2022 Rise Awards winners announced

The 2022 Rise Awards winners have been announced at a ceremony held at BT Sport Studios on 30 November. 

Over 250 people attended the in-person event, with more watching the live stream on Rise’s YouTube channel. It was held in partnership with BT Sport and Timeline Television, with over 300 nominations received for 15 categories in the fourth year of the annual celebration. Three new categories were added this time round: Ally, Business Operations and Project Management or Delivery.

Woman of the Year, sponsored by Zixi, was announced ahead of the event. Daniella Weigner, co-founder and managing director of Cinegy GmbH, won, and was given her prize at the ceremony. It recognises her significant contribution within her field and her incredible work to support Cinegy’s staff and their loved ones severely impacted by the war in Ukraine.

In addition, a Special Recognition Award was presented to Mitzi Dominguez, CEO, Clear-Com and president, HME at the ceremony for her continued determination and commitment to creating a more diverse and supportive environment for women in the industry.

Andy Beale, co-founder of Rise Up Academy and head of engineering and innovation at BT Sport, said: “The Rise Awards shine an important light on the invaluable contributions made by women in the industry, and serve to inspire younger women as we move towards a more gender balanced workforce.” 

Daniel McDonnell, CEO of Timeline TV, added: “We are proud to co-host this year’s Rise Awards, honouring remarkable women for their work in the broadcast media technology sector and celebrating their outstanding achievements.”

Sadie Groom, founder and co-director of Rise, commented: “A big warm congratulations to all of our winners and those shortlisted for this year’s awards ceremony. The calibre of talented women in our industry from across the globe is truly extraordinary and it was wonderful to celebrate the achievements of so many inspirational women at this amazing ceremony.”

The winners of the 2022 Rise Awards, and those shortlisted, are:

 

Ally, sponsored by Vizrt

• Fernando Küfer, disguise - WINNER
• Ian Wagdin, BBC R&D
• Kike Garcia Gil, Source Elements
• Kris Langbridge, Amazon Web Services
• Shola Aminu, DAZN

 

Business, sponsored by Live U

• Nyema Zam, Samuh Mediatech - WINNER
• Bleuenn Le Goffic, Accedo
• Camilla James, Techex
• Daniella Weigner, Cinegy
• Heather Dower, Hotdrop
• Jade Kurian, latakoo
• Mitzi Dominguez, Clear-Com

 

Business Operations, sponsored by Christy Media Solutions

• Jane Sung, Cinedeck - WINNER
• Amanda Wall, Take 1
• Lainey Scott-Campbell, Red Bee Media
• Madeline LaRue, Deluxe
• Shivani Kochhar, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Swapna Nadkarni, Deluxe Entertainment Distribution India Pvt

 

Company Award for Investment in Women, sponsored by Telstra Broadcast Services

• Deluxe - WINNER
• Adobe
• disguise
• Qwilt

 

Influencer, sponsored by Bitmovin

• Sarah Essoof, Engage Digital Partners - WINNER
• Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter
• Megan Wagoner, Vimond

 

Marketer/PR, sponsored by disguise

• Lauren Carter-Jones, Broadcast Tech & Sport Group - WINNER
• Lauren Myers, Ross Video
• Sophie Light-Wilkinson, Bitmovin
• Yaya Selva, Net Insight
• Zoe Mumba, Bitmovin

 

Product Innovation, sponsored by Clear-Com

• Floriane Magera, EVS - WINNER
• Alice Risholt, Codemill
• Carolin Schramm, ARRI Solutions
• Karen Robinson, Clear-Com
• Lucy Seaborne, Grass Valley

 

Project Management or Delivery, sponsored by Grass Valley

• Chrissie Collins, EMG - WINNER
• Katie Brand,  BT Media and Broadcast
• Mallory Larsen, Deluxe
• Natasha London, Red Bee Media
• Niki Whittle, disguise

 

Production Support Engineer, sponsored by Blackmagic Design

• Markela Deverikou, NEP UK - WINNER
• Hannah Pickford, Gravity Media
• Kathleen Gray, NEP UK
• Kirsty Elliot, Timeline Television

 

R&D Engineer, sponsored by Ateliere Creative Technologies

• Jigyasa Grover, Twitter - WINNER
• Emma Young, BBC
• Eva Sandén-Westberg Net Insight
• Zineb Agyo, Ateme

 

Rising Star, sponsored by Avid

• Maddie Holmes, EMG - WINNER
• Beth Harper, Object Matrix
• Emily Phillips, DAZN
• Sarah Ambrose, Timeline Television
• Susan Lim, Techtel Pty

 

Sales, sponsored by Harmonic

• Sandra Hernandez, Ross Video - WINNER
• Jiyon Hahn, Harmonic
• Nicola Milburn, PHABRIX
• Rebecca Knight, disguise
• Roberta Cambio, Brightcove

 

Student of the Year Award sponsored by SMPTE

• Kai Randles, Global Academy - WINNER
• Deepa Bhat, Humber College
• Gemma Nash, Global Academy
• Lia Saunders, Ravensbourne University London

 

Technical Operations, sponsored by Ross Video

• Pippa Windus, Telstra Broadcast Services - WINNER
• Chere Johnson, Encompass
• Gemma Whalley, BBC News
• Hannah Marsh, Picture Shop North
• Sarita Marchena, Red Bee Media