hello and welcome to drpg studios here in worcestershire so we're very proud and excited to be hosting evcom's industry awards so let's go over live now to studio three and hand over to sam and claire hello and welcome to the evcom london live and film awards i'm claire fenelow evcom's executive director and i'm delighted to be here virtually to present today's ceremony we are living in extraordinary challenging times at the moment there's no denying that film and broadcasting agencies are starting to see an uplift and in the case of those who are perfectly placed to ramp up to virtual offerings there has been some really positive takeaways but others have been less fortunate the events industry especially and its supply chain have some some way to go yet one of the most uplifting aspects of our situation however has been the way in which companies and sectors previously in fierce competition with one another have come together collaborated shared facilities and offered help and advice despite a lack of government recognition of our value to the economy and any support we have seen our industries come together so today we want to celebrate celebrate both the winners of these awards and the industry as a whole through the ceremony we will be sharing some of the inspiring campaigns we have seen grow from a need to support each other the nhs and our industry during this crisis before we get going i'd like to introduce the brilliant sam allen who is joining me today to host the ceremony and announce our deserving winners sam is an mc presenter and meetings designer she has chaired conferences moderated corporate workshops and now she is here today to co-host the evcom london live and film awards ceremony thank you claire hello everyone i am super excited to be here with you to celebrate the best of corporate and brand film and of course corporate events work that you are responsible for creating it is my pleasure to be able to stand in front of you today to officially kick off this evening celebrations for those of you who joined earlier and took part in the album artwork quiz while they knew i found it really challenging and we'll be announcing our winners on social media after the ceremony and the answers will be revealed at the end over to you claire so there's lots of people um make a ceremony like this possible so i'd like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to some of those people our sponsors drpg cevent and imex enable us to run these awards and we couldn't do it without them i'd particularly like to thank drpg whose sponsorship includes the use of this rather lovely studio which we are broadcasting from right now and the edge picture company for sponsoring our new focus award we'll hear more about that later i'd also like to thank our esteemed panel of judges whose expertise selects our winners thank you for your consideration and time even in these difficult times we received so much brilliant work and the discussions and debates that came out of the judging sessions have ensured a great list of nominees to be shortlisted is a huge achievement in itself a testament to the quality of creativity and excellence in our industries now it wouldn't be evcom without social so make sure you find us on twitter at evcom awards and of course on insta evcom uk and i encourage and ask you to tag us as you document the ceremony and share your successes we have three not one three bottles of champagne ready to be sent to the best dressed participant so make sure you send in your selfies to selfie at drpg.com that's selfie drpg.com we want to see those tuxes and ball gowns best ties and highest heels and i think there's a prize for the highest heels higher than dale's claire well we'll hope to see those at some point so to begin this celebration of the industry we're going to share an inspiring campaign with you one of the campaigns that first came out of this crisis and a great example of people working collaboratively young guns created a charity single lean on me to raise money for the nhs bringing together musicians fundraising charities and health workers they started their campaign feeling like many people at the time when the pandemic first hit what can we do they pooled resources with the make it blue campaign to create the film which accompanied the single and that film was launched on itv news at 10 and then broadcast across all the major networks gaining international press and radio coverage to create the single brothers dominic and alexander alexander lyon of young guns assembled over 100 music industry friends including beverly knight joss stone omar josh daniel ranch singh blake and escala as well as frontline nhs staff to remotely record bill withers lean on me remarkably the song was recorded across 30 home studios by session musicians in isolation who naturally perform the event and music industries the music was produced in france by ben mitchell and is the first time a track and video has been coordinated using remote studios on this kind of scale make it blue came to life when the events and entertainment industry found itself much like the rest of the uk in a state of enforced in action without leaving their homes the team behind this wanted to use their skills and networks to say a massive thank you to all those working at the front line and risking their own health to care for others they also wanted to reach out to many people within our industry who having lost their jobs were feeling anxious and uncertain about the future make it blue started by the uk events and entertainment industry is now a truly global campaign the power of the combined skill sets of young guns and make it blue launched a message that had real emotional impact and reached millions of people let's see a bit of those two projects now [Music] but if we are wise we know that there's always too much [Music] [Music] me [Music] those are your knees all need somebody to leave [Music] wow following that inspiring reminder of why we are here and how brilliant our industry has been through this crisis it's the moment everyone is waiting for let's begin the awards themselves the first award of this evening is for the most effective and innovative use of film to promote organizational learning and development and in a world where we are talking a lot about upskilling this category couldn't be more important the shortlisted entries for learning and development are and good luck everybody character education by everfee edcoms for british army and capita code of conduct harassment and disrespectful behavior by radley yelder for jti customer life event awareness by the edge picture company for hsbc life skills by barclays video lab and tailor-made media make the call by media zoom the travel to tokyo challenge by everfee it comes for team gb and paralympics gb and last but not least workplace violence by the edge pitcher company for open reach claire so taking our first bronze award of the evening for their film the travel to tokyo challenge the winners are everfee edcoms for team gb and paralympics gb well done guys and the silver award goes to life skills by barclays video lab and taylormade media congratulations to you both well done and then finally the gold award goes to a film about which one judge said this is truly impressive it it's no surprise the client is thrilled and another echoed scenario-based training like this rarely feels so real with so with such high praise the winning film is workplace violence by the edge picture company for open reach congratulations uh afraid not the fault's not here it's actually testing 40 at the top of that telegraph pole across the road right okay so you're going to go and fix it oh i can't get up there i need to hoist so get a hoist not available i'm afraid not my problem listen i just can't go climbing poles without one so are you taking a [ __ ] piss get on the phone and get a hoist sir it doesn't really work i don't care how it [ __ ] works all right you need to get this sorted all right so get on the phone and get a hoist down here