Creative Awards – 2023 Winners

The prolific north creative awards recognise the organisations, teams and individuals putting the north on the map in the creative and digital sectors.

A huge congratulations to everyone who was shortlisted for the first annual Prolific North Creative Awards. You can see all our incredible winners and highly commended entries below. Read more highlights from the party and check out the very best bits below!

 

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN - ABOVE £50, 000

WINNER: Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN - below £50, 000

WINNER: Sam Teale Productions – The Go Kart

REBRAND/ LAUNCH/ ACTIVATION

WINNER: McCann Worldgroup, Leeds & Birmingham – Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 x Reveal untold greatness

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Northstone – The New New Build
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Smoking Gun – Launching Alton Towers Resorts newest ride, The Curse at Alton Manor

VIDEO/ FILM/ AD - LONG FORM (OVER 2 MINUTES)

WINNER: Sam Teale Productions – The Go Kart

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Motiv Productions & Karma Nirvana – Ending Virginity Testing

VIDEO/ FILM/ AD - SHORT FORM (UNDER 2 MINUTES)

WINNER: The Leith Agency & Early Birds – Detect Cancer Early Scottish Government

AUDIO

WINNER: Crowd Network – Eliza: A Robot Story

SOCIAL CONTENT

WINNER: The Leith Agency & Tutorial Trolls – Changing Faces

EFFECTIVE DESIGN

WINNER: Tall – UK Savings Week Campaign

EXPERIENTIAL/ IMMERSIVE CONTENT

WINNER: Glasgows – Operation Haystack: The Search Is On – Live, Immersive Escape Room

INSPIRED SPACE

WINNER: THG STUDIOS

MCCANN LEEDS CREATIVE COURAGE AWARD

WINNER: Alton Towers Resort & Smoking Gun – Nemesis: Campaign to Close a Legend

CREATIVE FOR GOOD AWARD - CREATIVE CAMPAIGN

WINNER: Dentsu Creative & The Co Operative Bank – Withdraw From This

CREATIVE FOR GOOD AWARD - SOCIAL IMPACT

WINNER: Premier and Samaritans – No Filter Café

CREATIVE AGENCY

WINNER: Drummond Central

HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Leith Agency

CREATIVE BRaND

WINNER: TfGM – Pushing Creative Boundaries in the Public Sector

PRODUCTION COMPANY

WINNER: Dead Pixel Films

INDIE CREATIVE AGENCY

WINNER: Drummond Central

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Two Stories

BRAND PARTNERSHIP

WINNER: Drummond Central – Greggs x Primark

COPYWRITING

WINNER: The Leith Agency & Hanx – Vaginismus

HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Leith Agency & Covid Aid – The Longest AD

RISING START AWARDS - SPONSORED BY DENTSU

WINNER: Maisie Trelfa – Digia

Our Sponsors

Brand XYZ

Synergist

BIG Partnership

Slater Heelis

Edison Media

Colony

2023 Judging Panel

Laura Kenny
Marketing Director,
KNY
Amy Jones
Marketing Communications Manager,
Warburtons
Jason Neale
Managing Director,
Agency Works
Dom Dwight
Strategy Advisor / Marketing Ronin,
Ex-Yorkshire Tea & Taylors of Harrogate
Jamie Learmont
Associate Director,
Waypoint
Mark Camp
CEO & Founder,
Propello Cloud
Jodie Howe
Managing Partner,
Edison Media
Joel Bransfield
Commercial Operations Director,
BIG Partnership
Emma Hughes
Marketing Operations Lead,
Pharmacy2U
Nickii Gray
Former CEO/ Director,
IMA/ The Midnight Club
Caroline Anderson
Head of Marketing,
Virgin Red
Helen Potter
Head of Marketing Kelloggs Cereal UKI,
Kelloggs
Holly Davies
Director of Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions,
Access Creative
Naomi Horan
Head of Social & Partnerships,
CLOUD NINE
Fergal O'Connor
CEO/Founder,
Buymedia
Data Adamia
Digital Inclusion Policy and Projects Officer,
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Mark Kuhillow
Founder,
Trimontium
Richard Walker
Director,
Mustard Research
Kirsty Fairclough
Professor of Screen Studies,
SODA at Manchester Metropolitan University
Arafa Heneghan
Brand Director,
AO Retail Ltd