THE legacy of the late Tony Wilson loomed large as the region’s digerati packed the New Century Hall in Manchester earlier tonight to mark the10th anniversary of The Big Chip Awards, the North West’s annual awards for digital excellence.
Not only did he feature in a introductory film from what seemed a different era, talking enthusiastically about the technology of the time (an Apple computer), but he also gave his name to a special “original modern” award as well as being remembered affectionately by many of the speakers.
More than twenty North West companies took home awards from the ceremony organised by Manchester Digital and hosted by broadcaster Terry Christian.
Organisers said the awards, covering more than 20 categories, attracted a record number of entries – more than 120 companies submitting 215 entries.
Andrew Halliwell, Regional ICT Manager at the NWDA, said: “In the sixtieth anniversary year of the creation of the world’s first programmable computer – ‘Baby’ – in Manchester, it seems entirely fitting that the tenth Big Chip Awards should be the biggest and best yet. Digital industries are identified as a driver of innovation across the economy of the Northwest, and their expression and celebration through Big Chip sends a loud message to the global business community about the level of ambition and achievement in the region.”
Among this year’s winners were Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, web development agency EduNation Ltd, 3T Productions Ltd from Cheadle and Bolton based graphic design agency, Fudge. Higgins and Bowers Freelance took the Big Green Chip Award for their development of Slipstream Energy Web Site while Matt Booth from Chorley agency Flashtemple was named Best Freelancer/Micro Enterprise in the North West.
A certificate of achievement was awarded to The Neighbourhood as they took away the Grand Prix Award for the second year running, proving the strength of the animation industry in the region.
As a special tribute to Tony Wilson, his partner Yvette Livesey was invited to judge a special award dedicated to the broadcaster who compered the last four Big Chips. Manchester’s Skylab was awarded the Anthony Wilson Original Modern Award for their work on their Clipper Round The World Race Viewer – sailing being a sport Wilson much enjoyed from his armchair, according to Yvette.
See the full list of award winners here.
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Dim Sum Digital 
Strange LOVE don’t get a mention?
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Strange LOVE don’t get a mention?
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LOVE?
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LOVE?
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LOVE?
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Hi
This is just an “in brief” round-up. the full list of winners is here; http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/themancunianway/2008/05/big_chip_awards_2008_the_winne.html
or were you referriong to soemthing else to do with Love? Let me know.
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Hi
This is just an “in brief” round-up. the full list of winners is here; http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/themancunianway/2008/05/big_chip_awards_2008_the_winne.html
or were you referriong to soemthing else to do with Love? Let me know.
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Hi
This is just an “in brief” round-up. the full list of winners is here; http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/themancunianway/2008/05/big_chip_awards_2008_the_winne.html
or were you referriong to soemthing else to do with Love? Let me know.
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I was a bit surprised you fail to mention LOVE who had an amazing night winning New Media Agency of the Year prize.
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I was a bit surprised you fail to mention LOVE who had an amazing night winning New Media Agency of the Year prize.
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As I mentioned above, all the winners are listed in a separate piece. This posting is just an overview so not everyone can be mentioned. Perhaps we should look at doing an individual piece on Love? Thanks for the feedback.
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As I mentioned above, all the winners are listed in a separate piece. This posting is just an overview so not everyone can be mentioned. Perhaps we should look at doing an individual piece on Love? Thanks for the feedback.
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As I mentioned above, all the winners are listed in a separate piece. This posting is just an overview so not everyone can be mentioned. Perhaps we should look at doing an individual piece on Love? Thanks for the feedback.
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