Licensing Awards Brochure 2020

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Inset: The team at last year’s awards event.

(Right to left) Ian Hyder, Samantha Loveday, Rob Willis and Jakki Brown.

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE! Who would ever have thought it?! This is not a ‘normal’ year, but all the more important to mark the positives, and The Licensing Awards certainly give lots of good reasons to smile.

Despite the inherent challenges this ongoing period has presented, the character and entertainment licensing community has most definitely done itself proud on the product, retailing, property, marketing and promotional fronts and as such we were determined to find a way for the Awards to happen.

Thanks to the wonders of technology, the entering and judging all took place online this year and the Awards Ceremony (and pre and post celebrations) are hosted on the impressive Hopin digital platform.

We have been really touched by the wholehearted support from everyone, embracing the move to a virtual event.

Every single sponsor has shown their true colours – having no hesitation in all pledging their commitment so that the awards could go ahead.

Licensees and licensors found the time to enter, hundreds of retail buyers spent hours and hours scrutinising the entries, and leading industry members put their competitive natures to one side to participate in the Validation Panel discussions.

Though it is a great shame that there will not be the usual real STRICTLY NO BALLS UP! hugs of congratulations, the crazy dancing, the late night/early Just as so many of the finalists are morning chit chat in the After Bar Bar or a bulging goody bag to completely ‘in step’ with the tastes of the nation, so The Licensing Awards’ official lug home, the beauty of holding the event virtually is that everyone finalists’ announcer ‘lines up can be there, meaning this year’s Licensing Awards’ audience will the balls’ perfectly for those watching the be the largest and most international ever… awards ceremony.

Enjoy being part of it – and here’s to a Merry Christmas His voice is already known to millions, thanks and a cracking 2021!

Right: From to his involvement with ‘voice of the Ian Hyder, Jakki Brown, Rob Willis and Strictly Come Dancing and balls’ to ‘voice of being the ‘voice of the balls’ The Licensing Samantha Loveday for the National Lottery, and Awards 2020 for The Licensing Awards Team Alan Dedicoat. now, Alan Dedicoat adds his

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vocal endorsement to our industry’s awards.

The Licensing Awards are organised by The Licensing Source Book. The Licensing Awards are owned by Max Publishing, an independent company that is owned by Jakki Brown, Ian Hyder, Warren Lomax and Rob Willis.

The company owns The Licensing Source Book, Progressive Preschool, Progressive Greetings, Progressive Gifts & Home, Progressive Housewares and Progressive Party as well as other awards events, namely the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards, Progressive Preschool Awards, The Henries, The Excellence in Housewares Awards, The Greats, The Calies and The Retas.

Sister company, Max Media Ventures (owned by Rob Willis, Ian Hyder, Jakki Brown and Warren Lomax) produces digital newsfeeds LicensingSource.net, PG Buzz.net, Housewaresnews.net and GiftsandHome.net, while Progressive Greetings Live exhibition is owned by affiliate company, Max Exhibitions.

Copyright 2020. The publishers cannot accept legal liability for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility for the standing of advertisers nor any organisation mentioned in the text.

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Arriving At The Finalists

Inset: There will be ‘real’ trophies for real winners of The Licensing Awards this year.

There was no way even a pandemic was going to stop The Licensing Awards 2020 from taking place – it has just called for a bit of adjustment in the entering and judging processes as well as the event itself!

So, a new online portal went live, 3,500+ licensed products were entered and approaching 200 retail buyers logged on to judge them; a trio of new awards made their debut, while Validation Panels of industry experts met virtually to carefully consider the nominations in the retailer, marketing, promotions and sustainability awards categories.

Here we reveal how we have made the most of the virtual world to make The Licensing Awards 2020 a reality.

THE JUDGING PROCESS A trio of new awards

The Product Award Categories

This year’s Licensing Awards programme welcomes three new award categories – The Sustainability Product Award, the Best Licensed Live Event Award, as well as Best Overseas Retailer of Licensed Products, the latter being for a retailer who has a presence in the UK, but their main business is overseas.