listen if i could do anything no you listen to me all right i've been waiting for a [ __ ] week for someone to come and fix this i'm not gonna wait anymore do you hear me seriously mate i can't you're not my [ __ ] mate all right and you're not leaving this house until you get it sorted all right okay move out my way i need to leave get off me get off me congratulations to our first set of winners now where better to learn and to develop professionally than at a conference to announce the winners of this award we're going to hear from one of our judges anna greene from broadsword to tell us about her experience of judging the live awards anna judging the evcom awards was a real privilege to get an insight into the outstanding examples of work across the uk events industry was so inspiring and energising the entries were a great reminder of how much we can achieve with so much talent vision and expertise i felt proud to be a part of it and being involved gave me a renewed determination to find a way through we worked so hard to curate amazing events but we don't tend to give ourselves enough time to reflect and celebrate on how well we do and the impact our work and the way we work has on others during such a challenging time to be able to celebrate and receive recognition for our contribution and our resilience to take a breath this is really important the evcom awards allow for the opportunity to express appreciation of a job well done thank you anna for doing a great job for evcom now to the next award the best design and delivery of a conference the shortlisted entries are blackberry world tour 2019 by shelton fleming associates mckinsey blink 2019 leading in a disruptive world by shelton fleming associates one young world summit 2019 london by private drama events trust conference by broadsword event house for thompson reuters foundation and white encased by cheerful 21st claire so the bronze award goes to white and case by cheerful 21st congrats to you the silver award goes to mckinsey blink 2019 leading in a disruptive world by shelton fleming associates well done and the gold award goes to an entry that received full marks from one of the judges and was described by another as a stunning representation of what we all aspire to do tell beautiful living breathing stories the winning entry is the one young world summit 2019 london by private drama events congratulations we're honored and excited to be bringing one young world to london for our 10th anniversary summit we could never have imagined how much one young world would achieve when we started it back in 2010 and let us convince others what we already know to be true that our precious diversity is a strength a lot of weakness that dialogue can overcome difference and indifference and the heights we need to reach can only be scaled by building bridges not walls your actions as young leaders make me more determined not only to play my part but to be part of the winning team why do we all have to address the issue of climate change and why is climate change today the most impactful human rights issue that we are facing few really want to do coronavirus means that the world is having to look at health and safety in a new way our next award recognises the most effective and compelling use of film to promote promote a health and safety message and compliance in a testament to their strength in this field all the shortlisted entries can be attributed to one creative agency the edge picture company the shortlisted entries for film health and safety are ask twice for network rail be safety conscious driving for standard chartered bank look out look up for energy networks association and tegan's story for network rail claire thanks sam so um all winners so that the bronze award goes to ask twice by the edge picture company for network rail the silver award goes to tegan's story by the edge picture company for network rail there was an authenticity about the drama of the story i felt the emotional adrenaline rush of the near misses one of the judges said about the entry which takes the gold award congratulations to the edge picture company for lookout look up created for energy networks associations a huge congratulations to the edge for such an impressive output in this area well done to all three winners that's why most days people get away with it they forget the rules but there's no danger just then well they don't look out but someone else is vigilant it's when two things coincide that things go wrong when the danger's there but goes unnoticed i've got to ask you about the weekend i heard [Music] congratulations again to the edge picture company our next award is for effective and creative use of film in support of a digital marketing or promotional campaign and the shortlisted entries for film in a digital campaign are c and a foundation inspiring world campaign 2019 by sql group limited contraption by big button for seagrow ilo invalid opinions by radley yelda for international labour organization scenarios sky by content engine for shell international and the new 20 pound by pucker films for the bank of england over to you claire thanks sam so uh taking the bronze in this category it's pucker films with their film the new 20 pound for the bank of england congratulations pack a film the silver award goes to the film contraption created by big button for segro congratulations to big button and the gold award goes to a film that the judges described as brilliant and memorable our winner is radley elder for ilo invalid opinions fantastic well done caring i never knew you were mental she'll be very very lucky if she can stack boxes in a supermarket he works with his lot i went um to the cafeteria and i got a coffee and i was stopped by a woman and she said can i pray for you and i said well i've already got my carabao latte so i'm okay thanks my teacher said to me oh you can't be an actor if you can't read the waiter came along handed my mother the menu and i asked her did she want to read it to me or should he read it to me i've got two degrees i'm very capable of reading a menu she said let's be honest here carrie you're not dyslexic you just went to a large state comprehensive school and had very bad education we're now going to take a moment to hear from one of our esteemed judges gabriela farenka was selected to judge the awards as one of the a vision's rising stars let's hear from gabriella now it was great judging this year's efcom london live and film awards this year in particular was the strangest and most difficult year and helped to create the most inspiring and beautiful films and especially in the covert category i found myself emotional at times and it showed me the true power of video i would like to congratulate everyone who's entered this year's awards and a massive round of applause for all gold winners thank you gabriella for your contribution to these awards our next award is for excellence in films produced by an internal agency or a team without external support assistance only two awards were made by our judges in this category one bronze and one silver once again all of our shortlisted entries in this category come from just one agency content engine for shell international a true testament to their expertise in this field the shortlisted entries for this category are bitumen grip is everything chemicals purpose electricity claire so taking a well-deserved bronze award is bitumen grip is everything by content engine for shell international well done and described as being a great explainer using live graphics by one of our judges the silver award for film by an internal team goes to electricity by content electricity beggie pardon by content engine for shell international well done sorry for that how can homes share solar power [Music] we founded sonon with the idea that every home supplies itself with self-generated solar power 24 7 regardless if the channel is shining or not now part of shell sonnen is making this possible with a home battery which stores electricity made from sunlight