“The participants were welcomed in a spectacular way. A flight of paper butterflies was created for this event. We wanted to showcase all the areas of the industry: Large scale, ennoblement, cutting, lamination, display, labels, packaging, fine paper, cardboard, etcetera,” said Hélène Pageau of the Printability and Graphic Communications Institute (ICI), member of the organizing committee. “I want to take the time to thank once more the 22 companies that participated in making the products that embellished this night.”
Supremex won the award program’s inaugural Gutenberg Coup de Coeur – for its project Osez l’effet lifting for Yves Rocher – as voted on by attendees at the gala, where the submitted print projects were on full display. “The votes were counted by the students of the future, which are the graduates in graphic communications at Ahuntsic College who were at the Gala,” said Robert Legal, teacher of printing techniques at Ahuntsic College and head of the judging panel.
Louise Kralka, Vice President of PDI, served as Présidente du Gutenberg 2016, which, in addition to Pageau and Legal, also included committee members: André Goyette, Imprimerie Contact; Bruno Laplante, Agfa; Chantal Vallée, Spicers; Frédéric Perrier, Les Encres Ultra; Lucie Benoit, Dieco Finition; Mala Dupont, ATFFEQ; Marilène Fournier, Imprimerie Ste-Julie; Martin Gagnon, Multi-Flex; Michel Beaulieu, Heidelberg; and Zara-Emmanuelle Villani, Enveloppe Concept.
“The Gutenberg [awards program] pushes everyone’s limits and meets the challenges presented by the talent and creativity of companies, communication agencies and print buyers in Quebec, no matter the size of the companies,” said Kralka. “This year our industry has once more shown that this event is important.”
2016 Gala Gutenberg Innovation Awards:
Category: Display Graphics
Winner: PDI Integrated Printing Solutions
Category: Marketing, Customer
Winner: L’Empreinte
Category: Marketing, Self-promotion
Winner: Graphiscan Montreal
Category: Publishing
Winner: TC Transcontinental Transmag
Category: Labels
Winner: Imprimerie Ste-Julie
Category: Packaging
Winner: TC Transcontinental Ross Ellis
Category: Flexible Packaging
Winner: Propals Industry
Category: Finishing
Winner: Stylex 3D
2016 Gala Gutenberg Technical Awards:
Category: Technique Challenge Display
Winner: MP Repro
Category: Marketing Self-promotion
Winner: Paragraph
Category: Marketing Client
Winner: L’Empreinte
Category: Newspapers
Winner: TC Transcontinental Transmag
Category: Books
Winner: PDI Integrated Printing Solutions
Category: Magazines
Winner: Marquis Imprimeur
Category: Finishing
Winner: Gravure Choquet
Category: Labels
Winner: MCC Collotype Montreal
Category: Packaging
Winner: WestRock
Category: Flexible Packaging
Winner: Imprimerie Ste-Julie
More pictures from the 2016 Gala Gutenberg and information can be found at Galagutenberg.ca.
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