Creative Awards – 2023 Winners

The prolific north creative awards recognise the organisations, teams and individuals putting the north on the map in the creative and digital sectors.

A huge congratulations to everyone who was shortlisted for the first annual Prolific North Creative Awards. You can see all our incredible winners and highly commended entries below. Read more highlights from the party and check out the very best bits below!

 

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN - ABOVE £50, 000

WINNER: Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN - below £50, 000

WINNER: Sam Teale Productions – The Go Kart

REBRAND/ LAUNCH/ ACTIVATION

WINNER: McCann Worldgroup, Leeds & Birmingham – Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 x Reveal untold greatness

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Northstone – The New New Build
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Smoking Gun – Launching Alton Towers Resorts newest ride, The Curse at Alton Manor

VIDEO/ FILM/ AD - LONG FORM (OVER 2 MINUTES)

WINNER: Sam Teale Productions – The Go Kart

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Motiv Productions & Karma Nirvana – Ending Virginity Testing

VIDEO/ FILM/ AD - SHORT FORM (UNDER 2 MINUTES)

WINNER: The Leith Agency & Early Birds – Detect Cancer Early Scottish Government

AUDIO

WINNER: Crowd Network – Eliza: A Robot Story

SOCIAL CONTENT

WINNER: The Leith Agency & Tutorial Trolls – Changing Faces

EFFECTIVE DESIGN

WINNER: Tall – UK Savings Week Campaign

EXPERIENTIAL/ IMMERSIVE CONTENT

WINNER: Glasgows – Operation Haystack: The Search Is On – Live, Immersive Escape Room

INSPIRED SPACE

WINNER: THG STUDIOS

MCCANN LEEDS CREATIVE COURAGE AWARD

WINNER: Alton Towers Resort & Smoking Gun – Nemesis: Campaign to Close a Legend

CREATIVE FOR GOOD AWARD - CREATIVE CAMPAIGN

WINNER: Dentsu Creative & The Co Operative Bank – Withdraw From This

CREATIVE FOR GOOD AWARD - SOCIAL IMPACT

WINNER: Premier and Samaritans – No Filter Café

CREATIVE AGENCY

WINNER: Drummond Central

HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Leith Agency

CREATIVE BRaND

WINNER: TfGM – Pushing Creative Boundaries in the Public Sector

PRODUCTION COMPANY

WINNER: Dead Pixel Films

INDIE CREATIVE AGENCY

WINNER: Drummond Central

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Two Stories

BRAND PARTNERSHIP

WINNER: Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark

COPYWRITING

WINNER: The Leith Agency & Hanx – Vaginismus

HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Leith Agency & Covid Aid – The Longest AD

RISING START AWARDS - SPONSORED BY DENTSU

WINNER: Maisie Trelfa – Digia

Our Sponsors

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Access Industry

Automated Analytics

Edison Media

Colony

Paprika Software

2023 Judging Panel

Fergal O'Connor
CEO/Founder,
Buymedia
Jess Archer
Group Head of Marketing,
Access Education Group
Data Adamia
Digital Inclusion Policy and Projects Officer,
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
David Wadsworth
Founder & MD,
Cornerstone Design & Marketing
Mark Kuhillow
Founder,
Trimontium
Sophie Munton
Business Development Director,
Principals Agency
Emma Roberts
PR, Social & Communications Manager,
Pharmacy2U
Richard Walker
Director,
Mustard Research
Simon LLoyd
Chief Marketing Officer,
Aldermore Bank
Kirsty Fairclough
Professor of Screen Studies/Head of Research and Innovation,
SODA
Fabian Bohan-Taghian
Development Executive/Series Producer,
MultiStory Media, ITV
Stephen Kenwright
Director of Strategy,
Ride Shotgun
Jo Li
Head of Business Marketing,
GM Business Growth Hub
Andy Johnson
Commercial Director,
Sun Branding
Liam Bateman
Fractional CTO,
Agency Founder
Rob Shaw
CEO,
HUB
Jennie Bearman
Marketing Lead for Social and Digital Media,
Warburtons
Arafa Heneghan
Director of Brand,
AO Retail Ltd
Sharon Amesu
Leadership Consultant,
SA Consulting
Mirage Islam
Lecturer in Digital Marketing & Innovation Lead,
University of Salford

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