The winners were revealed at a gala awards dinner at The Brewery, London
Broadcast revealed the winners of the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2021 at a gala awards dinner last night (Tuesday 30 November) at The Brewery, London.
The Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2021 were presented by actor and comedian Kerry Godliman and celebrate the role technology plays in creating and broadcasting the most outstanding productions of the past year.
The Awards show is now in its third year, and took place after Broadcast’s one-day Tech Fest event, which supported the awards with a series of comprehensive panels and sessions, taking place at the same venue.
The Awards focus on the teamwork behind the productions, highlighting the outstanding creative and technical aspects of the projects. It is made up of 19 categories.
The Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2021 are sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Medialease, MPC Episodic, Sky Production Services and The VFX & Post Talent Agency.
Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2021: The Winners
Best Innovation in Lockdown
Winner: Stream Anywhere App (Timeline Television)
Shortlisted:
100% Cloud-Based Post Facility (Green Rock & BASE Media Cloud)
BBC Bitesize Daily (dock10 & BBC Education)
My Hundreds of Brothers and Sisters (University of Hertfordshire)
Storm Post Production (Storm)
Best Use of Creative Innovation (Cloud/MAM)
Winner: ENVY Remote (ENVY)
Shortlisted:
Knox Media Hub (All3Media International)
Reimagining Cloud Connectivity (Framestore)
UFC – Live Social Experiences (Grabyo)
Best Use of Remote Production
Winner: Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 (BBC Sport, DEGA Broadcast Systems & dock10 for BBC)
Shortlisted:
A+E Networks, Blackbird (A+E Networks for A+E Networks)
Super League Triathlon (Aurora Media Worldwide for Broadcast across 35 channels worldwide including BBC Online & Eurosport)
Best VFX Project
Winner: The Lost Pirate Kingdom (Stone Soup)
Lisey’s Storey (MPC Episodic) (highly commended)
Shortlisted:
A Discovery of Witches (REALTIME)
Intergalactic (Milk Visual Effects)
The Irregulars (BlueBolt)
The Third Day (IMG VFX, Freefolk, MPC Episodic)
Creative Use of AR or VR
Winner: Extreme E (Extreme E Studios (Aurora Media Worldwide/North One) for ITV, Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC & YouTube)
Shortlisted:
100% Shutterstock (RSA Films for US National Commercial)
BBC Bitesize Daily (dock10 & BBC Education for iPlayer)
ELEVEN x Belgian Pro League (The ELEVEN Group for ELEVEN Belgium)
The Daily Climate Show (Sky Creative Agency for Sky News, Snapchat & Instagram)
The Hundred Avatars (Sky Sports for Sky Sports Cricket)
Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Non-Scripted)
Winner: Sam Castleton & Tom Foster of halo (The Surgeon’s Cut)
Shortlisted:
Alex Sawyer, Chad Orororo & Greg Gettens of Molinare TV and Film (Memories Of A Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes)
Arran Mahoney, Billy Mahoney & William Mahoney of Arrow Media (Mind of a Monster: The Co-ed Killer)
Dan Chapman of Evolutions Post Production (SAS: Who Dares Wins)
John Cobban & Heather Andrews of Blazing Griffin Post Production (Killing Escobar)
Karl Mainzer, Claire Ellis & Tom Deane of The Edit (Sir Alex Ferguson Never Give In)
Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans & Hugh Dwan of The Farm Group (Formula 1: Drive to Survive)
Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Scripted)
Winner: Nigel Edwards of The Farm Group (The Serpent)
Shortlisted:
Adrian Rhodes of Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (Danny Boy)
Jules Woods of The Farm Group (Together)
Matt Baird & Michal Maletz of Splice (Dreaming Whilst Black)