providing renewable energy around the clock [Music] about 20 years ago i built my house here and i didn't think about where the energy is coming from in 2014 i bought an electrical car and then it was really logic to go further with having solar power on my roof our next award recognizes the most effective and impactful use of film in support of the recruitment induction and retention of talent category an especially important topic as we look at the current realities of today's job market the shortlisted entries for recruitment in induction are choose gp by raw london for health education england grace hopper by merchant cantos for pwc follow your dream by the edge picture company for catalyst let's be smarter together by merchant kantos for swiss re the future yours to make by content engine for shell international claire thanks sam um the bronze award goes to the future yours to make by content engine for shell international congratulations and the silver award goes to grace hopper by merchant cantos for pwc well done on a silver the judges praised the storytelling in this film saying that it brought the message to life with a clever creative approach and one judge even awarded it full marks the gold award goes to follow your dream by the edge picture company for catalyst how am i supposed to do [Music] me [Music] [Music] our next award is for sales of products and services recognizing the most effective consumer focused film in support of sales and business development only one silver award was made in this category the shortlisted entries for sales of products and services are availa customer engagement center nyc by a vision bitumen grip is everything by content engine for shell international and partner markets by cheerful 21st for vodafone over to you claire sam so the silver award goes to a film that has been described by our judges as a gripping film that uses narrative and chemistry to bring an industrial process to life the silver winner is bitumen grip is everything by content engine for shell international congratulations 18 turns it's just so fast out left flat out right and you're throwing yourself or the car from one side to the other super high g-force silverstone is six kilometers of full-on demand grip is everything we rely on it completely [Music] in 2018 we resurfaced the track to make it grippier and quicker not everybody was happy about it we got some very direct feedback it needed changing and we decided to appoint world experts to get us a new track that's why we chose to work with dromo with tarmac with shell top of their game in each of their fields the film brand communication category is always incredibly popular and despite the challenge of 2020 this hasn't changed this category rewards the most effective and relevant use of film in the communication of brand character and purpose the shortlisted entries for brand communication are and good luck to you all contraption by big button for seagrow invest for life real people real stories by visualize that and grey media for fidelity international jack's story by inspired films for action medical research natura purpose film by merchant cantos recycle week 2019 by radley yelder for recycle now waste resource action programme the inescapable truth by raw london for dignity and dying and vfc sustainability films by radley yelder over to you clare to announce the winners right so an incredibly long list of a high standard of work there so these are highly prized awards the bronze award goes to recycle week 2019 by radley elder for recycle now waste resource action program well done the silver award goes to contraption by big button for segro congratulations one judge commented our gold commended our gold winning film as very moving and powerful a film that stays with you long after you've finished watching it the gold award goes to the inescapable truth by raw london for dignity and dying congratulations yes that's your granddad james when he was your age that's from the party from after my graduation look there's your dad in the back this is from our wedding day here's me and grandad james just before mom how did grandad die he was very ill jack he just couldn't live any longer well what does that mean mum a year before you were born we found out granddad was very ill they tried everything they could to make the tumor go away but it had already begun to spread all around his body there was nothing more they could do granddad moved to a special place called a hospice so that he could be around doctors and nurses who'd look after him make him comfortable so next up is the award for internal communications this was another hugely popular category this year as employers have increasingly come to realize the importance of communicating with their team looking for new ways to do this as everyone is working now from home this award recognizes the most effective and engaging use of film in support of internal communications and messaging so the shortlisted entries for internal communications are good luck all aig gcdc cyber security by merchant cantos always away vision films by merchant kantos for phillips healthcare north america asked twice by the edge picture company for network rail code of conduct harassment and disrespectful behavior by radley yaldar for jti make the call by media zoo office 365 by the edge picture company for deloitte workplace violence on the street by the edge pitcher company for open reach claire over to you to announce the winners thanks sam and again a highly contested category that one so the bronze award goes to code of conduct harassment and disrespect disrespectful behavior by radley elder for jti congrats to you and the silver award goes to aig gcdc cyber security by merchant cantos well done merchant the gold award goes to a piece about which one judge said this is a well-mounted one-act drama that will resonate with its viewers and is the perfect stimulus to group discussion the winning film is workplace violence on the street by the edge picture company for open reach congrats feel the rain upon my face oh miss adebayo yes hi apologies for today i was stuck in traffic yeah i've just arrived on your street and should be with you shortly okay thanks so our last award in the craft technical and professional section of the film awards recognizes truly effective and creative use of film to promote a more inclusive and diverse talent pipeline and environment the resurgent of the black lives matter movement has highlighted this vital importance of this category in celebrating work that amplifies diverse voices the short-listed entries for diversity and inclusion are ilo invalid opinions by radley yelder for international labour organisation international women's day global campaign by cheerful 21st for clifford chance 1 million futures by the edge pitcher company for deloitte and unbreakable by drpg for springboard charity claire please announce the winners right we are the bronze award goes to unbreakable by drpg for springboard charity so well done the silver award goes to one million futures by the edge picture company for deloitte fantastic win there and the gold award goes to a film that one judge said was thought provoking and impactful this was the entry that stayed with me the award goes to a film we've seen already because it's claiming its second gold of this evening radley elder for ilo invalid opinion congratulations really good another win so the moment we have all been waiting for the best selfie competition the best dressed competition what are we all wearing what are you wearing out there i hope we've got some of those please keep them coming but we want to see what we can see so far let's take a look great dress fantastic brilliant absolutely beautiful who knew that evercom had such good-looking people and good-looking participants the glamour the glamour keep sending those selfies in that's not enough and remember there's a bottle of champagne with your name on it do not forget get those selfies in the email is on the screen so work that amplifies the call for