EMBARGOED. NOT FOR CIRCULATION.
The h.Club100 2015
In partnership with the Creative Industries Council
Celebrating the 100 most innovative entrepreneurs across the UK’s creative industries
The Hospital Club h.Club 100 Campaign, in partnership with the Creative Industries Council,
launches with the opening of public nominations on Monday 18th May 2015.
Now in its seventh year, the h.Club 100 is the Hospital Club’s annual search for the most
innovative, influential entrepreneurs working across the UK’s creative industries. The awards
comprise ten categories with ten winners in each:
Advertising, Marketing and PR
Art and Design
Broadcast
Gaming
Fashion
Film
Music
Publishing and Writing
Theatre and Performance
Rising Stars (under 25s)
New this year are two special prizes; the UKTI award - for success internationally and the Creative
Industries Council Award – for cross-industry collaboration. The process by which the h.Club 100 is
determined is as follows:
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Public nominations open Monday 18th May for 6 weeks (until 28/06/15)
o Nominees must be UK based
o Self-nomination and multiple nominations are encouraged
o Nominate at www.thehospitalclub.com/100
Judging days take place throughout July
o Panels of industry experts for each category meet to review public nominations
o Judges select 9 winners per category
o Judges create a short list for the public vote
Public vote opens Tuesday 1st September for 2 weeks (until 14/09/15)
o The public vote determines the 10th and final winner in each category
The h.Club 100 Awards take place on Thursday 1st October 2015 at The Hospital Club Studios.
In 2015 the h.Club 100 is supported by the expertise of an outstanding judging panel:
ADVERTISING,MARKETING&PR:
Laura
Jordan
Bambach (D&AD), Nick
Farnhill (PokeLondon), Danny Rogers (Brand Republic Group) Janet Hull
(IPA)
ART&DESIGN:
Jo Stella-Sawicka (Frieze Fairs); Russell Sage (Russell Sage Studios),
Patrick Burgoyne (Creative Review) John Mathers (Design Council) Rosy
Greenlees (Crafts Council)
BROADCAST:
Stuart Murphy (Sky), Theresa Wise (The Royal Television Society), Chris
Curtis (Broadcast) Dinah Caine (Creative Skillset)
FASHION:
Clara Mercer (The British Fashion Council), Sarah Penny (Fashion
Monitor)
GAMES:
Jo Twist (UKIE), Colin Macdonald (Channel 4), Michael French (MCV)
FILM:
Hugh Spearing (StudioCanal); Briony Hanson (British Council), Adam
Woodward (Little White Lies) Caroline Norbury (Creative England)
MUSIC:
Kanya King (MOBO), DJ Yoda, Tom Pakinkis (Music Week) Jo Dipple (UK
Music)
PUBLISHING&WRITING: Damian Horner (Hachette), Simon Trewin (WME), Philip Jones (The
Bookseller)
Richard Mollett ( The Publishers Association)
THEATRE&PERFORMANCE: Felix Barrett (Punchdrunk), Nica Burns (Nimax Theatres), Alistair
Smith (The Stage)
RISING STARS:
Laura Scanga (The Knowledge Transfer Network);
The judging criteria:
Nominees will be judged according to recent achievements (in the 12 months July 2014 to July
2015) and the extent to which they are demonstrating dynamism and innovation in the creative field,
playing significant roles in the future success of Britain’s creative sector.
The h.Club Foundation’s Charity Award:
The h.Club Foundation was created in 2014 and focuses on supporting and partnering with
organisations and programmes using the creative arts to engage and inspire communities across
London in order to make a positive impact.
This year at the h.Club 100 Awards Show, ‘The h.Club Foundation’s Charity Award’ will be
presented for the first time. The award seeks to recognise charities and social enterprises that have
made an outstanding contribution to supporting youth employment and education projects in the
creative industries over the past year.
NOTES TO EDITORS
THE HOSPITAL CLUB is a unique hub in the heart of London, offering the members of the creative
industries the environment and facilities it needs to Create, Connect and Collaborate. As part of
London’s creative community, its role is to discover and host the best creative talent, and produce,
publish and celebrate their work.
The Club opened fifteen new luxury bedrooms in early 2015.
The Hospital Club’s own creative initiatives are extensive. In addition to a diverse and
comprehensive member facilities and event program, the Hospital Club is home to the awardwinning Hospital Club Events Company, producing high-end private and corporate events of all
sizes, at 24 Endell Street and also externally (the British Fashion Council, Sky, EE, PZ Cussons,
Media Math, Studio Canal+).
The Hospital Club Studio is London’s most central and luxuriously appointed TV production facility
(which regularly hosts WATCHDOG (BBC), THE AGENDA (ITV) and THE MERCURY PRIZE
SESSIONS (C4) as well as clients including Disney, MTV and BBC Comedy.
The Hospital Club Gallery hosts up to five public art exhibitions each year, with emphasis on
supporting emerging artists and digital art. Canadian photographic artist Jessica Eaton’s debut solo
London show garnered national critical acclaim when it ran in January 2014.
The h.Club Foundation was newly established in 2014 to administer charitable support to
emerging artists and young people in Camden, as well as to select charities.
The Club’s annual h.Club100 awards celebrate the one hundred most innovative and inspiring
individuals currently working across ten creative industry categories.
The Hospital Club’s annual Sustainability Week takes place in November and welcomes leaders
from across the business world to discuss different key topics each day ranging from Food &
Oceans, Consumption and the Media Debate to Fashion & Sex. 2013 speakers included Peter
Mather (BP Europe), Celia Gregory (The Marine Foundation), Adam Elman (Plan A,
Marks&Spencer), Tim Lindsay (D&AD), Dax Lovegrove (WWF), Tamsin Lejeune (The Ethical
Fashion Forum) and Sam Roddick (Coco de Mer).
In 2013 the Hospital Club restaurant was awarded two stars by the prestigious Sustainable
Restaurant Association.
www.thehospitalclub.com
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES COUNCIL is a joint forum between the creative industries and the
UK government. Set up to be a voice for creative industries, the council focus on areas where there
are barriers to growth facing the sector, such as access to finance, skills, export markets,
regulation, intellectual property (IP) and infrastructure.
Council members are leading figureheads drawn from across the creative and digital industries
including TV, computer games, fashion, music, arts, publishing and film. For more information, visit
www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk