Remark! Wins RADAR Award!

RADAR is pleased to announce the winners of the People of the Year Awards 2009. The awards were presented at a glittering ceremony at Battersea Evolution on the evening of Monday 30th November 2009.

Nominations which have been highly commended are those which the Judges felt deserved special recognition for their efforts and success. These entrants received a certificate presented by Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Disabled People and Trevor Philips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Doing Media Differently Award - Factual Programming

This award is made to a commissioner, programme maker, casting agent and/or disabled actor(s) who have broken new ground and have done things differently.

It was presented by Susan Scott-Parker, kindly standing in for Major Phil Packer who was unavoidably delayed. Phil has raised £1.2million for the Help For Heroes charity after sustaining serious spinal cord injuries whilst serving in Iraq. He has now left the Armed Forces to dedicate his life to supporting young disabled people and further champion disability through the launch of 'The British Inspiration Trust'.

Highly Commended Award goes to Wicked - Remark! Production for the BSL Zone, Community Channel, with British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust - The Remark team, led by Mark Nelson have blazed a trail with Wicked as it's the only TV programme within the British media (and as far as we know, the World), to be made by a Deaf team in a deaf owned and deaf led company.

Wicked - Remark! Productions for the BSL Zone, Community Channel, with British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT)

The Remark team, led by Mark Nelson - Director of Remark! - have blazed a trail with Wicked as it's the only TV programme within the British media (and as far as we know, the World), to be made by a wholly Deaf team in a deaf owned company.

Mark's vision has allowed Wicked to invest in Deaf talent bringing new Deaf presenters, Deaf camera operators, researchers, co-ordinators, directors and editors into the mix. Wicked itself has also showcased Deaf talent by giving film-making opportunities to first time film-makers in it's strand 'Wicked Seeds'. Wicked is at the heart of the Deaf community across the country and has covered Deaf lives and Deaf events by travelling out to meet Deaf people nationwide, rather than focusing on a London-centric view of Deaf life.