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New Award Categories Celebrate the Success and Innovation of all UK Home Entertainment, including the return of ‘Agency of the Year’

 

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Today, the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) announced entries are now open for the BASE Awards 2023.

The BASE Awards are the biggest annual celebration of the UK Home Entertainment Industry, with categories open to everyone from transactional to SVOD, AVOD, FAST & Broadcast.

This year, awards will be split into five categories: ‘OF THE YEAR‘ celebrates the various sales success of organisations and titles: ‘CAMPAIGN‘ highlights the stand-out category campaigns of 2022 and is open to any marketing, advertising or promotional campaign for New Release, Catalogue, Independent, Specialist or TV: ‘BEST IN CLASS‘ rewards best individual creative with new categories for 2023 including Bonus Features, Technical Operations, Video Asset, & Insights added: ‘INNOVATION‘ rewards creative, commercial and engagement innovations that ensure home entertainment is at the front of consumers’ minds and lives, with new awards launching for ‘Script to Screen’ and ‘Social Impact’: and finally, the ‘PEOPLE’S CHOICE & HEROES‘ awards includes the popular individual ‘Category Hero’ awards, as well as the return of the ‘Hidden Gem’ award (which championed titles that captured the imagination of audiences, irrespective of their sales). The ‘Entertainment Moment Of The Year’ award will also celebrate the top entertainment moments that captured the public’s imagination in 2022, regardless of their channel or platform. Both ‘Hidden Gem’ & ‘Entertainment Moment Of The Year’ will be voted on via the base-awards.org website with voting commencing from Monday, 5th June.

How To Enter

You can complete the Entry Form to secure your spot before submitting your final presentation entry no later than Friday, 16th June. All this year’s awards information can be found in the awards entry pack, a comprehensive resource including everything you need for entering in 2023. The pack includes the full category list, individual guidelines, entry fees, Judges’ top tips and FAQs. The pack can be downloaded here.

Liz Bales, Chief Executive, BASE, said: “Each year, the BASE Awards get better and better. It’s great to see the return of the legacy categories that reward the outstanding triumphs of the previous year, as well as exciting new awards that celebrate the broad scope of BASE and it’s members in 2023, and the breadth of organisations now eligible for multiple trophies on the night. We look forward to welcoming old friends and new to the Camden Roundhouse this November.

Phoebe Vaneveld-Taylor, Project and Events Manager, BASE, said: “We strive to ensure the BASE Awards are always exciting and a true celebration for our membership and everyone in the UK entertainment category. This year we’ve aimed to make the entry process more accessible, implementing a price cap on the Best in Class entries and simplifying the entry submission guidelines and processes. Please check the website for the entry pack, and email me if you have any questions.”

The 2023 BASE Awards categories in full are below:

OF THE YEAR

  • 2022 Digital Retailer of the Year
  • 2022 Distributor of the Year
  • 2022 Independent Label of the Year – Digital
  • 2022 Independent Label of the Year – Physical
  • 2022 Physical Retailer of the Year
  • 2022 Title of the Year
  • Agency of the Year
CAMPAIGN

  • Campaign of the Year for Catalogue – Multiple
  • Campaign of the Year for Catalogue – Single
  • Campaign of the Year for Independent Film
  • Campaign of the Year for New Release Film – £5m – £15m BO
  • Campaign of the Year for New Release Film – Over £15m BO
  • Campaign of the Year for New Release Film – Up to £5m BO
  • Campaign of the Year for Specialist
  • Campaign of the Year for TV
BEST IN CLASS

  • Best in Class – Bonus Features: NEW
  • Best in Class – Insights: NEW
  • Best in Class – Technical Operations: NEW
  • Best in Class – Video Asset: NEW
  • Best in Class – Packaging & Artwork
  • Best in Class – Social/PR
INNOVATION

  • Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year: NEW
  • Commercial Initiative of the Year: NEW
  • Creative Initiative of the Year: NEW
  • Script to Screen: NEW
  • Social Impact: NEW
PEOPLE’S CHOICE & HEROES

  • People’s Choice: Entertainment Moment of the Year: NEW
  • People’s Choice: Hidden Gem
  • Category Hero – Content Protection
  • Category Hero – Diversity & Inclusion
  • Category Hero – Innovation
  • Category Hero – Leadership
  • Category Hero – Sales & Operations
  • Category Hero – Sustainability
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