diversity and addresses the lack of it is certainly something to be celebrated and our next category this evening is live best celebration only one gold award was made in this category the shortlisted entries are the retreat by brands at work for deloitte worcester bosch customer loyalty conference by penguins claire 2 can you let us know the award winner right yes only the one award and it is a gold the winning event was awarded full marks by multiple members of the judging panel many of whom said they would have loved to attend the event i for one as well one judge said they were blown away and another described this as an exemplary event which makes me proud to be part of such a wonderful industry winning gold is brands at work for their event the retreat for deloitte fantastic well done [Music] good morning okay and a huge welcome to the uk partner retreat thank you i'm so thrilled to be here i've been so fortunate to be able to collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world [Music] whilst we're on the subject of celebration it seems a fitting time to celebrate the way this industry has come together over the last eight months apart from generally supporting each other with offers of help advice and support filmmakers have created work to raise money for the nhs and the events industry have launched campaigns for industry recognition the usual spirit of competition has i'm sure most can agree being replaced by a real sense of community we are now going to hear from simon hughes who is part of the bv ep of which evcom is an active member and rick stanton from smile in an exclusive interview with martin fullard from mash media about the one industry one voice campaign martin take it away okay it's recording great they'll chop and top and tail this hi guys it's great to be here at this event i'm martin fullard editorial director at mash media and i'm delighted today to introduce group executive director of creative agency smile rick stanton and simon hughes the chair of the business visits and events partnership now one industry one voice is an unprecedented cross-industry campaign uniting the entire industry like never before and it's just launched its brand new wecreate experiences campaign rick hoping you can give us a bit of a background on on where we've come from yeah thanks martin great to be part of this uh this event um effectively um 1-3-1 voice is designed to align all different sectors of the industry to help the key sector campaigns um work together and share data um and obviously a lot of them are lobbying government so that's really a useful powerful way of doing it from a unified perspective and we've got all the key associations involved we've got um say thousands of businesses that are representing sort of the wedding sector the corporate events the trade exhibition stands sports music arts um uh and outdoor events um and so you know for them to be working together is just absolutely fantastic and representing again through through those businesses associations hundreds of thousands of event professionals as well so you know we're now trying to leverage that power for all the future campaigns um which is very exciting simon maybe you could just give us a quick overview of what the actual mission of one industry one voice is well uh it's a coalition of campaigns martin and we realized very early on as the pandemic hit that we we are in an industry of creative problem solvers so lots of people started to develop campaigns in order to help the industry and we realized fairly quickly and it's why one industry one voice came about we needed to help that and support that and support those people who many of whom are in real dire need but actually we can do that by uniting our voices coordinating activity sharing data and making sure that the collective voice through all these different campaigns is much louder and is heard much more clearly and that's very much what one industry one voice is all about making sure that our voice is heard and heard in the right places at the right time so simon what are the actual plans for one industry one voice going forward going forward we are looking forward to supporting uh campaigns across the next couple of months all of this is geared towards the we create experiences because there's an enormous amount of effort being done by various organizations and campaigns focusing on government support and government help we're going to be there coming along with we create experiences with something that's much more positive and forward-looking we know it's difficult at this time we know how hard some people are finding it but we've got to remind people how important events are right across our lives from personal experiences like weddings or anniversaries right through to kind of the big international events such as trade shows or major sporting activation uh we just need to get people to think 2020 i'm going to have been there at 2021 i'm going to get back to events rick tell us a little bit more about we create experiences what's the actual plan for this campaign going forward yeah i mean as simon said you know the financial lobbying and and the requirements to government other campaigns doing is incredibly credible and we just wanted to balance that with a more medium and long-term campaign that effectively does three things it's it's a national media campaign designed to target the public and the corporate buyers with three main messages educate them of what actually we do the way we touch millions of people's lives in so many different ways the gdp contribution the employment numbers how we support the sort of other sectors there's travel or restaurant or theater or so on so we're collating um that sort of data and making sure it's part of video assets that's that video those video assets will have strong content within them that lots of different organizations have providers for which is obviously a great selling point for us and then the third message beyond that from the education inspiration perspective be reassurance we're the experts in the safety of the experts in crowd management with the experts in health and safety and crowd and protocols and logistics it's in our dna and we can effectively do it so we've got video assets being put together we've got a lot of high-profile personalities from all different genres of showbiz and sport and music um and and regional government and scientists helping us put together some video assets we've got pr agency we've got a fund that's now raised over 50 000 pounds if you want to donate please go to the we create experiences website and as a just giving page there i know some people are not in position to do that support in other ways by it by by all means share and engage with the content we're putting together digital assets we're putting together a strategy and then we'll go out live to the national media in in hopefully definitely in the plan is subject to national sentiment before the end of the year but just before that we're going to start sort of teasing and updating the the industry um through the the one and three one voice social media tags and channels and the website just so they know what we're ramping up to actually activate when we go live to the national media so it's very exciting and hopefully we'll get a medium long-term legacy out of this which is the understanding from the national press and the public and by default the government of what we do the power of what we do and how it impacts millions of people's lives so effectively in a quick sentence or two then rick give us a quick call to action what can people do to support the campaign please go to one and three one voice on twitter on instagram on facebook on linkedin see the content share it follow it send out to your networks and obviously we create experiences go to that they'll learn about more about the specific campaign and there's some the plans of what we're going to do um in the coming weeks on that as i say hopefully subject to national sentiment going live before the end of