AV Team of the Year:

  • Bloomberg Global AV Team
  • National Gallery
  • QEII Centre
  • Royal Society of Medicine
  • Royal College of Physicians

Best Large-Scale AV Project or Event:

  • Bloomberg Global AV Team: Bloomberg HQ Auditorium revamp
  • Bayer: large-scale AV upgrade during relocation of HQ
  • University of Hertfordshire: AV installation within the new BREEAM Excellent science building
  • University of Huddersfield: campus-wide rollout of lecture capture
  • The Pink Floyd Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Best Small to Mid-Scale AV Project or Event:

  • Birmingham Museums Trust multimedia art exhibition: ‘I Want I Want – Art and Technology’
  • CityVerve Manchester Immersive Lab (CityVerve project, nominated by Saville AV)
  • Newbury and Crookham Golf Club: indoor golf simulation facility (nominated by ViewSonic)
  • Metamorphosis Show with Arcadia Spider (Arcadia Spectacular)
  • Cambridge University: fundraising event at Banquetting House

Best use of Projection/Display Solutions

  • Leo Baeck Institute: Stolen Heart 3D Projection Video Map
  • ‘World record’ video wall at The Dubai Mall, Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
  • Lava Centre, Iceland: use of high performance projectors to bring to life the powerful effects of volcanoes and earthquakes

Best use of Presentation/Collaboration

  • Inmarsat iMPACT! Room: new collaborative workspace at its London HQ
  • Ghent University and Prysm: integration of student-centric learning strategies inside, and away from the classroom
  • Medidata and Vega Europe: development of brand new AV facilities following office relocation
  • University College London: wireless presentation solutions across multiple sites

Best use of Audio Solutions

  • Dinosaurs in the Wild: interactive live action experience
  • The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at the Victoria and Albert Museum
  • London Coliseum, in association with Gareth Owen Sound: Bat Out of Hell

Best use of Signal Distribution Solutions

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology: creation of new suite of teaching spaces on ‘Europe’s largest AV over IP’ network 
  • London Metropolitan University: AVoIP overhaul of ‘superlab’, nominated by POLAR Integrated Solutions 
  • University of Lancaster: bespoke collaboration suite, nominated by Pure AV

Emerging AV Professional of the Year

  • Justin Dawson, University College Dublin 
  • Darren Waszkinel, Bloomberg
  • Charles Chester, Royal College of Physicians 
  • Csaba Kondor, AV Team UK  
  • Ayhan Behic, Deliveroo

AV IT Manager of the Year

  • Robert Jeffrey Fairbanks III, Bloomberg
  • Simon Lang, PWC
  • Adam Harvey, University of Hertfordshire

Video Production of the Year

  • University of the Arts London: corporate video explaining how blockchain technology is changing the future of fashion
  • Derby County Football Club: upgrade of live production equipment to transform the club’s in-house match day and pre-recorded content to broadcast quality productions (nominated by NewTek)
  • Nationwide Building Society: Nationwide Legendary Service corporate video aimed at inspiring internal staff to deliver high quality customer service (nominated by fourtyfoursixteen films)