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The Prolific North Creative Awards 2023: The Shortlist
Advertising Campaign: Below £50,000
- Access Creative College – Tube Takeover
- BGN – Celebrate Every Win
- Dentsu Creative & Ronseal – Concentrate
- McCann Worldgroup, Leeds & John Cotton Group – EarthKind Launch Campaign
- PREMIER & Samaritans – The No Filter Café
- Sam Teale Productions – The Go Kart
- The Leith Agency – Unforgettable Moments
- The Leith Agency & Hanx – Vaginismus
Advertising Campaign: Over £50,000
- Dentsu Creative & The Co Operative Bank – Withdraw From This
- Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark
- Drummond Central & Sergeant Shoutypants – Nuby Rapidcool
- Drummond Central & Triumph Motorcycles – The Chrome Collection
- Extreme x Henry – say hello to Henry Quick
- Gardiner Richardson – Safer Streets
- Reprise & Brooklyn Brewery – From Your City to Brooklyn
- Agent x The City of Liverpool College – Find It Here
- THG Studios – Myp Guru
Audio
- 7digital Creative & BBC Radio 2 – 21st Century Folk
- Crowd Network – Eliza: A Robot Story
- The Leith Agency & Covid Aid – The Longest AD
- The Voiceover Gallery Ltd – BMW i Vision Dee
- The Voiceover Gallery Ltd – Dua Lipa: At Your Service – Podcast Localisation
- The Voiceover Gallery LTD – Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go (UK Localisation)
Brand Partnership
- Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark
- McCann Worldgroup, Essence Mediacom, Definition, Bullion, Channel 4 & Benenden Health – Time for a Check-in campaign
- PREMIER & Samaritans – The No Filter Café
- TfGM & F92 – Travelsafe: working together to tackle youth antisocial behaviour
- The Leith Agency – James Bond x Macallan
Copywriting
- Different Narrative – Blackout Poetry
- McCann Worldgroup, Leeds & John Cotton Group – EarthKind Launch Campaign
- Schwa Consulting – Talking TfGM
- The Bigger Boat & BeFibre – BeFibre Rebrand
- The Leith Agency & Covid Aid – The Longest AD
- The Leith Agency & Hanx – Vaginismus
- The Leith Agency & IRN BRU – Virgin Bottle
Creative Agency
- CREATIVE SPARK
- Deloitte 368
- Drummond Central
- Mednet
- The Leith Agency
Creative Brand
- Royal Northern College of Music – Do What You Love
- TfGM – Pushing Creative Boundaries in the Public Sector
Creative Courage Award
Sponsored by McCann Leeds
- Alton Towers Resort & Smoking Gun – Nemesis: Campaign to Close a Legend
- Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark
- The Audit Lab & UberKinky – Introducing Ruby Payne
- The Leith Agency & Hanx – Vaginismus
Creative for Good Award – Creative Campaign
- Creative Concern – The Eden Project Climate Positive
- Dentsu Creative & The Co Operative Bank – Withdraw From This
- Hitch Marketing & The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) – ‘Wear Real’ counterfeit football shirt prevention, World Cup 2022
- McCann Manchester – Clean Up Your Cloud
- McCann Worldgroup, Leeds & John Cotton Group – EarthKind Launch Campaign
- The Bigger Boat & ANDYSMANCLUB – New website
- The Leith Agency – Unforgettable Moments
- The Pond & Celiac Disease Foundation – iCure Celiac
- Thorite – Behind Closed Doors
- Wriggle Marketing – Wriggle Makes A Better U
Creative for Good Award – Social Impact
- Blush & Eurogroup for Animals – Fur Free Europe
- Bolton Council – Do Something Great, Foster with Bolton
- Drummond Central – Change of Heart
- Fuzzy Duck & GM Mayor’s Charity – 1000 beds for Christmas
- Gardiner Richardson – Safer Streets
- Hitch Marketing, Greater Manchester Combined Authority & Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit – ‘Violence isn’t me … I am greater’ violence reduction campaign
- Intergenerational Music Making
- PREMIER & Samaritans: The No Filter Café