the year so we can really kickstart our 2021 off in a positive light and get back to delivering the amazing experiences that we all love to to do thank you very much guys and so everyone else enjoy the rest of the event thank you gentlemen it really is fantastic to see the industry coming together in such a strong way it's now time to take a short break from the awards announcements to be joined by evcom's favorite musical entertainment hannah hannah brown hannah sang for us in the summer if you remember at the evcom clarion awards and now she is back by popular demand with another seasonal special so have a stretch top up your glasses as she sings and then we'll be back for the second half of the ceremony over to you hannah hello evcom thank you so much for having me congratulations to all the winners so far i'm going to be singing dream a little dream of me [Music] stars shining bright above you night breezes seem to whisper i love you birds singing in the sycamore tree dream a little dream of me [Music] say nighty night and kiss me [Music] just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me while i'm alone and blue as can be dream a little dream of me stars fading but i linger on deer still craving your kids i'm longing to linger till dawn dear just saying these sweet dreams till sun beams finding [Music] sweet dreams that leave all the worries behind you and in your dreams whatever they be dream a little dream of me [Music] [Music] stars fading but i linger on deer still craving your kings i'm longing to linger till dawn dear just say please sweet dreams till sun beams find you sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you and in your dreams whatever they be dream a little dream of me dream a little dream of me dream a little dream of me [Music] thank you hannah that was truly beautiful wasn't it claire gorgeous i love that song i love that song too and i'm glad that none of you could hear us in the studio at that point spoiling that for you hannah you are yet again incredible thank you so much we kick off the second half of the evening by awarding work that falls within the production arts and crafts the first of all first award sorry within this section is for animation recognizing excellence in motion graphics and or animation the shortlisted entries for animation are jti digital deep ice secure interactive film by radley yelder jti infosec 2020 by radley yelder unbreakable by drp for springboard charity at zed town the journey of mankind is the sea of stars by dan's digital for guangdong jd cosmo intelligent industry innovation development company limited not an easy one to say but over to you claire to announce the winners thank you very much so the bronze award goes to zed town the journey of mankind is the sea of stars by dan's digital for guangdong jd cosmo intelligent industry innovation development company limited congratulations i think the applause should be me for getting all of that out the silver award goes to jti digital deep eye secure interactive film by radley elder well done radley elder another one and the gold award goes to a film about which one judge said the filmmakers should be very proud of this wonderfully realized and very moving winning gold is unbreakable by drpg for springboard charity congratulations welcome [Music] really hard being a single parent and sitting in a house day in and day out knowing i could be somebody do something i just couldn't find the mindset to figure that out when someone sits you down looks you in the eye and tells you your own mum doesn't want you anymore it breaks you i was emotionally hurt by the way that my mum had just decided to ditch me just like that and i had no one there to help me get through it my parents were very much involved in my life from the very beginning they gave me quite a bit of freedom when i was young generally yeah a great family life our next award is for direction leading practice in direction the shortlisted entries for this are contraption by big button for seagrow directed by simon crofts ethics by pucca films for saipan directed by paul kattis imperius 3 by pucker films for carnival uk directed by paul kattis again make the call by media zoo directed by alex webb and the new 20 pounds by pucker films for the bank of england directed by ben matthew over to you claire for the winners thank you so the bronze goes to contraption by big button for segro directed by simon croft well done the silver award goes to ethics by pucker films for sapim directed by paul katus well done and then the gold award goes to what one judge deemed one of the best corporate videos i've ever seen our goal winner in this category is make the call made by media zoo and directed by alex webb congratulations to you london you're right there jack i don't want to talk about it me come on mia our next award is for all you writers in the room recognizing the best written script in a film the shortlisted entries for script are jack's story by inspired films for action medical research written by louis poultner ethics by pucker films for cyphem written by tom williams plus the way it should be by inspired films written by william bloomfield and viniv by buxton knight productions written by gavin knight over to you claire to announce the winners thank you very much the bronze award goes to jack's story by inspired films for action medical research written by louis pontnoy well done louie the silver award goes to viniv by buxton night productions written by gavin knight well done gavin our judges described our winning script as expert and exemplary the gold award goes to ethics by pucker films for sapim written by tom williams congratulations tom williams [Music] hi mom this [Music] but is can't wait to run you through the proposals does your company still own that mortgage brokers i'll get a name for you danny hi exciting times we may have a problem if i read it and then i have to send it back to revise it then it isn't quick is it the numbers are right does he pay doubles i don't know you should ask those responses yeah why a donation from your company would make the ministry of education unlock this project might unlock others too we looked into it it's just stuck this money will get it going one good turn meaning our next award of the evening recognizes truly excellent cinematography the best of the best the shortlisted entries for cinematography are make the cool by media zoo mcdonald's flagship farmers by taylormade media one million futures by the edge pitch company for deloitte and siblings by raw london for save the children uk claire over to you the bronze award goes to siblings by raw london for save the children uk congratulations to all the silver award goes to make the call by media zoo congratulations one judge describes our gold winning film as stories from the heart with beautiful pictures bringing their experiences to life commenting on the impressive cinematic approach this gold award goes to mcdonald's flagship farmers by taylormade media well done to you the land if we take care of it can be forgiving but we have to understand the importance of taking care of it we have an awesome responsibility to do things right and we're trying really hard to do the right things we're here for a short period of time the land will be here before after we're gone so finishing off the production arts and crafts section of the evening is the last stage of the creative process the editing award the shortlisted entries for editing are covered 19 how we responded by inspired films jack's story by inspired films for action medical research vogue scandinavia by taylormade media for conde nust zedtown the journey of mankind is the sea of stars by dan's digital for guangdong jd cosmo intelligent industry innovation development company limited and yet again claire the last one was the longest one and it's over to you to announce the winners yes and and here i go again the bronze award goes to zed town the journey of mankind is the sea of stars by dan's digital for guangdong jd cosmo intelligent