Mainframe Awards 2020 is back...We are excited to announce that the Mainframe Awards 2020 is back!
We were due to host the awards in April this year but we had to make the sad decision to postpone them as the world went a little strange and we found ourselves in a national lockdown. So we put them on hold until we felt it was the right moment to do them again.
Like most face to face events and awards this year, they have all had to adapt, be innovative and still think about the audience at the heart of it and the Mainframe Awards 2020 will be no different.
The Mainframe Awards are in their third year and are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the talented creatives in Derby and Derbyshire, so we hope that you will save the date and be able to join us for the a virtual 2020 awards night plus the virtual launch of the 2021 awards.
The awards will be hosted live in QUAD and by QUAD’S CEO, Adam Buss and The Mainframe Team Charlene Sharp and Hana York, joined virtually by those shortlisted, our judges and the Mainframe Community.
The details are:
Date: Monday 30th November 2020
Time: 7.30pm
Where: From the comfort of your own home
The Mainframe Awards 2020 – Shortlist, Award Categories and Judges
Award: Putting Derby/Derbyshire on the Map
Judge: Simon Kirk – Marketing Derby
Shortlist:
Sarah Lay – Reckless Yes
Karl Shaw – Mr Shaw Limited
Keith Cox – Bloc Digital
Award: Creativity for Good
Judge: Simon Carnall – Derby County Community Trust
Shortlist:
Jen Sumner – Hubbub Theatre
Jess Boyle – Deda
Jane Hardstaff – Common Threads
Award: Family Participation
Judge: Anna Dever – The Albany
Shortlist:
Sarah Bulmer – Derby Days Out
Grace Osbourne – Deda
Katie Lavis – Little Start Gift Cards
Award: Emerging Digital/Creative Star (Under 25)
Judge: Julie Shepherd – BBC Radio 1/1Xtra
Shortlist:
Molly Sneath: Repeat Digital (nominated by Freddy Heppell)
Jack Griffiths: Derby County Community Trust (nominated by Megan Patrick)
Jessica Frearson: Future Proof Films (nominated by Rob Dawes)
Award: Best Digital/Creative Start Up
Judge: Michael Weedon – Retail & High Street Policy Unit / Federation of Small Business
Shortlist:
Claire Zwozny-Bestwick – CRZyBest
Mark Averill/Ash Stanley – Av It Media
Erica Horne – Cad For Fashion
Award: Best Digital or Creative Upscaler
Judge: Vanessa Simpson – Derby College
Shortlist:
Liam Nelson/Rob Twells – Frogspark
Keith Cox – Bloc Digital
Joe Brammer – Bulkhead Interactive
Award: Make & Trade
Judge: Annabel Franks – Cathedral Quarter Board Member
Shortlist:
Kirstie Adamson – Kirstie Adamson Art
Paul Adamson – Paul Adamson Woodland Craft
Aaron Gent – Aroment
Award: Digital Disruptor
Judge: Tiina Hill
Shortlist:
Louise West: Louise West Lace Design
Holly Daulby – Honest Communications
Phil Barley – Theatre Digs Booker
Award: Mainframe Unsung Hero
Judge: Brian Martin Walsh OBE – Chair, QUAD
Shortlist:
Kamran Hussain: Repeat Digital (nominated by Molly Sneath, Repeat Digital)
Amy Jowett: Repeat Digital (nominated by Molly Sneath, Repeat Digital)
Chris Wright: Silver Birch Creative (nominated by Seleena Creedon, Silver Birch Creative)
Award: Digital/Creative Ambassador of the Year
Judge: Public Vote
Shortlist:
Tim Elliott: BRAVE: Creative Leadership
John Whall: QUAD
Joe Brammer: Bulkhead Interactive