Licensees and licensors were invited to enter licensed product ranges that had been launched into UK retail (or significantly modified) in year June 1 2019 to May 31 2020.

All entries had to be licence-specific (ie based on one licensed property) and each entry could be for a range, rather than a specific item.

The responsibility of judging the entries to the Product Award categories of The Licensing Awards 2020 lay in the collective hands of this year’s judging panel. (The only exception to this is the Sustainability Product Award which was judged by a panel including environmental experts).

This year almost 200 different retail buyers (from right across the retail spectrum and from different buying disciplines) formed the official judging panel for the main product categories. This year’s Judging Panel comprised buyers from Asda, Ann Summers, B&M Stores, Bourne Leisure, Card Factory, Chester Zoo, DFS, Dobbies, Drayton Manor, Dreamland, Dunelm, El Corte Ingles, The Entertainer, FatFace, Firebox, Forbidden Planet, Gamestop, Geeky Chic, Groupon, Halfords, Hamleys, HMV, John Lewis, Jojo Maman Bébé, Joules, Lakeland, M&S, Mackays, Matalan, Merlin Entertainment, Moonpig, Morrisons, Mothercare, Next, Paperchase, Paultons, Prezzybox, Primark, River Island, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Stamfords, Tesco, TJ Morris, The Very Group, Waterstones and The

All about the Awards The Licensing Awards, (which are owned and organised

by Max Publishing, owners of The Licensing Source Book and LicensingSource.net) recognise and reward excellence right across the licensing spectrum - in licensed merchandise, retailing execution, licensed property management, marketing promotions, live events as well as an Honorary Achievement award for a special individual who has contributed greatly to the industry. In addition, for the fifth year running The Licensing Awards also encompass the Licensing International UK Rising Star award, which shines the spotlight on young licensing professionals under 30 years of age.

The judging process for each of the different categories of awards differs in each case, duly tailored to arrive at the credible finalists and winners.

Right: The new Licensing Awards website contained the wherewithal to enter and nominate for all categories.

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Arriving At The Finalists Works as well as some specialist independents.

All retailers who are part of the BLE Retail Mentoring programme were also invited to join the judging panel.

The judging for the product categories took place online over the course of a few weeks. Each judge logged on to consider each entry in every category. The submissions included several images of the product as well as salient information, such as RRPs. The judges considered the entries against the criteria of the excellence of design, innovation and originality; consumer targeting and quality of manufacture and packaging.

They then individually selected what they deemed were the six best entries in each category. Points were awarded accordingly; six points were assigned to the entries judges felt were the best in the category down to one point for the sixth choices.

The points from all the judges’ forms were then amalgamated to arrive at the winner and the finalists for each category.

Inset: The Judging Panel for the Promotional and Retail Marketing awards.

Inset: The 2020 Retail Validation Panel shared the collective responsibility for arriving at this year’s worthy finalists and winners of the retail award categories.

The Retail Award Categories The finalists in the retailer award categories were arrived at as a result of an exhaustive nomination/self-nomination process. Manufacturers, suppliers and importers of licensed products were invited to state, in their opinion, which three retailers have excelled in their retail delivery of licensed merchandise to the public in the year to 31 May 2020.

The consolidated results of this nomination process were presented to a Retail Validation Panel comprising 20 top industry experts (both licensees and licensors), chaired by Richard Pink (managing director of Pink Key Licensing).

The 2020 Retail Validation Panel

The Property Award Categories Licensors and brand owners were invited to enter the Best Licensed Property Award categories by making online submissions to a dedicated website. The submissions demonstrated how well the property had performed over the last year against a set of criteria.

A wide panel of knowledgeable licensees and retailers (from a number of different disciplines) were also invited to give their confidential votes for what they consider have been the top licensed properties over the last year.

These votes were then validated by industry experts.

The Marketing and Promotions Awards The Judging Panel for these two awards was chaired by Richard Pink, director of licensing and promotions specialist Pink Key Licensing (above top left) with the judging panel for this award category comprising (from bottom to top) Barbara Robinson (licensing consultant), Ashley Holman (Riverside Brands), Kelvyn Gardner (managing director of Asgard Media), Alex Ward (Lime Communications) and Clare Piggott (managing director of Larkshead Media).

