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Harrogate video production firm bags regional entrepreneur award

The Reel Film team behind the scenes.

Harrogate-based video production company Reel Film has been named a winner at the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

The Yorkshire firm won Creative Entrepreneur of the Year for the North East region, with judges recognising its entrepreneurial achievements, resilience and industry impact. 

The award was sponsored by Great Influence.

Founder Adam Chandler said: 

“I'm so thrilled to say we won The North East Creative Entrepreneur of the Year 2025. 

“The team at Reel Film, past and present, are the ones that have created the company it is today, crafting work for our clients and creating the content and culture that sees us proudly stand tall as the team we are today.”

Reel Film is also known locally for launching the Harrogate Film Festival, which attracted 4,000 people to its most recent edition and has previously welcomed guests including Ken Loach and Brian Blessed. 

The festival is due to return in 2026.

This year marks the 13th edition of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, often described as “The Grammys for Entrepreneurship”. 

The awards spotlight founders driving innovation and job creation across the UK economy, with Allica Bank as headline sponsor.

Francesca James, founder of the awards, said: 

“Our winners embody the very best of British enterprise, ambitious, resilient and relentlessly innovative. 

“The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, often described as the ‘Grammys of entrepreneurship’, exists to champion founders who create jobs, scale ideas and strengthen communities.”

Conrad Ford, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Allica, added: 

“What stands out this year is the optimism and ambition that continue to define the UK’s established business community… 

“At Allica, we’re proud to support and celebrate their contribution through the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and I wish to congratulate the winners and all the great businesses recognised on the night.”

The ceremony took place on 17th November at London’s Grosvenor House, bringing together business leaders and innovators from across the country.

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