blooloop is pleased to announce that entry to this year’s blooloop Innovation Awards, presented with AREA15, has been extended to midnight BST on 7th October. Don’t delay, make sure you enter now!
The Innovation Awards celebrate the dynamism, imagination and creativity that pushes the attractions industry forward. We are excited to be extending entry to shine a spotlight on even more innovative projects.
Why enter the blooloop Innovation Awards? What are the benefits of entering the blooloop Innovation Awards?
- Join the incredible companies who have won previously and prove that you are an Innovator in the industry.
- Raise your profile and be seen by the people who matter – our expert judges.
- Celebrate your colleagues and show that you are proud of your work. Leverage your award entry for marketing and to boost team morale.
- Gain a competitive advantage to attract new business and new talent.
- Showcase your innovation and imagination to everyone in the industry with your own page in our Innovation Awards Gallery on blooloop.com – this gets 15,000 views a month.
- Your entry will be included in our Innovation Showcase at the Festival of Innovation in January.
Reinforce your reputation for excellence.
Our Judges
The judges for the blooloop Innovation Awards 2024 are leaders from across the attractions sector, representing some of the key industry decision-makers. They will be looking for the most innovative ideas, products and projects in the industry. Judges include:
- Tom Acomb, chief creative officer, AOA
- Mike Aiello, senior director – entertainment creative development, Universal Destinations and Experiences
- Steve Alcorn, CEO, Alcorn McBride Inc.
- Guillaume Allaire, executive producer, Puy du Fou Films
- Xiao Bao, TEA Board of Directors
- Kimberly Beneville, co-founder, Beneville Studios
- Sam Bompas, director, Bompas & Parr
- Jenefer Brown, executive vice president and head of Lionsgate Global Products & Experiences
- John Burton, senior creative lead, Merlin Entertainments
- Anthony Chong, group managing director, Kingsmen Exhibits Pte Ltd and executive director of Kingsmen Creatives Ltd
- Dolf de Jong, president & CEO, Toronto Zoo
- Wouter Dekkers, CEO, Momentum Leisure
- Philipp Edelmann, director of production for live experience, Netflix
- Winston Fisher, CEO, AREA15
- Jeffrey Godsick, executive vice president, global partnerships and brand strategy and head of Location Based Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group
- Chris Grap, vice president of experiential entertainment, Mall of America
- Joe Graziano, director of sales, EMEA, entertainment division, Christie
- Joe Herrington, audio media designer, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Craig Inglis, chief marketing officer, Merlin Entertainments
- Jasmin Jodry, immersive creative director
- Dr Les Johnson, founder and chair, National Windrush Museum
- Vince Kadlubek, founder & director, Meow Wolf
- Asa Kalama, VP, executive – creative & interactive experiences, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Eddie Kemsley, CEO, Dreamland
- Margaret Kerrison, founder/owner, MCK Creative LLC
- June Ko, executive director, InfoComm Asia
- Michael Kreft von Byern, director, Rulantica
- Bart Kresa, founder, BARTKRESA design
- Nick Laister, director, Fairytale Farm
- Chris Lange, chief creative officer & owner, Creative Studio Berlin
- Damien Latham, chief attractions officer, SEVEN
- Tom Lionetti-Maguire, founder, Little Lion Entertainment and creator, The Games Arenas
- Mark Locker, founder & CEO, Attractions.io
- Håkon Lund, owner, Lund Gruppen
- Alan Mahony, chief operations officer – entertainment, Keystone Group
- Amanda Mayne, head of partnerships: International Touring Exhibitions, British Museum
- Erica McCay, executive creative director, Valtech
- Steven Mifsud, founder and director, Direct Access
- Tim Morrow, president and CEO, San Antonio Zoo
- Patrick O’Mahony, creative director and founder, NEWSUBSTANCE
- Tomoe Okiyama, creative director and producer, Katana Inc
- Judith Owens, chief executive, TBL International Ltd
- Jeff Parker, creative lead, R&D, Merlin Entertainments
- Meg Parker, chief marketing & communications officer, AREA15
- Pauline Ravry, project manager, Futuroscope
- Kees Rijnen, strategist, Efteling
- Linda Spurdle, museum consultant
- Jim Shumway, VP project delivery, TAIT
- Sarah Sutton, CEO, Environment & Culture Partners
- Frederica Swallow, regional manager EMEA for Live Events and Location Based Entertainment, Mattel
- Steve Tatham, executive creative director, Universal Creative
- Jon Tozer, VP of global delivery, Holovis
- Christine Wacker, head of experiences, Formula 1
- Megan Wastell, global creative director, Merlin Entertainments
- Ben Wilson, head of architecture & concept design, MSC Cruises
- Judith Zissman, executive creative director, Blue Telescope
- Eng. Al Yaqdhan Al Harthi, director general, Oman Across Ages Museum
How to enter
Go to our award entry platform here. Log in or create an account, then submit your entry. Choose your entry category, and fill in all the required fields. You can save it and come back at any time to edit it. Entries must be paid for by the entry deadline to be included.
Learn more about the entry types, categories and what to enter here. We have also created a guide to entering the awards that gives you insight into what the judges will look for in each category.
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