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Mel Beer – Amscan Mordy Benaiah – Pyramid International David Boyne – Bravado Rob Corney – Bulldog Licensing Rikesh Desai – BBC Studios Stephanie Freeman - TSBA Dan Grant – Danilo Dean Greasley – TDP Textiles Paul Hodgson – FOCO Mark Kingston – Viacom CBS Rebecca Langston – NBC Universal Holly Orton – H & A Richard Pink (Chairman) - Pink Key Licensing Katie Rollings – Hasbro Stacy Scimia – WildBrain CPLG Daryl Shute – Magic Light Pictures Sue Stanley – Brands In Anthony Temple – Rainbow Designs Rachel Wakley – Warner Bros.

Max Publishing’s Jakki Brown, Ian Hyder and Rob Willis were present, but did not vote.

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UK RISING STARS AWARD

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OPEN TO: This is a Licensing International UK award. The award is designed to recognise excellence among junior industry professionals in the United Kingdom under the age of 35.

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category finalists

Archie Harris-Eva

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licensing manager of TSBA Group

licensing executive of Warner Bros

brand manager of WildBrain CPLG

Jessica Nioncel

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Sarah Sullivan

licensing manager of The PokĂŠmon Company International

licensing associate of Mattel UK

retail development coordinator of Forbidden Planet

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BEST RETAILER OF PRESCHOOL LICENSED PRODUCTS sponsored by OPEN TO: Any UK based retailers of any discipline selling licensed products aimed at the preschool market (children aged 0-5 years).

This award is for retailing activity for the period May 31 2019 - June 1 2020.

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CATEGORY FINALISTS

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BEST RETAILER OF KIDS’ LICENSED PRODUCTS sponsored by OPEN TO: Any UK based retailers of any disipline selling licensed products aimed at the kids market (children aged 5 - 16 years).

This award is for retailing activity for the period May 31 2019 - June 1 2020.

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CATEGORY FINALISTS

Aldi

Amazon

Character.com

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Primark

Sainsbury’s Argos

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BEST RETAILER OF ADULT LICENSED PRODUCTS

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OPEN TO: Any UK based retailers of any discipline selling licensed products aimed at adults. (These can include retailers selling licensed merchandise such as those based on sports, entertainment, celebrity, heritage, art & design or FMCG brands).

This award is for retailing activity for the period May 31 2019 - June 1 2020.

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THE RADAR AWARD sponsored by OPEN TO: This award is for retailers who have come on the radar on the licensing front as they have considerably upped their licensing activities.

This award is for retailing activity for the period May 31 2019 - June 1 2020.

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CATEGORY FINALISTS

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The Hut Group

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BEST OVERSEAS RETAILER AWARD sponsored by OPEN TO: This award is for retailers of any discipline selling licensed products whose main retailing activity is overseas (ie not in the UK), but which also has a physical or online presence in the UK. It is for retailing activity for the period May 31 2019 - June 1 2020.

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BEST LICENSED RETAIL MARKETING INITIATIVE OPEN TO: This award is for the most creative and effective marketing campaign run in a UK retailer to support a licensed brand or range of licensed products or individual product. The campaign could cover any kind of marketing communication, including all forms of advertising and PR, or any in-store initiative or activation for any licensed brand or licensed product or range of products being sold through a UK retailer - either online or bricks and mortar. The campaign must have appeared in the UK market during the period April 1 2019 – May 31 2020.

It could have been part of a broader European campaign, but it is the execution on the UK market that is to be judged.

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CATEGORY FINALISTS

Friends Central Perk Cafe Launch at Primark Manchester

Natural History Museum Colour by Nature Campaign at Farrow & Ball

Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas Thanks Mrs C Campaign at Barbour

The Roald Dahl Story Company x Natural History Museum Extraordinary Explorers Campaign at M&S

Stranger Things x Primark

Wallace & Gromit ‘Christmas at the Click of a Button’ Campaign at Joules

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BEST LICENSED PROMOTIONS CAMPAIGN OPEN TO: This Award is to be presented to the most creative and effective use of a licence in the promotion of another brand or service. The campaign could cover any kind of promotional communication, including TV advertising, poster campaign, on-pack promotion or sponsorship for any product or service related to a brand other than the licensed property itself. It could cover the promotion of a charity. To qualify for inclusion the licence involved had to be promoting the use of another product or service.

