AIMIA announces 109 finalists for 21st Annual Awards – ceremony set for Thurs, March 12th
AIMIA has today announced the finalists for its prestigious 21st Annual Awards, rewarding the nation’s finest talent in digital content, services and the applications industry. Demonstrating creative excellence and design innovation, the winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday 12th March 2015 at Sydney Town Hall.
The Awards, which cover 30 categories, are open to a range of industries including tourism and travel, automotive, education, retail, financial services and healthcare. Submissions are judged by a panel of over 100 industry experts and evaluated based on creativity, innovation, user experience, technical implementation and overall effectiveness.
Says Tim O’Neill, AIMIA’s national committee president and joint managing director of Reactive: “This year is a significant milestone. The ceremony will celebrate winners on the night but also the industry’s outstanding success over the past 21 years. The standard of work reflected in the finalists is a testament to the strength of the digital industry in Australia, with world-class projects across every sector.”
Matt Griffin, co-judging chair, also observed that the calibre of work entered this year is higher compared to last year’s.
Says Griffin: “The finalist entries this year are all outstanding, and win or lose, the nomination itself should be considered an incredible achievement.”
Overall, there are 109 finalists across 59 companies.
Says Griffin: “The low ratio of finalist entries to companies means that we have a larger variety of companies as finalists this year than previously, showing an increase diversity.”
The judges were impressed with the highest number of student entries in the twenty years of the awards.
Says Duncan Stone, co-judging chair: “Students are being active citizens of the digitalised world and the number of entries submitted by the younger generation is a testament to how fast technology is advancing. As the networking event of the year, the awards ceremony will be a chance for younger members of the industry to learn from leading digital players.”
Finalists include SBS, ABC, Deepend, Fairfax Media, Tourism and Events Queensland, VML Australia, DT, ING Direct, Evolution 7, Soap Creative, Atlas Communications Group, Monkii, SP Health, Adrenalin Media, Bound Round and Bureau of Meterology.
The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 12th March from 6:30pm until 11:30pm, at Sydney Town Hall.
Tickets for the awards are on sale today and can be purchased here. Sponsorship opportunities are available for a number of AIMIA Awards categories.
The gold sponsors of the 21st Annual AIMIA awards are Telstra andGumtree. Silver sponsors are Salmat and The Monkey’s Cobbler. Bronze sponsors are Axis Legal. Special mention
to OpenWater.
Ticket details:
Early bird prices available until January 16th 2015 Early bird member price: $150 + GST
Early bird non-member price: $185 + GST