industry innovation development company limited welcome and the silver award goes to jack's story by inspired films for action medical research congratulations and the gold award goes to a film which has been described by our judges as moody mysterious cinematic beautiful it's vogue scandinavia by taylormade media for conde nest well done [Music] in scandinavia our lives are intertwined with nature it gives us space to think it inspires us it helps us to innovate i want to help create a more conscious fashion landscape bringing a fresh perspective to style and beauty and celebrate this region's unique aesthetic through striking imagery and intelligent storytelling bringing the best of our fashion together into one edition [Music] okay the next category is new this year and honors the history of evcom and of corporate film which owes so much to documentary film the best the shortlisted entries of best documentary are nine second lift by content engine for shell international aig gc dc cyber security by merchant cantos electricity by content engine for shell international tegan's story by the edge pitcher company for network rail over to you claire to announce the winners thanks sam the bronze award goes to tegan's story by the edge picture company for network rail congratulations and the silver award goes to aig gcdc cyber security by merchant cantos well done to you and the gold award goes to a film that one judge described as superbly planned and filmed a majestic account of an epic endeavor in the best tradition of industrial documentary the winner is nine second lift by content engine for shell international congratulations 40 years ago no one really thought about how they were going to be dismantled after decades of service the four brentfield platforms are being decommissioned we got nasa to come and give us a hand and they were blown away with what we were doing we needed to be able to lift the platform up for underneath it was never designed to be lifted in that manner in 2017 shell set a world record when brent delta was lifted intact and taken away for recycling shelves idea which was the right idea was just bring it in the whole lot as it stands now it's bravo's turn you've done it once how are you going to do it again and how are you going to do it better and that's the challenge that we've set to the team so how do you turn 25 000 tons of steel [Music] into this we follow that now with another new category for this year the best use of video content for a virtual or hybrid event we have seen so many fantastic events pivot to hybrid and virtual this year and the crossover of the corporate film and events sector is even more apparent with the rise of this kind of delivery we're excited to see claire how this category will grow in future years over to you absolutely this year only one award was made in this category going forward we hope to see many more but walking away with gold is a project about which one judge said the film excuse me the films were warm and engaging made all the more impressive by the conditions within which they were produced it's accenture's festival of leadership by taylormade media well done our digital footprint is increasingly accessible with facial and body language recognition soon to become the norm maintaining our privacy in this new world is ever more challenging as organizations use our digital and physical footprint to shape highly personalized products and services questions emerge about how far they should go in collecting and protecting this individual data given that trust is the only currency that matters do organizations really understand the fine print of privacy [Music] over the last six months 74 of us from all over the world have joined forces on accenture's leadership development program to investigate this mega theme namaste i am in houston perth western australia saudi arabia london england sunshine coast in queensland as we celebrate the film and video content which elevates live events we are now going to celebrate live events which use technology to create a more effective experience the best use of technology category recognizes work which makes the best use of and choices around technology and digital in event design and delivery the short listed entries are just two samsung eu forum 2020 by smile and white in case by cheerful 21st clerk please announce the winners thank you the silver award goes to white and case by cheerful 21st congratulations and the gold award goes to an entry that one judge described as a seriously stunning brand showcase the winning entry is samsung eu forum 2020 by smile congratulations samson forum 2020 this year we're on the beautiful island of malta we have people here from russia middle east latin america and europe and we put on one amazing show for our partners with no less than 316 samsung products these are the people who are ambassadors when they speak to our customers they are the face of samsung so it is extra important that we treat them well and tell them all there is to know about our products and why we are better than the competition i think the samsung as a brand has done a great job in in cementing its position with the consumer through innovation be that technical innovation or design driven innovation the new product range is fantastic the new tv range looks superb again a proof that samsung is just continually innovating to support our visitors i am sure claire that there are a few celebrations and parties happening already what do you think hope so congratulations to all our winners so far let's carry on budget has a huge impact on the scope of projects and throughout these awards we always see some brilliant work produced creatively and resourcefully on a very limited budget this year we decided to create a dedicated space to celebrate this with our new category film budgetary restrictions and the shortlisted entries are covered 19 how we responded by inspired films nicola catherine's rare knitwear by hound dog films the 45 scottish spiced rum spirit of rebellion by enterprise screen for jacobite spirits the coffin factory stepping up to the challenge by sql group limited for dignity funerals and the guardian service by the edge pitcher company over to you claire to announce the winners the broadens award goes to the 45 scottish spiced rum spirit of rebellion by enterprise screen for jacobite spirits congratulations and the silver award goes to covet 19 how we responded by inspired films well done to you and the gold award goes to a film that one judge called beautifully conceived and directed the winner is the guardian service by the edge picture company congratulations [Music] it's about something that happens at work today well we're delighted to have a selection of the uh edge staff here who are responsible for some of the winning films today they have absolutely one big today i think you'd all agree so we're delighted to have four uh the edge people with us today and we're going to go first to victoria bevington executive producer who was responsible for follow your dream which won gold in the recruitment induction and retention category victoria congratulations on a wonderful wonderfully warm film how are you feeling this afternoon we're delighted thank you so much it was a really fabulous film to make huge thanks to the guitarist people and the whole team that made this film happen there uh recruitment increased by 20 because of the film so we're really proud of being part of that and finally a big thank you to you evco thanks so much and delighted to have you with us we're now going to go over to nick canner who's creative director on the guardian service film which won gold for film budgetary restrictions so nick a very prescient film particularly for these times and a great win would you like to say a few words yes thank you um yeah this was our first shoot post lockdown so it has a special significance to us and we're really proud to to help support the guardian success guardian services uh important work with the nhs um so i'd just like to thank my