- Slater Heelis – Making an Impact for Good
- The Leith Agency & Covid Aid – The Longest AD
Effective Design
- BagsID & JUMP
- Creative Concern & The University of Salford – Get your future moving
- Deloitte Regions Campaign
- Digital Media Team – Charles & Ivy x Adam Thomas
- Drummond Central & Triumph Motorcycles – The Chrome Collection
- Gardiner Richardson – Space Group
- Tall – UK Savings Week Campaign
- The Bigger Boat & BeFibre – BeFibre Rebrand
- THG Studios – The Overlap
- Workhouse – Dex Brand Identity
Experiential/Immersive Content
- Big Fang Collective x Holdens – AR Christmas 2098
- Deloitte – NSE Webinar
- Feel Created – ACT 360 Project
- Fresh Approach Ltd & Hyundai VEC
- Glasgows – Operation Haystack: The Search Is On – Live, Immersive Escape Room
- Pikcells – Torginol Floor Configurator
- PREMIER & Samaritans – The No Filter Café
- The Leith Agency – The Macallan x Bentley
Indie Creative Agency
- BGN
- Drummond Central
- Other Things
- Two Stories
Inspired Space
- Cantarus
- Colony CoWork
- Imageco & Antalis Sustainability Street
- Rosebank PR & Communications x Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Royal Preston Hospital project
- THG STUDIOS
Production Company
Rebrand/Launch/Activation
- Aire Global & Cadbury Dairy Milk
- C21 Creative Communications Limited & NWEH
- Extreme x Henry – Say hello to Henry Quick
- IPL & EvenGreener – Rebrand
- Jam & Optimus Cards – Think Cards. Think Optimus.
- Magnet – Better. By design
- McCann Worldgroup, Leeds & Birmingham – Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 x Reveal untold greatness
- Northstone – The New New Build
- RMS Creative Communications – Making connections in a new target region
- Smoking Gun – Launching Alton Towers Resorts newest ride, The Curse at Alton Manor
- The Bigger Boat & Govox – Govox Rebrand
Social Content
- Deloitte – LGBTQ+ VR Museum
- Extreme x Alcotraz – serving time (and cocktails) with social
- Fayrli & Le Wagon London
- The Leith Agency & Glen’s Vodka
- The Leith Agency & Hanx – Vaginismus
- The Leith Agency & Tutorial Trolls – Changing Faces
- THG Studios – Asda Christmas
- Wavemaker UK & Princes – Social Catch of the Day
Video/TV/Film Ad: Long Form (over 2 minutes)
- Deloitte – Saving the Voice of Iceland
- Diony – Forbes Burton Make Business Sweet Again Video Campaign
- Dream Beach Media – Visit Malta: More to Explore
- Motiv Productions & Karma Nirvana – Ending Virginity Testing
- Pace Communications – We are Victory
- Sam Teale Productions – The Go Kart
- Ainsworth and Parkinson Limited & University of Salford – Destination Film
Video/TV/Film Ad: Short Form (under 2 minutes)
- Ainsworth and Parkinson Limited & Harringtons Dog Food – Natural Friends 30 second TV ad
- Dentsu Creative & The Co-operative Bank – Withdraw From this
- Drummond Central & Triumph Motorcycles – The Chrome Collection
- McGill Productions – Brother: A Creative State of Mind
- Mediaworks & Straightline Transforming the North East Community
- Other Things – Smalland: Survive the Wilds Launch Trailer
- The Leith Agency – James Bond x Macallan
- The Leith Agency & Early Birds – Detect Cancer Early Scottish Government
- The Leith Agency & Wire – IRN BRU
- The&Partnership Manchester & TalkTalk – It Just Makes SenseSense – Pit Stop
Rising Star Award
Sponsored by Dentsu
Winner decided by a combination of judges scores & public vote – cast your vote here.
- Callum Walker – Other Things
- Daniel Bate – Visions Design
- Debbie Morgan & Mairi Wilson – The Leith Agency
- Henry Crompton – Dawn Creative
- Jess West – Drummond Central
- Liv Shaw – Badger & Combes
- Madeleine Crossling – Reprise
- Maisie Trelfa – Digia
- Marion Miranda & Joe Sayer – The Leith Agency
- Sam Teale – Sam Teale Productions
