The 2009 Media Innovation Awards are now open for entries. Creative industries practitioners in the South West are invited to put their work forward in a bid to win one of the prestigious awards.
Some new award categories have been added to reflect the ever-increasing range of creative media and design skills and there are now 17 categories, including most innovative website, Mobile communications project, Multi-platform project, Installation or exhibition project and Virtual world or gaming project. In addition an overall winner will be chosen from the winners of the above categories to receive the coveted MIA Trophy.
Entries for the competition are invited from the 3500 members of the five media cluster groups in the South West, The Gloucestershire Media Group, Plymouth Media-Partnership, Cornwall Media Focus, Wessex Media Group, Creative Bath and Bristol Media. It is also open to the 2000 members of the South West Design Forum groups - Designed in Devon, West of England Design Forum, Cornwall Design Forum, Somerset Design Enterprise Network, Gloucestershire Design Network and the Dorset Design Forum.
The event culminates in a glittering gala awards dinner at the Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol on Thursday 12th March to celebrate the cream of the creative media and design industry.
The closing date is 16th January. Entry costs just £30 and you can enter online or download an entry form at: www.mediainnovationawards.com
Tags: Bristol, Communications, Creative, Industry, media, mobile
