Anyone near the Southbank on the evening of March 27 would have noticed something special going on at Tate Modern as Lord Puttnam hosted the Escape Awards 2008 in partnership with Autodesk and AMD.
Key players from some of the biggest companies in Visual Effects, Games and Design Visualisation were on hand to rub shoulders, enjoy a few cocktails and admire the stunning view.
However, there was also some serious business to be done as everybody was eager to hear who would take the top spots across the 8 award categories.
Just a glimpse at the list of nominees would tell you that the judges had a rather tough time making their decisions and nobody could’ve predicted who’d be taking home the award circuit’s newest and arguably most stylish trophy.
Congratulations go to all the winners and a big thank you to all those who entered, judged, sponsored and supported the event. We hope you'd agree that for a fledgling Awards last night's success bodes rather well for the future. We can’t wait to see how next year’s event takes shape.
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