2017 h.Club100 Awards to Celebrate 100 Most Innovative People in the UK's Creative Sector

The Hospital Club's h.Club100 Awards will take place on 3 October 2017, in a brand new partnership with theartsdesk.com, the UK's only professional arts journalism website.

Founded in 2009, it provides authoritative reviews of all the major first nights, films, television, music and games releases, as well as long-form in-depth interviews with major cultural figures, and festival features from around the world. In addition to its roster of experienced broadsheet writers, theartsdesk.com aims to promote young writers starting out in the profession, and gives a platform to artists and creators to write about their work.

The h.Club100 Awards will be held at The Hospital Club Studios. The awards provide a truly unique opportunity to network and interact with some of the UK's most renowned creatives. The awards showcase creative excellence and recognise talent across the full breath of the UK's creative industries.

Now in its ninth year, the h.Club100 is The Hospital Club's annual search for the most innovative, influential people working across the UK's creative industries. The awards comprise 10 categories with 10 winners in each:

Advertising, Marketing and PR

Art, Design & Craft

Broadcast

Games

Fashion

Film

Music

Publishing and Writing

Theatre and Performance

Rising Stars - under 25s

Kevin Madden, Publisher of theartsdesk.com, said, "We are thrilled to become the h.Club100 awards media partner. We strongly support the awards' ethos, which is to look beyond the algorithms of celebrity and recognise both established and emerging talent across a wide spectrum of the arts, culture and media."

Michael Berg, Creative Director of The Hospital Club, said, "We are delighted to welcome theartsdesk.com as media partner for the h.Club100 awards in 2017, whose expertise and insights into the creative industries ties in perfectly with the ethos of the campaign."

The process by which the h.Club100 is determined is as follows:

May: The panel of judges select 10 nominees in each category

19 June: The list of 100 nominees is announced publicly

19 June - 28 August: Public vote opens to determine the final winner in each category via www.thehospitalclub.com/h100

3 October: h.Club100 Awards ceremony and announcement of the 10 winners.

The judging panel will consist of experts in the individuAl Fields, joined by members of theartsdesk.com's stable of authors and critics. The full judging panel will be announced in due course, but theartsdesk.com judges will include:

Art and Design: Florence Hallett

Broadcast: Adam Sweeting

Games: Steve O'Rourke

Film: Nick Hasted & Tom Birchenough

Music: Thomas H Green

Publishing and Writing: Liz Thomson

Rising Stars: Katie Colombus

Theatre and Performance: Matt Wolf

The judging criteria: Nominees will be judged according to recent achievements (in the 12 months 1 June 2016 to 1 June 2017) 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.

2017 will see the launch of a brand new award in association with theartsdesk.com - full details to be announced shortly.

The Hospital Club is a unique private members club in the heart of Covent Garden, London, for members of the creative industries. It was founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and musician, Dave Stewart. The seven -story building has an award-winning TV and music studio, a gallery, restaurant and bars, a screening room, hotel rooms, and the renowned Oak Room (a live performance space).

Founded in London in 2004 at the site of a derelict 18th -century hospital, The Hospital Club is a vibrant working hub of creativity - full of people, ideas, music and life - where innovators from across the creative disciplines merge, ideas are born and creativity has no limits.

Scheduled to open in early 2018, h.Club LA will be h.Club London's debut US extension, a vibrant home away from home for creatives to the West Coast. The second venture for the group will have onsite health and wellness facilities, an intimate performance space, hotel rooms, a creative workspace, curated outdoor spaces as well as parlours, bars, a member restaurant and a screening room. Bringing together those at the forefront of the Los Angeles creative communities, h.Club's London network will become global at a time when the lines between creative disciplines are becoming increasingly blurred and global innovators are setting their sights on the West Coast. Visit www.thehospitalclub.com/la for more.

The h.Club Foundation - the h.Club's philanthropic arm was created in 2014 to formalize the Club's commitment to philanthropy. Since this time the h.Club Foundation inspires, nurtures and showcases the next generation of creative talent. Since then it has helped over 2000 young people to realise their potential within the creative industries. Go to www.thehospitalclub.com, visit www.thehospitalclub.com/hotel_rooms or follow this link: www.thehospitalclub.com/about/foundation for more.

The Arts Desk is the UK's only professional arts journalism website. Founded in 2009, it provides authoritative reviews of all the major first nights, films, television, music and games releases, as well as long-form in-depth interviews with major cultural figures, and festival features from around the world. In addition to its roster of experienced broadsheet writers, theartsdesk.com aims to promote young writers starting out in the profession, and gives a platform to artists and creators to write about their work.

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