(Campaigns promoting a range of licenced goods within a retail outlet were covered by the retail awards categories). The campaign must have appeared in the UK market during the period April 1 2019 – May 31 2020. It could have been part of a broader European campaign, but it is the execution in the UK market that is judged.

SPECIAL AWARD

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CATEGORY FINALISTS

Beano Time Travellers!

Exhibition at Mottisfont (Agency: Rocket Licensing)

emoji Kindness Takes the Crown Anti-bullying Campaign with Burger King (Agency: The emoji Company)

Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea at Le Méridien Hotel (Agency: Penguin Ventures)

Roald Dahl’s Splendiferous Summer Campaign with Mr Kipling (Agency: The Roald Dahl Story Company)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar RHS Summer Partnership (Agency: Rocket Licensing)

'We're On It' Advertising Campaign with Direct Line (Agency: Born Licensing)

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BEST LICENSED LIVE EVENT OPEN TO: This award is for a licensed live event where the public needs to pay to participate, either by paying to enter a venue where the licensed event takes place or to participate directly in the licensed event itself - this includes theatrical shows and events, fairground rides or events within paid for experiences (for example - a licensed area within a theme park) Free to consumer experiential marketing events should be entered into the Promotional marketing award. To qualify the live event needs to have been launched/taken place (it must be a new live event or an update to an existing live event) between June 1 2019 and May 31 2020.

SPECIAL AWARD

FriendsFest and FriendsFestive UK Tour from Comedy Central and Luna Cinema

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CATEGORY FINALISTS

Mr. Men & Little Miss On Stage Theatre Show from Rockefeller Productions

Paddington On Ice from Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

The Next Step Themed Workshops from Pineapple Studios London

Peaky Blinders The Live Escape Game Experience from Escape Live

Shaun the Sheep Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Farmageddon Glow Trails Marvels Show from Carrot Events from Forestry England Productions

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GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE FINALISTS FROM EVERYONE AT THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

©Disney. ©Disney/Pixar. © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. ©2020 MARVEL

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BEST LICENSED TOYS OR GAMES RANGE sponsored by OPEN TO: All licensed toys and games, interactive toys, games and computer games plus trading cards aimed at children or adults.

The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2019 and May 31 2020.

PRODUCT

category finalists

Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing GEN2 Car and eTrophy

Friends Central Perk LEGO Ideas

Horrible Science Kits and Board Game

from The LEGO Group

from James Galt & Co

Hey Duggee Wooden Toys Range

Peppa Pig Playsets

from LEGO System

How To Train Your Dragon Interactive Hatching Toothless

from Character Options

from 8th Wonder

from Spin Master

Star Wars The Mandalorian The Child Pop! from Funko

That’s Not My… Soft Toys and Comforters

Trolls World Tour Role Play Range

from Rainbow Designs

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BEST LICENSED DRESS-UP OR PARTYWARE RANGE sponsored by OPEN TO: All licensed dress-up balloons, party favours, party tableware, banners and cake decorations ranges aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2019 and May 31 2020.

PRODUCT

CATEGORY FINALISTS

The Addams Family Dress-up from RH Smith & Sons

Disney Princesses Dress-up for George@Asda

Harry Potter Party Range for Primark from Amscan

from Christy’s By Design

The Joker Suit

Miraculous Dress-up

from OppoSuits

from Rubies

Peter Rabbit TV Dress-up Range for George@Asda from RH Smith & Sons

Trolls 2 Dress-up from Amscan International

The Very Hungry Caterpillar The World of David Butterfly Dress-up for Walliams Dress-up George@Asda from RH Smith & Sons from Christy’s By Design

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BEST LICENSED PRESCHOOL APPAREL OR ACCESSORIES RANGE

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OPEN TO: Licensed nightwear, daywear, outerwear, underwear and footwear aimed at children 0-5 years. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2019 and May 31 2020.

