This week we celebrated the best of the best in corporate film and corporate events in a virtual ceremony which brought our industries together. The ceremony opened with a quiz as people joined, where guests were called on to guess albums from their artwork alone – a chance for all the creatives in the room to get in the mood! 

Claire Fennelow, EVCOM’s Executive Director, and our host Samme Allen then introduced the ceremony. They thanked everyone for joining us in the midst of lockdown 2.0 and encouraged people to send in selfies of them celebrating in their glad rags. Bottles of champagne stood ready on set to be sent on to the best dressed guests of the evening! They also thanked our brilliant sponsors, DRPG, Cvent and IMEX who make this awards possible, and the expert judges whose decisions we were going to hear shortly! 

Across categories from ‘Brand Communication’ to ‘Editing’, ‘Best Conference’ to ‘Best Documentary’ Samme and Claire announced our shortlist and then our winners and excerpts from their films were played.  

We also announced the winner of our FOCUS Award, who will be receiving an extensive mentorship programme from three of the top corporate film companies: Gorilla Gorilla!, Plastic Pictures and The Edge Picture Company. 

Throughout the evening the ceremony also showcased some examples of campaigns, films and projects that have been working hard to gain support and recognition for our industry during Covid-19. We heard from the #MakeItBlue campaign and the One Industry One Voice campaign, and we shared our own NHS fundraising film, ‘These Are the Hands’ made with the support of the BFI.  

We also heard from judges Anna Green (Broadsword) and Gabriela Ferenc (A-Vision), from the FOCUS Award Sponsor, The Edge Picture Company, and we went to some live winners for their reactions! 

We allowed time for people to charge their glasses mid-ceremony as Hannah Brown sang a beautiful rendition of ‘Dream A Little Dream’ for us all to enjoy!  

If you missed the ceremony, you can watch a recording of it here:

 

The full list of winners is below. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who submitted their work to us. To all who have shortlisted and to all who have won, we hope you are proud of your achievementsThese awards are testament to your creativity and excellence, especially in the face of a challenging year. 

 

Film 

Learning and Development  GOLD: Workplace Violence by The Edge Picture Company for Openreach 

SILVER: LifeSkills by Barclays VideoLab and Taylor Made Media 

BRONZE: The Travel to Tokyo challenge by EVERFI EdComs for British Olympic Foundation and British Paralympic Association 

Health and Safety  GOLD: Look Out Look Up by The Edge Picture Company for Energy Networks Association 

SILVER: Tegan’s Story by The Edge Picture Company for Network Rail 

BRONZE: Ask Twice by The Edge Picture Company for Network Rail 

Film in a Digital Campaign  GOLD: ILO – Invalid Opinions by Radley Yeldar  

SILVER: Contraption by Big Button for SEGRO 

BRONZE: The New £20 by Pukka Films for The Bank of England 

Film by an Internal Team  SILVER: Electricity by Content Engine for Shell International Ltd 

BRONZE: Bitumen: Grip Is Everything by Content Engine for Shell International Ltd 

Recruitment and Induction  GOLD: Follow Your Dream by The Edge Picture Company for Catalis 

SILVER: Grace Hopper by MerchantCantos for PwC 

BRONZE: The Future. Yours to Make by Content Engine for Shell International Ltd 

Sales of Products and Services  SILVER: Bitumen: Grip Is Everything by Content Engine for Shell International Ltd 
Brand Communication  GOLD: The Inescapable Truth by Raw London for Dignity in Dying 

SILVER: Contraption by Big Button for SEGRO 

BRONZE: Recycle Week 2019 by Radley Yeldar for Recycle Now (Waste Resource Action Programme) 

Internal Communications  GOLD: Workplace Violence – On the Street by The Edge Picture Company for Openreach 

SILVER: AIG GCDC Cybersecurity by MerchantCantos 

BRONZE: Code of Conduct – Harassment and Disrespectful Behaviour by Radley Yeldar 

Diversity and Inclusion  GOLD: ILO – Invalid Opinions by Radley Yeldar 

SILVER: One Million Futures by The Edge Picture Company 

BRONZE: Unbreakable by DRPG for Springboard Charity 

Animation  GOLD: Unbreakable by DRPG for Springboard Charity 

SILVER: JTI – Digital Deep i-Secure interactive film by Radley Yeldar 

BRONZE: Z-town: THE JOURNEY OF MANKIND IS THE SEA OF STARS by Dans Digital for Guangdong JD Cosmo Intelligent Industry Innovation Development Co., Ltd 

Direction  GOLD: Make the Call by Media Zoo 

SILVER: Ethics by Pukka Films for Saipem 

BRONZE: Contraption by Big Button for SEGRO 

Script  GOLD: Ethics by Pukka Films for Saipem 

SILVER: VINIV by Buxton Knight Productions 

BRONZE: Jack’s Story by Inspired Films 

Cinematography  GOLD: McDonald’s Flagship Farmers by Taylor Made Media 

SILVER: Make the Call by Media Zoo 

BRONZE: Siblings by Raw London 

Editing  GOLD: Vogue Scandinavia by Taylor Made Media for Conde Nast 

SILVER: Jack’s Story by Inspired Films for Action Medical Research 

BRONZE: Z-town: THE JOURNEY OF MANKIND IS THE SEA OF STARS by Dans Digital for Guangdong JD Cosmo Intelligent Industry Innovation Development Co., Ltd 

Best Documentary  GOLD: 9 SECOND LIFT by Content Engine for Shell International Ltd 

SILVER: AIG GCDC CyberSecurity by MerchantCantos 

BRONZE: Tegan’s Story by The Edge Picture Company for Network Rail 

Best Use of Video Content for a Virtual or Hybrid Event  GOLD: Accenture’s Festival of Leadership by Taylor Made Media 
Budgetary Restrictions  GOLD: The Guardian Service by The Edge Picture Company 

SILVER: Covid19 – How we responded by Inspired Films 

BRONZE: The 45 Scottish Spiced Rum: Spirit of Rebellion by Enterprise Screen for Jacobite Spirits 

Innovation  GOLD: ‘We’re All One Team’ by EVERFI EdComs by BOA and BPA 

SILVER: A Call for Help by Raw London by British Red Cross 

BRONZE: Safety Day 2020 by Content Engine Shell International Ltd 

FOCUS Award  Winner: Magpie by Hamza Pool 

Shortlisted: 

56 Black Men by Esther Rennae Walker   

Conscious by Loren Alleyne  

Happy Birthday by Jigyasa Anand 

STRANDED IN NIGERIA – THE ROAD TO ENUGU by Godgift Chidinma Emesi 

 

Live 

Best Conference  GOLD: One Young World Summit 2019 London by Private Drama Events  

SILVER: McKinsey BLINK 2019, Leading in a disruptive world by Shelton  

BRONZE: White and Case by Cheerful Twentyfirst 

Best Celebration  GOLD: The Retreat by Brands At Work for Deloitte 
Best Experiential  SILVER: Hyundai i10 Training Event by DRPG and Motiv8 International 

BRONZE: Mars Wrigley 2020 by Cheerful Twentyfirst 

Best Use of Technology  GOLD: SAMSUNG EU FORUM 2020 by Smyle 

SILVER: White & Case by Cheerful Twentyfirst 

Best Show of Creative Concept  GOLD: The Retreat by Brands At Work for Deloitte 
Challenger Agency of the Year  Brands At Work 
Agency of the Year  Smyle 

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

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