Over 300 people gathered last night at the Ashton Gate Stadium for a glittering awards ceremony to celebrate the creative industries across the South West. This year’s Media Innovation Awards, produced by the Plymouth Media Partnership, attracted over 150 entries from across the region. The awards recognise the innovative use of media and design in the south west, and members of the cluster groups from Cornwall through to Dorset and Gloucestershire were invited to enter the 16 categories.

The Awards were hosted by Rob Walker and introduced by Mark Hawkins of twofour TV.

Karen Stockdale who organises the Awards on behalf of p-mp said: Both the number and calibre of entries this year was extremely high. The level of competition is increasing all the time and our panel of judges had a tough job choosing the shortlist from the huge array of exceptional entries. This year’s event is the most successful yet and the Awards are now firmly in the Region’s calendar; next year we hope it will be even bigger”.

Bristol winners included:

• Mobile Communications: Moosehunt by Simon Games for igfest

• Best Multi Platform Project: BBC Natural History Unit for Big Cat Live,

• Screen Graphics: 422 for Britain from Above

• Outstanding Contribution to Innovation: Pervasive Media Studio.

Congratulations to them all. The full list of winners is below:

TELEVISION

SPONSORED BY SILVERSTREAM

Make My Body Younger – Produced by Twofour Broadcast for BBC 3

DVD/CD

Tales From The Porth – Produced by Leap-design for change for the Cornish Language Partnership (MAGA) in association with Matt Hocking, Kieran Holden, and Will Coleman

COMMUNITY WEBSITE

SPONSORED BY PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

Growing Schools Garden – Produced by Twofour Communications for the Department of Children Schools and Families

CORPORATE WEBSITE

SPONSORED BY BUSINESS LINK

Visit Newquay – Produced by Gendall Design for Restormel Borough Council

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

SPONSORED BY TAMAR SCIENCE PARK

Moosehunt – Produced by Simon Games for igfest

MULTI-PLATFORM PROJECT

SPONSORED BY PYRAMID

Big Cat Live – Produced by BBC Natural History Unit for BBC

INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO

SPONSORED BY BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL

Scayrecrow – Produced by Carrion Films with funding from Exeter Phoenix in association with Devon County Council

SCREEN GRAPHICS

SPONSORED BY OUT OF HAND

Britain From Above – Produced by 422 South for Lion Television and BBC1

PRINT GRAPHICS

Pencil Calendar – Produced by Mytton Williams in association with James McNaughton Group Packaging, Opal Print and Building Link

INSTALLATION/EXHIBITION

Freddy’s Story – Produced by Manishima Ico

VIRTUAL WORLD/GAMING

SPONSORED BY O2

Drake’s Island – Produced by Stoke Damerel Community College for Plymouth Children’s Services in association with Twofour Learning

AUDIO/MUSIC FOR SCREEN

SPONSORED BY AUDIO NETWORK

Humf – Sound by Paul Roberts Sound for King Rollo Films and Entertainment 1

BRANDING

SPONSORED BY TELL SYSTEMS

British Glass Biennale – Produced by Mytton Williams for The Ruskin Glass Centre and

COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESS & YOUNG PEOPLE

SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

There 2 Care: The Voice of Young Carers – Produced by Sundog Media for Young Carers Project in association with Plymouth City Council

MOST INNOVATIVE NEWCOMER

SPONSORED BY FORMATION ZONE

Joakim Boren from Joakim Boren Photography

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION

SPONSORED BY BISHOP FLEMING

Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol

2009 MIA Trophy

Make My Body Younger – Produced by Twofour Broadcast for BBC 3

Click here for more information on the Awards and to see photos and streaming video from last night’s event.