producer lemis and our director mark blackman and thank you very much efcom thank you very much nick and so glad you could be with us today um congratulations to you we are now going to um pass over to julie who is julie hill senior creative look out look up which is the film she was responsible for won gold in the health and safety category julie a tense nail-biter of the film congratulations how does it feel to win a gold award absolutely brilliant and thank you so much and for the excuse to get dressed up too um it's great to be able to publicly thank everyone who worked on the ena look out look up safety film thank you everyone particularly director james laws and producer jack coulter and especially big thanks to the energy networks association for being such a great client thank you thanks so much and lovely to see some sort of spangly jewelry being worn really really nice um we're finally going to go through over to max barnes yellowly associate producer on workplace violence on the street which won the gold in the internal communications category max this film was highly praised by the judges would you like to say a few words um yeah it's again it's mostly thank you to the amazing team we had on board um you know all the production all the cast but particularly mark blackman our fantastic director uh nicole vasquez who was our subject matter expert at worldwide training she was amazing but uh you know also to open reach i think most people will agree good projects tend to start with good clients and they were just fantastic throughout i think their willingness and ambition to really you know help the learning really just set the standard for the project and thank you to you guys as well thank you thank you so much that's really warm words and i think i would agree uh having a fantastic client certainly goes a long way um thank you to all of the edge um people who joined in i think everyone can agree the work that they put forward this year has been fantastic and they have certainly got a lot out of it today congratulations once again to all at the edge picture company well done well done you can all relax now you can take off that time axe and uh enjoy the celebrations so events as a whole are about creating experiences which stay with people and experiential work takes that one step further fully immersing the delegate in an experience the best experiential category recognizes work which creatively and effectively designs and delivers an experience in support of a brand two awards were made in this category a bronze and a silver and the shortlisted entries are hyundai i-10 training event by drpg and motivate international and mars wrigley 2020 by cheerful 21st claire so the bronze award goes to mars wrigley 2020 by cheerful 21st congratulations to you guys congratulations and the silver award goes to an experience which our judges described as stimulating and fun with some lovely experiential ideas that stand out walking away with silver is hyundai eye 10 training event by drpg and motivate international congratulations [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so on the subject of stimulating and fun i would love to invite dale carpenter of drpg to our stage now who has chosen and is going to announce our three best dressed winners dale come and sparkle with us wonderful over to you okay so thank you sam so we've seen some wonderful outfits and it's great to see people making such an effort even from your home don't make me laugh okay so without further ado the winners are they're coming up on the screen now here we go there we are mark and finn starting very young there there we go well done joanne is that gin and tonic do you think it looks like a gin and tonic they're enjoying it yeah and god's gift they've named themselves there there we are so well done there's our three winners oh having a lovely drink although finn isn't because he is only clearly not so congratulations to all of you well done okay we'll sort that out we'll get those spent out am i done you may go and relax and enjoy a glass of bubbles now thank you very much thanks for the photos everybody we shall sort out a bottle of fizz that is a joy to see and enjoy to see sort of new early starters for edcom we'll start them young congratulations mark and finney so if kovid19 has taught us anything it's the capacity of creativity and innovation and just how important it is to our well-being and society as a whole it's so important that we'd like to celebrate this first on the film side and then on the live side the shortlisted entries for the category film innovation are a call for help by raw london for british red cross brand ambassador by the edge pitch company for auridu kovin 19 how we responded by inspired films safety day 2020 by content engine for shell international and we're all one team forever fee edcoms for boa and bpa claire let's announce the winners right the bronze award goes to safety day 2020 by content engine for shell international congratulations to shell international and um engine the silver award goes to a call for help by raw london for british red cross congratulations to you and then the gold award goes to a film which the judges described as natural fun and dynamic the winning film is we're all one team by everfee edcoms for boa and bpa well done to everything so on the live side only one award was given in the category best show of creative concept claire and the gold award and it's quite a gold award goes to an entry that is once again being awarded full marks by multiple judges described as fantastic brilliant and impressive by our panelists one judge even says this is events at its best walking away with a well-deserved gold for the second time tonight is the retreat by brands at work for deloitte the retreat won exceptional acclaim from our judges and we're now going to hear from judge anna broadsword again about why this entry stood out to her so let's hear it for anna this was such a stunning entry in reading about it you just wanted to have been there it was so complete and beautifully crafted constructed around the spirit of partnership every aspect from the building of the retreat with 2000 seater dome mini village and pop-up pavilions to threading sustainable and sociable aspects throughout the piece inspires a great positive feeling with its audience at the very heart thank you again anna we have two very special awards now which recognize the challenger agency of the year and the agency of the year on the event side claire and the winner of the challenger agency of the year award is an agency whose brilliant work has hugely impressed the judges throughout this process they have been described by our judges as a powerhouse and praised for their personality and culture their diversity and inclusion policies and their pitch rates collectively the judges were incredibly impressed by this agency and the winner is brands at work congratulations okay we had hoped to have karen but unfortunately we don't so we are going to move on and we are going to go over to sam for the um agency of the year congratulations karen and team now two agencies were shortlisted by our judges in the agency of the year category smile and world spam claire the winning agency boasts an outstanding collection of work according to our judges and has been praised as being full of energy creativity and technological innovation really inspirational said another judge the winning agency crowned as evcom's agency of the year is smile huge congratulations [Music] [Music] and it's real to me there must be someone whose feelings [Music] [Music] and we're just hanging on right hello congratulations again to smile and a wonderful film to show what they're very very capable of doing we do have karen with us now who won our challenger agency of the year so karen welcome everybody hi there can you hear me karen hi hi how are you found okay um we're going to we're going to move on and uh carry on and we'll hopefully oh we do have karen right yeah karen uh lovely to see you uh sorry slightly