santander being singled out for particular praise.
Judges from a number of notable partner organisations including Investors in People, the Creative Industries Federation and the British Film Institute joined over 30 clients and commissioners to rank over 80 winning projects presented by agencies and individuals who qualified through shortlisting rounds in the Summer.
Television presenter and campaigner, Charlie Webster was Mistress of Ceremonies and entertainment was provided by Events R Talented in support of the industry charity, Meeting Needs.
EVCOM CEO, Jennifer Jenkins said “The EVCOM Industry Awards 18 attracted the highest number of entrants into the agency of the year categories. We will continue to improve the scheme and find innovative ways to showcase the winning projects. The quality of the work needs to be seen and shared. It is testament to the vibrancy and creative talent of the live and visual communications communities that make up the EVCOM membership. There has never been a more important time to showcase this work internationally.”
Winning entries from the film and screen categories will now be archived in the British Film Institute archives as part of the on-going partnership between EVCOM and the BFI.
EVCOM Industry Awards 2018 Sponsors Include:
Jigsaw24, Tobacco Dock, Integro, Anna Valley, drp, Cvent, Healthcare Venues, Pixl Evolution, TH-Collective, Smart AV, Televisual and Scottish Event Campus.