Little did we know when we won two gold awards this year that it would lead to a motion being passed in the Scottish Parliament, and a meeting with our local MSP. But to explain this unusual turn of events story we have to go back to the start.
In 2025, we produced nearly 100 films. Despite being quite different in scale and scope, two of these were world beating. One showcased the Peterhead-based Thistle Seafoods, who manufacture premium quality seafood meals for some of the biggest supermarkets around the world. The other film was made for Wärtsilä, the Finland-based marine and energy decarbonisation company that took our crews to Las Palmas, Norway, The Netherlands and Curaçao in the Caribbean.
We submitted both these projects to the 47th annual Telly Awards in the ‘Best B2B Promotional Film’ and ‘Best Corporate Image’ categories. The Telly Awards is an international event and received 13,000 submissions, including those from global brands such as Pepsi and Porsche. Despite this intense competition we won, not one, but two Gold awards!
When we posted about our success online, we did not anticipate that our local MSP, Liam Kerr, would see it. He was impressed enough to table a Parliamentary motion to celebrate our win. In a speech to Parliament Mr Kerr cited “the talent and expertise of the Signal team in producing ambitious, bespoke media content for an international market”.
The motion was read in Parliament, supported by MSPs and then published for posterity in the Scottish Parliamentary records. And then…
To celebrate the celebration, we were invited to meet Liam Kerr MSP in person, to be presented with our very own copy of the Parliamentary Motion.
Signal’s Managing Director Jamie Baikie said, “Since Signal was founded in 2011, our talented team have won many international awards. But rarely is this acknowledged back home. We’re a proudly Aberdonian company and believe that the creative talent in this region is both impressive and underappreciated. Liam Kerr’s motion shone a spotlight on our international success, and on the talent of the creative sector in this part of the UK. This was a simple gesture, but it means the world to us.”
Thanks to Liam Kerr for the support. We’re chuffed!
You can read more about the motion here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S7M-00394