The winners were announced at a gala dinner awards ceremony on Thursday night (27 November) at The Brewery, London
The winners of the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2025 were revealed last night (27 November), at a celebratory gala Awards dinner held at The Brewery, London, hosted by Ellie Taylor.
The Awards welcomed 450 attendees from across the production, post-production and broadcast sector.
The night was a celebration of the creative use of technology in television production, post-production and broadcast. Many thanks to the Awards sponsors, Appear, BBC Studioworks, CVP, EIZO, ERA, Gravity Media, Medialease, Moments Lab, Netflix, Sandisk and Serious.
The Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2025 winners are:
Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Non-Scripted)
Gary Kelly, Michal Maletz & Daniel Nolan of Splice Post (Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy)
“Brave, smart and innovative, with unique sound layering and a very sensory approach that was nerve jangling at times. Audio was the star of the show.”
Best Innovative Use of Cloud
Next-generation News Distribution Powered by TAMS on AWS (Reuters, Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit & AWS)
“A total game changer for the industry, a uniquely collaborative effort and a fine example of how great the industry can be when it comes together.”
Excellence in Grading (Non-Scripted) sponsored by EIZO
Daniel Gill of Picture Shop Bristol (Our Oceans)
“A beautifully immersive visual experience with a truly stunning grade maintaining the delicate balance between technical precision and creative artistry.”
Best Sustainability Project sponsored by Appear
Measuring Post-Production Carbon Emissions (Cut the Carbon & Clear Cut)
“A fantastic initiative that will result in concrete sustainability results.”
Best Use of Archive sponsored by Moments Lab
In the Veins (Yorkshire and North East Film Archive for YouTube)
“A masterclass in sensitive, human-centred archival storytelling.”
Excellence in VFX sponsored by ERA
Rob Harvey, Sam Reed, He Sun, Cesar Nunes of Lola Post (Walking with Dinosaurs)
“A triumph – exceptional work, setting a new benchmark for both scientific and cinematic realism.”
Best Use of Graphics
E1 Series AR/VR Graphics (Aurora for 30+ international broadcast partners)
“A real standout piece of work, incredibly impressive, with genuinely integral use of graphics.”
Best Tech Innovation in Live Production sponsored by CVP
BBC Radio 1’s Big Virtual Weekend
“An exceptional technical innovation.”
Highly commended: Liverpool FC - PL Champions Parade Broadcast 24/25
Best AI Innovation (Creative)
Killer Kings (FirstLookTV)
“A really good combination of real footage and AI generated animation.”
Highly commended: Charismatic.ai
Best AI Innovation (Workflow) sponsored by Sandisk
AI Agents IBC Accelerator Project Team
“Totally transforms how people and AI work together.”
Highly Commended: Slapshot – The AI-Powered VFX Toolkit
Best Industry Skills Initiative sponsored by Gravity Media
All Set West
“A skills initiative that delivers real, measurable change, with its inclusive focus and innovative approach to building a new creative pipeline.”
Highly Commended: Rise - Women in Broadcast
Young Talent of the Year (Live Production) sponsored by Netflix
Federico Favretto (BBC)
“They have excellent leadership qualities at such a young age and an incredible knowledge of tech and creativity.”
Young Talent of the Year (Technical) sponsored by Netflix
Signija Gutmane (Sunset+Vine)
“They have risen rapidly to a level where they are trusted with big events and will go on to be a brilliant force in the industry.”
Young Talent of the Year (Post-Production) sponsored by Netflix
Dan Bland (Aurora)
“They have built a brilliant reputation at a very early stage in their career.”
Best Innovation Project
BBC Live Immersive (BBC R&D in partnership with Condense)
“The initiative redefines live production and immersive audience engagement.”
Excellence in Grading (Scripted) sponsored by EIZO
Kevin Horsewood of UNIT (The Bombing of Pan Am 103)
“They used their expertise to integrate archive, vfx and new content seamlessly with the grade. The colours were brought to life effectively without over compensation.”
Post Producer of the Year sponsored by Serious
Dave O’Callaghan (Residence Pictures)
“They handle an impressive amount of work for one person, while maintaining humour, composure and client satisfaction.”
Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Scripted)
Jules Woods & James Drake of Splice Post (Adolescence)
“It’s a technical and creative tour-de-force and an outstanding example of storytelling elevated through masterful audio.”
Standout Tech of the Year (Production) sponsored by Medialease
Samsung Virtual Production LED Volume (Quite Brilliant / Twickenham Film Studios)
“A game changer, incredibly forward thinking and impressive.”
Standout Tech of the Year (Post-Production)
tanooki
“This is not just “cool tech,” it’s addressing a real business pain and is an absolute standout bit of kit.”
Tech Team of the Year sponsored by BBC Studioworks
Applied Technology Team (Dimension Studio)
“This team is innovative, exciting, and technically sophisticated.”
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