disjointed there but we've got you now uh congratulations on uh firstly multiple awards and then a huge congratulations on winning challenger of the uh award so how are you feeling this afternoon it's it's an incredible feeling i'm utterly proud of the team and this incredible resilient herd this all means so much to us during what has been the most challenging of challenging times so to be challenger agency of the year is an incredible thing um and in particular i just want to thank our clients deloitte um they have been with us for 10 years and time after time they place their faith in us and keep challenging us to raise the bar and to have won gold twice with them tonight and actually gold earlier um at another award ceremony with them the grand prix were just utterly thrilled and proud and um so thankful for their partnership yes i think always having a um first-class uh client goes a long way and if you've developed a relationship over the years that can only lead to great work can it not thank you so much karen and thank you for joining us and i do hope you get the opportunity to at least celebrate with some of your team even if it's remotely and huge congratulations to all of them for for making what has been a fantastic year for you congrats okay bye congratulations karen and the team and loving the signage in her in her room love that this is where the magic happens well done karen on to our final award of this evening and it is a very special one this year evcom started a new awards scheme the focus award sponsored by the edge picture company we cannot ignore that this industry lacks diversity and the recent resurgence of the amazing black lives matter movement is a reminder of the severity of the situation this award was born out of addressing these concerns claire we called for work from 18 to 25 year olds black indigenous and peoples of color who are not already working in the tv and film industry we had a fantastic and varied response the uptake was so strong that we have decided to offer support to the top five filmmakers all four shortlisted entrants will be offered an afternoon of mentorship with representatives from top corporate film companies of whom they can ask questions get feedback on their submitted work and continue a relationship the winner will be part of a year-long mentorship program in which they will have the chance to work with three different corporate film companies to get regular feedback on their work and to gain a greater understanding of the corporate film industry we're now going to hear from faye jackson at the edge pitcher company who sponsored this award as a board member at evcom pete stevenson was one of the original instigators of the scheme and we are delighted he's continued to support it over to faye hi i'm faith from the edge at the edge this year it was really important for us to sponsor an award that is contributing towards positive change in the industry working with evcom and eric we were delighted to play a role in bringing this award to fruition and the talent was remarkable we're so excited to work with the winners and the runners-up through the mentorship scheme as an industry we have a lot of work to do and a long way to go in order to contribute to more fair and just society the edge are on this journey and we're prioritizing action on race and we implore you to do the same the race charter at work run by the bitc is a great place to start if you haven't signed up already one of the things we can do immediately is stop hiring our mates from uni our sisters boyfriends cousins and look further afield to the plethora of remarkable talent that is out there and together we can create an industry that is more representative of the uk i hope to see many more of you involved in this award next year and best of luck to the entrance such important and such such sensible words there the shortlisted entrants who will all receive access to membership a mentorship conversation are 56 black men by esther renee walker conscious by lauren alain happy birthday by jigyasa anand magpie by hamza pool stranded in nigeria the road to enugu by god gift chidimba emesi congrats [Music] [Applause] the subject shows no signs of bruisings or wounds autopsy what do you mean now going to cut through this chest to look for any possible size of infection [Music] could my unmanned blood baiting in my cheeks till strange love grow bold think true love acted simple modesty [Applause] [Music] [Applause] nope no i jumped in hey good morning give me something yes i don't want that hot i can't give you norwegian money [Music] every black man you see represented doing something negative there are 56 of us that aren't in this land our melanin radiates [Music] excellence yo how's that hello lovely to see all of the um shortlisted work there and i would also just like to point out at this point that all of the winning um entered work will be shown on our website so you can see them in full winning a year of mentorship is hamzapool for their film magpie which is a very ambitious film and a huge congratulations to you we are now going to show you we're now going to show a three minute excerpt from the film now and we'll make the famous film available for viewing following the ceremony [Music] [Music] [Music] um [Music] hello like i'm trying to get your feedback was that frightening enough yeah yeah [ __ ] scary bro be serious man i'm actually nervous about this one like i live around these ends or if they recognize my voice i'm saying you're right i'm just flipping i'm just tweaking man i just i just don't want to mess this up i swear to god but it's the last night we're doing this [ __ ] say this every night bro nah nah i mean at this time this is about sam yeah don't worry about him man it's just a kid i understand one day are you for real look if you want you can do this another time i'm going to pay rental let next friday no let's get this over and done with yeah what's up wow massive congratulations to hamza pool this final award draws our ceremony sadly claire to a close i'd like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors to thank every entrant for trusting us with your work and for thanking all of you for joining us virtually to celebrate this resilient and inspiring industry i'd also like to remind everyone that we will be displaying the answers to the album artwork quiz as the ceremony closes so get your marking pens at the ready of the people who sent in their answers the winners will be announced after the ceremony on social media so good luck for that one one last time over to you claire thank you very much uh we'd like to end the ceremony by playing you a piece of work that we are really really proud of during lockdown efcom board member tim langford spearheaded a project to create a short film using bfi archive footage to raise money for the nhs this was a truly collaborative effort with long-standing partners the bfi board member sarah sarah cooper of plastic pictures and many other contributors to numerous to mention the film was narrated by ian glenn reading michael rosen's famous poem these are the hands we hope to be able to celebrate excellence and creativity live with you all next year but we hope you enjoyed this year's virtual ceremony to everyone here a final thank you and congratulations and we hope you enjoyed the show bye for now [Music] these are the hands that touch us first feel your head find the pulse and make your bed these are the hands that tap your back test the skin hold your arm wheel the bin change the ball fix the drip pour the jug replace your hip [Music] these are the hands that fill the bath mop the floor flick the switch soothe the sword burn the swabs give us a jab throw out sharps design [Music] and these are the hands that stop the leaks empty the pan wipe the pipes carry the can clamp the veins make the cast lock the dose and touch us last since 1948 the nhs have been there for us now it's time for us to give them a helping hand please donate to 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