PromaxBDA, has announced the winners for its 2012 Europe Awards, honoring the best in promotion, marketing and design for European television and entertainment media.
The winners were celebrated at the PromaxBDA Europe Awards Gala, hosted by television presenter and journalist Bibiana Ballbé Serra from TV3 Television de Catalunya. Taking place at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, the ceremony capped off the two-day PromaxBDA Europe Conference, the largest gathering of marketing, promotion and design professionals in European TV and entertainment media.
“The PromaxBDA awards are integral to the industry, recognizing creativity, excellence and innovation in media marketing, promotion and design,” said Jonathan Block-Verk, president and CEO of PromaxBDA International. “It is wonderful to have a platform for the community to celebrate the very best, most inspired work in the European market.”
Chiara Gatti, creative director, shared services, EMEA Kids Brands and an Advisory Council member, said: “We were overcome by a flood of amazing and inspiring creative.”
The most awarded companies, with the highest number of gold and silver wins, are: Viasat London, Discovery UK Creative, FOX Channels Italy, Red Bee Media and Sky Creative, BSkyB.
The 2012 Grand Prix Winners include:
In-House Marketing Team of the Year: Viasat London
In-House Design Team of the Year: Sky Creative, BSkyB
Out-of-House Agency of the Year: Red Bee Media
The 2012 Rocket Award, presented to an individual with less than two years of professional experience in promotion or design, was awarded to Emese Góg of HBO Central Europe for Two Hot Picks and a Calendar.
For a complete list of all the 2012 PromaxBDA Europe Conference Awards winners, visit here.
Jaume Roures Honored
Every year, the PromaxBDA Europe Awards congratulates an individual with the Industry Achievement Award. This year the award – celebrating inspiration, tremendous influence, ongoing integrity and passion for the industry – will be presented to Jaume Roures during the ceremony on March 27th at the Hotel Arts, Barcelona.
A native of Barcelona, Jaume Roures is a leader and entrepreneur in Spanish media. Roures played an integral part in the foundation and development of Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) and was also in charge of special operations at FORTA (Federación de Organismos de Radio y Televisión Autonómicas) and head of the TV Department at Dorna. In 1994, he founded MEDIAPRO, one of the strongest multimedia companies in Spain.
Most recently, Roures produced ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’, shot in Catalonia and ‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger’ both directed by Woody Allen as part of a four-film partnership deal signed with the North-American film-maker. The third movie, “Midnight in Paris”, has been recently rewarded with an Oscar.
In the world of cinema, he has produced some of Spain’s most successful films and documentaries of recent times. These include: ‘Mondays in the Sun’ and ‘Princesas’ by Fernando León de Aranoa, ‘La Espalda del Mundo’ by Javier Corcuera and ‘Salvador (Puig Antich)’ by Manuel Huerga. The films are united in their notable social conscience defending values such as tolerance and solidarity.
Roures will be honored during the PromaxBDA Europe Awards Show dinner where winners will be announced at the end of the two-day conference. Bibiana Ballbé Serra, well-known television presenter and journalist from TV3 Television de Catalunya, will host the Awards Gala.
Both days of the conference are filled with thought provoking sessions such as ‘Leaders in Design’, ‘The Masters of Social Media’, ‘YouTube, The Next Generation’, ‘Taboo Futures – Your Next Creative Revolution’, and initiate an immersion into trends and topics essential to the television marketing community.
Registration for the conference is still open: www.promaxbda.org
About PromaxBDA
PromaxBDA is a member association representing companies and individuals from major media organizations, marketing agencies, research companies, strategic and creative vendors and technology providers around the globe. About PromaxBDA the Association: www.promaxbda.org