PRODUCT

CATEGORY FINALISTS

The Gruffalo Collection from Cribstar

Paddington Collection for Nutmeg

Miffy Collection for Next

Mr. Men Little Miss Collection

from Dennicci

from Lil Cubs

Peanuts Collection

SpongeBob Collection

from Cribstar

from H&M

from Dennicci

Toy Story Baby Sleepsuit Range for Character.com from TDP Textiles

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Range for TU Clothing from Dennicci

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Winnie the Pooh Baby Range from Tesco

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BEST LICENSED CHILDREN’S APPAREL RANGE sponsored by OPEN TO: Licensed nightwear, daywear, outerwear, underwear and footwear aimed at children 5 years and upwards. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2019 and May 31 2020.

PRODUCT

CATEGORY FINALISTS

Barbie Girls’ Apparel

Frozen 2 Range

from River Island

from Marks & Spencer

Harry Potter Mini Boden Collection from Boden

Hello Kitty x Liverpool FC

Peanuts Girls Collection for Next

from Liverpool FC

from Fashion UK

PlayStation Collection for Next

The Snail and the Whale Collection

from Global Licensing

from FatFace

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Peanuts Nightwear from Aykroyd & Sons

Toy Story 4 Range from Primark

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BEST LICENSED ADULT APPAREL AND/OR ACCESSORIES RANGE sponsored by OPEN TO: Licensed nightwear, daywear, outerwear, underwear, footwear and fashion accessories aimed at adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2019 and May 31 2020.

PRODUCT

CATEGORY FINALISTS

Barbie Collection from Somerbond

Coca-Cola The (Re)Collection

Friends Collection from Primark

from Diesel

The Grinch Collection

Harry Potter Jewellery

from Primark

from Pandora

Looney Tunes Space Jam Collection for PrettyLittleThing from Brands In

Natural History Museum Collection

Peanuts Collection from Lazy Oaf

from Finisterre

Stranger Things Collection from Primark

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Aardman Colouring Heaven Range

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GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE NOMINEES!

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BEST LICENSED PAPER PRODUCTS OR STATIONERY RANGE

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BBC Earth Calendar and Diary Range

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from Danilo Promotions

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Harry Potter Collection

Harry Potter Pop-Up Cards

Mickey Mouse Disney Pride

from Cardology

from Moonpig

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Friends Collection from Danilo Promotions

Peter Rabbit Wrap and Gift Bags

The Tiger Who Came To Tea Range

Trolls World Tour Colour Burst Collection

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PRODUCT

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BBC Earth Bottle Collection from S’well

Disney Desert Rose Home Textiles Range for Primark

The Elf on the Shelf Food Gifting Range from Kimm & Miller

from Character World

Friends Toiletries Collection

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Gardening Range for the RHS from Robert Frederick

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W Barratt Dip Dab Ice Lollies

Coca-Cola Tic Tacs from The Ferrero Group

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The Gruffalo Snack Range from Organix

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Original Stormtrooper Chocolate Helmet

Peanuts Confectionery from Asvina

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Peter Rabbit Chocolate Advent Calendar

PokĂŠmon Pikachu Party Cake

Scooby-Doo Pet Snacks

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Good Luck to all 2020 Finalists!

Enjoy the Awards!

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THE INNOVATION AWARD

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BBC Earth T Shirt Collection

The Gruffalo Organic Clothing Collection

from Teemill

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Rebel Girls Jigsaws from Gibsons

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BEST PRESCHOOL LICENSED PROPERTY sponsored by Open to: Nominees could be licensed properties aimed at 0-5 year olds.

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BEST FILM LICENSED PROPERTY sponsored by Open to: This award is for licensing activity based around a film property over the last year. The film property could be aimed at any age group.

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THE HONORARY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD sponsored by Open to: This special award is given to someone who has contributed greatly to the licensing industry. No finalists are announced, but the winner is decided as a result of nominations received.

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