Awards

We’ve received awards for our projects, films and sustainable building – as well as our organisation in general. A selection of the awards are listed below.

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Awards (selected)

Winner: The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award for Voluntary Service to Groups in the Community (2006)
Regional Winner: Enterprising Britain Awards (2007)
Community Media Beacon Award: UK Online (2009)
Outstanding Contribution to Digital Inclusion: eWell Being Awards (2010)
Winner, Best UK Neighbourhood Renewal Programme for the Development of Digital Integration in Deprived Communities: The International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal Annual Awards (2010)
Winner: KWMC The Factory: Alfred Telling Award from Bristol’s Guild of Guardians (2015)
Shortlisted, Most Improved Workplace Award and Employer of the Year: Travel West Business Awards (2015)
Selected, Knowle West included in the international Smart21 list of Intelligent Communities: Intelligent Community Forum (2017)
Selected, Knowle West Media Centre: Creative England CE50 (2018)
Selected, We Can Make: Nesta and The Observer New Review’s 50 New Radicals (2018)

Building Awards (selected)

Winner, the Bristol Civic Society Environmental Award: Enhancing the Bristol Environment (2008)
Winner, Best Community Benefit Building: Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (South West) (2009)

Project Awards (selected)

Winner, Archimedia project: Empowering Young People in their Community – The South Bristol Urban Partnership Group Awards (2008)
Selected, Carbon Makeover project: The Prince’s May Day Climate Summit – The Carbon Positive Community Award (2008)
Shortlisted,Edible Landscape Movement (ELM) project: Bristol Genius Award (2012)
Shortlisted, My Knowle West app: NextGen – Intelligent Communities Award (2015)

Recognition for film work (selected)

Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution: Electric December film festival (2011)
Shortlisted, The Glowing Divide: Best Innovation in Digital Entertainment, TechSpark SPARKIES (2015)

Films we’ve produced or supported have been shown at film festivals across the world: