Bristol businesses were presented with three awards at the Media Innovation Awards 2010 gala dinner held at St Mellion International Resort last Thursday to recognise the innovative use of media and design in the region.

The evening was introduced by Mark Hawkins, Chairman of the Media Innovation Awards, and hosted by David Fitzgerald. The award winners of the 15 categories were announced with Bristol businesses winning awards in the Mobile Communications, Live event and Most innovative newcomer/business categories.

Karen Stockdale of the Media Innovation Awards said, “There is hot competition to win one of the coveted Media Innovation Awards and all the winners can be very proud of their achievement as only the finest work has been selected to showcase the wealth of creative media talent in the region.”

Simon Games won the Mobile communications category for Mobile Social Game Engine produced with funding from the Technology Strategy Board. The judges all agreed that Simon Games had used multiple delivery methods very effectively to ensure the maximum amount of interaction and engagement from followers and contributors. This made the application both personal and meaningful.’

The Extended Theatre Experience won the Live event category for ‘extending the boundaries of theatrical experience and offering huge potential for new audiences’. The research project was co-produced by Bristol Old Vic, Watershed and Hewlett Packard Labs in collaboration with director Sally Cookson and film maker Geoff Taylor, with support from the Technology Strategy Board.

Tom Mansfield from Glorious took the Most innovative newcomer/business award ‘for producing exceptionally well crafted, intriguing and innovative work’.

Highlights of the awards are web streamed on the Media Innovation Awards website at www.mediainnovationawards.com