IBC Awards

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IBC AWARDS
One of the annual highlights of IBC is the prestigious awards ceremony, which recognise those who have made a real contribution and whose careers have changed our industry. At IBC2009, attendees were also treated to a 16-minute extract of James Cameron’s stunning new 3D movie, Avatar. Take a look at the trailer of the film, released on 18 December 2009, here.

IBC Innovation Awards

Unique in the sense that they recognised how suppliers and customers worked together to create something truly innovative, the innovation awards celebrate the application of technology in bringing creative, commercial or operational benefits to the end user.

They are divided into three categories for the most innovative projects in:
• content creation
• content management
• content delivery

There is also a fourth award presented to one of the category winners, that most impresses the international judging panel, known as the Judges’ Prize.

Talking about one of the 2009 winners, Michael Lumley, chairman of the judging panel, said: "What impressed us about this entry most was the way that the partners worked together to harness the technology in a project to move the business forward. It is an innovative solution to a real, practical, commercial requirement ...”

To whom was he referring? Click here to find out who won.

Entries for IBC2010 Awards are now open.

IBC International Honour for Excellence

The highest honour is reserved for the individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the creative, commercial or technical advance of our industry, over an extended period, and on a global scale. Past winners include Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG; Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; audio innovator Ray Dolby; director James Cameron; media pioneers Ted Turner and Sam Chisholm; Leonardo Chiariglione who was one of the fathers of MPEG compression; and Aardman Animations, the studio responsible for Wallace & Gromit and Creature Comforts. Find out who won the International Honour for Excellence 2009 here.

IBC Special Award

From time to time the IBC Council presents a special award to honour some particular achievement in technology or its application. Often these special awards go to world-renowned research bodies or programme makers, names on the lips of all of us. At IBC2009 the special award went to a public body and a company which is perhaps less well known. But it is presented for a new application that fulfils a real and vital need, a practical and rapid response to one of the most frightening and emotionally charged events imaginable. Find out who won the IBC Special Award 2009 here.

IBC Exhibition Design Awards

Awarded to the most attractive, accessible and practical stands that display its products or services to the best advantage, the exhibition design awards are highly sought after.  The awards for the best in each category are announced and presented during the awards ceremony. To view the 2009 winners please click here.

IBC Conference Award

The papers sessions at IBC remain the world's leading forum for the presentation and development of the latest research in electronic media technology. Recognising the best of the best, the papers committee selects the paper that they believe best matches original content with clarity of presentation. Proposals for papers are submitted earlier in the year and are carefully evaluated by a committee of experts who consider each one for innovative content. In 2009, competition was fierce, with many more submissions than could be accepted for the programme. Find out who won the Conference Paper Award 2009 here.