Creative Edinburgh has announced the shortlist for the Creative Edinburgh Awards 2015.
The nine awards are designed to celebrate the outstanding practice, innovative thinking and general genius of the creative community of Edinburgh.
Janine Matheson, executive director of Creative Edinburgh, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled with the panel’s selection for the shortlist. We had an overwhelming response to the call for entries and the shortlist highlights a fantastic range of Edinburgh’s creative individuals, businesses and organisations, spanning sectors from literature to performing arts, visual arts, tech & digital, advertising and more.”
The awards are about recognising the wealth of multi-disciplinary talent in the city. The categories have been revamped to make it more accessible to all; with two new categories joining the ranks, Independent, for professionals and/or sole traders and Leadership, for outstanding contributions to the sector from an industry leader.
There are three shortlisted entries per category as follows,
The City Award
City Link 2015 Edinburgh and Copenhagen
Neu! Reekie!
Edinburgh Student Art Festival
The Collaboration Award
Edinburgh Napier University – BA (Hons) Photography and St David’s RC High ‘High School Resilience Project’
Emily Millichip & Gabriella Marcella ‘MARCELLA X MILLICHIP’
The Edinburgh Mela ‘Bollywood Love Story’
The Commercial Award
Karen Mabon
Something Something ‘Tennent’s Lager Wellpark’
White Light Media ‘World Whisky Day’
The Creativity Award
Alasdair Thomson
Artlink Edinburgh ‘Barter Workshop’
Julie Duffy ‘Rhythmic Structure’
The Independent Award
Judy R Clark
Lynsey Jean Henderson
Want Some Studio – Marco Bevliacqua
The Leadership Award
Brian Baglow
Faith Liddell
Mark Daniels
The Social Award
CAPR-Style
Conversations for Change
Tinderbox Project
The Startup Award
The Hunter Press
Something Something
SPLINTR Design
The Student Award
Briana Pegado ‘Edinburgh Student Art Festival’
Douglas James Greenwood ‘Frowning’
Jack Lennie ‘Tinker’
This year the awards will take place at the newly repurposed Biscuit Factory, a creative hub in the heart of Leith on Thursday 12 November, and tickets can be purchased online. Entertainment will come from Edinburgh based DJ duo Kitchen Disco, back by popular demand and there will be a unique “doughnut” cake from Lovecrumbs patisserie Twelve Triangles.
The event is supported by the headline sponsor FreeAgent and drinks sponsor Belgian beer brand Heverlee, a Belgian lager. Rhona Fyfe, Senior Brand Manager at Heverlee Belgian beer, said: “Heverlee is supportive of creative talent in all forms, so we jumped at the chance to be part of the Creative Edinburgh Awards. We look forward to raising a glass to the city’s creative community at this year’s event at the Biscuit Factory.”
Creative Edinburgh also want to send a big thank you is extended to awards kind venue host The Biscuit Factory and in-kind supporters Hot Tin Roof PR and GF Smith.
Creative Edinburgh Awards & 4th Birthday Party:
When: Thursday 12th November 2014, 7-Midnight
Venue: The Biscuit Factory, 4 – 6 Anderson Place, EH6 5NP
Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-edinburgh-awards-4th-birthday-bash-tickets-17724782301
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