Finn Curry, Tom Nursey & Tim McKeever of Sky Production Services (Hitmen Reloaded)
Tom Corbett of The Farm Group (All Creatures Great & Small)
Excellence in Grading (Non-Scripted)
Winner: Tim O’Brien of Evolutions Post Production (SAS: Who Dares Wins)
Shortlisted:
Joe Stabb of Fifty Fifty (Rogue Tiger Shark: Hunt for Lagertha)
Mark Slobodian of Splice (Saved by a Stranger)
Matt Jones of The Edit (Meet The Khans)
Nuala Sheridan of The Farm Group (Long Way Up)
Tim O’Brien of Evolutions Post Production (SAS: Who Dares Wins)
Excellence in Grading (Scripted)
Winner: Jet Omoshebi of Goldcrest (Roald & Beatrix - The Tail of the Curious Mouse)
Shortlisted:
Aidan Farrell of The Farm Group (The Third Day)
Asa Shoul of Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (The Crown)
Colin Brown of Blazing Griffin Post Production (Vigil)
Jamie Parry of dock10 (Zero Chill)
Nuala Sheridan of The Farm Group (Anne Boleyn)
Excellence in Virtual Studios (Sports and Entertainment)
Winner: BBC Bitesize Daily (dock10 & BBC Education for BBC)
Shortlisted:
The Daily Climate Show (Sky Creative Agency for Sky News, Snapchat & Instagram)
UEFA Euro 2020 (BBC Sport, AE Live & dock10 for BBC One & BBC iPlayer)
Wimbledon (MOOV for BBC Sport)
Innovative Use of Technology in Storytelling
Winner: Premier League 3D Real Time Visualisation (Sky Sports for Sky Sports Football)
Shortlisted:
100% Shutterstock (80six, RSA Films & Final Pixel for US National Commercial)
The Hundred Avatars (Sky Sports for Sky Sports Cricket)
The Third Day: Autumn (Sky Studios, Plan B Entertainment, Punchdrunk & HBO for Sky Arts)
Special Recognition Award
Winner: Rise
Standout Tech of the Year
Winner: disguise xR (disguise)
Shortlisted:
Amagi LIVE – Redefining Live Sports Broadcast on the Cloud (Amagi Corporation)
Blackbird – The Cloud Native Video Editing Platform (Blackbird for Multiple Web, OTT & Social Platforms)
Premier League 3D Real Time Visualisation (Sky Sports & Hawkeye for Sky Sports Football)
The Hundred Avatars (Sky Sports & Dimension Studios for Sky Sports Cricket)
Streaming Platform of the Year
Winner: All 4
Shortlisted:
Apple TV+
NOW
Sustainability Project of the Year
Winner: Sustainable RaNGer Project (Sky News)
Technical Innovation (Entertainment)
Winner: Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance - Light Bricks (Studio Ramsay for BBC One)
Shortlisted:
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – Virtual Wall (Kinetic Pixel for ITV Studios)
Portrait Artist of The Week – Live (Storyvault Films for Sky Arts)
Tom Grennan - Global Interactive Live Stream (80six for inKLICK)
Technical Innovation (Sport)
Winner: Extreme E (Extreme E Studios (Aurora Media Worldwide/North One) for ITV, Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Red Button & YouTube)
Shortlisted:
Premier League 3D Real Time Visualisation (Sky Sports for Sky Sports Football)
Quidich Tracker (Sunset+Vine & ICC TV for International Cricket Council (ICC))
SPORT BUFF (SPORT BUFF for OTT, Web, Mobile, Twitch & YouTube)
The Hundred Avatars (Sky Sports for Sky Sports Cricket)
Young Talent of the Year (Post-Production)
Winner: Connor O’Neill (Splice)
Milena Cave (The Farm Group) (highly commended)
Shortlisted:
Arianna Butcher (Sky Production Services)
Declan Hellawell (dock10)
James Spooner (The Farm Group)
Josh Falcon (BBC)
Matt Hemstock (The Edit)
Sam Keene (Storm)
Young Talent of the Year (Production)
Winner: Cara Houghton (dock10)
Winner: Jack Comerford (Timeline Television)
Shortlisted:
Adam Constable (Noah Media Group)
Bronson Payne (Studio Ramsay)
Emma Bentley (BBC News)
Simon Hui (Timeline Television)
PICTURE CREDIT: Warner Bros. De Lane Lea from Twitter
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