Picture Perfect: The Exit 6 Awards

Founded by a team with a passion for short film, the festival has evolved across a mixture of in-person and virtual events. Alongside screenings and discussion, the festival presents the annual Exit 6 Awards. This year, the awards featured 5 categories celebrating all things film, including Best Cinematography, Screenplay and Performance.

“The festival is a celebration of independent short film from around the world, providing a platform for filmmakers to showcase and discuss their work, directly connecting with the audience. It’s a film festival for both filmmaker and film-lovers.”

Designs can be amended in lots of ways to differentiate between categories levels of achievement, or the event year. The Best Craft Butcher awards use different sizes for winners and runners up. Alternatively, the him awards use colour to differentiate between trophies, opting for a traditional silver and gold finish. The yellow and blue acrylic on the Exit 6 awards was chosen with the existing logo in mind, so the awards are part of the overall brand experience for entrants, recipients, and the audience.

These custom trophies are finished with printed personalisation. Each award is printed with the category name. Print can be colour-matched, and individually personalised to include category sponsor logos, winners’ names, or event graphics. A crisp, black print on the Exit 6 Awards is clear to read without detracting from the modern aesthetic.