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Riot Communications is an award-winning PR agency specialising in culture and entertainment brands. http://www.riotcommunications.com

Riot Communications is an award-winning culture and entertainment PR agency. We are purpose and integrity driven: like our clients, we want to make a positive impact in the world. We passionately believe in the power of culture and entertainment to promote empathy, creativity, respect for others and spark joy. We are guided by the four principles of the Riot ethos: intelligence, passion, collabora

tion and disruption. They drive everything we do, from who we hire, the clients we work with, and how we deliver our work.

12/02/2026

Holy cheese - what a launch!🧀

We’ve been driving the PR for .vam's Inside Aardman exhibition, and the response has been HUGE — a full sweep of national coverage on opening day and the first three weeks already sold out!

Step inside the world of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Morph with this peek behind the curtains and see just how brings your favourite stop-motion animations to life.

Book your tickets through the link in our bio!🎟️

14/01/2026

Huge excitement over at Riot today with the announcement of the 2025 Nero Book Awards Category Winners!

FICTION
💙Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

NON-FICTION
💙Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry

DEBUT FICTION
💙A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

CHILDREN’S FICTION
💙My Soul, A Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin

Congratulations to the winning authors! Which books will you be reading?

Stay tuned for when we'll be sharing the Nero Gold prize winner in March.

27/11/2025

Today we announced an exciting new prize for unagented writers from Footnote Press and Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with the Southbank Centre.

The prize celebrates writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds whose work explores displacement, courage and belonging.

Submissions are open now! Good luck 🤞

20/11/2025

In our third consecutive year working on the Nero Book Awards, we’re pleased to be sharing their 2025 category shortlists 🥳🥳

Without further ado, the 2025 shortlists are…

FICTION
💙The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
💙Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
💙What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
💙Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

NON-FICTION
💙We Came by Sea by Horatio Clare
💙The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet
💙Craftland: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades by James Fox
💙Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry

DEBUT FICTION
💙The Expansion Project by Ben Pester
💙Lush by Rochelle Dowden-Lord
💙Season by George Harrison
💙A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

CHILDREN’S FICTION
💙My Soul, A Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin
💙People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence
💙Dragonborn by Struan Murray
💙Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson

The Nero Book Awards are run in partnership with The Booksellers Association and Brunel University of London

24/10/2025

A wonderful evening spent at earlier this week, hosting an exclusive media dinner to share a glimpse of what’s ahead for our exciting 2026 campaign with on the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh 🍯

Keep an eye out on our page for what's to come on this centenary celebration!🎉

📸 A few highlights from the night.

07/10/2025

A mooment of appreciation for our wonderful client, Moomin 💙🤍

Yesterday we shared the news that Moomin is partnering with creator of the Steven Universe, Rebecca Sugar, and Annapurna to release a Moomin animated feature film 🎉

More information can be found at: https://www.moomin.com/en/blog/moomin-movie/

Coming Soon 📆

06/10/2025

While the nights are drawing in ✨Riot Recommends✨is here to brighten up your October. Whether you’re getting cosy in your blankets or heading for a fun night out, this month’s picks are guaranteed to keep you inspired.

Firstly, the game of deception takes a star-studded twist in the Celebrity Traitors on . Expect highly engaging backstabbing, plotting and plenty of drama to go around 🐦‍⬛

For Theatre lovers, don’t miss Every Brilliant Thing starring the amazing Minnie Driver at . It is heartwarming, funny and unmissable. Well worth watching this strictly limited season 🎭

Geese are back with their highly anticipated new album, Getting Killed. This album is the perfect soundtrack for these longer October nights 🎶

And finally, Alice in Borderland returns for Season 3 on . This Japanese hit series brings high stakes to everyday games. Highly recommended for binge watching 🎲

What will you be doing this month?

03/10/2025

Flashback to last Friday, when we were up in York for the reopening Station Hall 🚂

One of 's main gallery spaces, Station Hall had been closed for two years following an £11m renovation. We came on board to PR the reopening of this beloved space, and to support the museum on its 50th anniversary.

From hosting a media morning, to getting snaps of the official reopening by the Princess Royal (pictured), to accompanying live broadcasts on-site with , it was an absolute joy. Swipe right to see a banger of a headline from Mark Brown at the .

We've loved uncovering stories from 200 years of rail travel, from a microwave burger box for convenient (if questionable) meals on wheels, to elephants perusing bookstands, to the poignant photos of the Windrush generation setting off across the country to their new homes.

And for Niamh, the Noel Fitzpatrick of PR, it's been a chance to champion an unlikely hero: Laddie the station dog 🐕‍🦺

02/10/2025

This time last week we were celebrating our brilliant , who was a finalist in the Rising Star category at . We are so proud of you, Sofia! Also, slaying the step-and-repeat with jet lag? That’s true star power ⭐️⭐️⭐️

06/08/2025

On Tuesday 19th August, catch daring international art promoter James Birch at discussing his long career in the art trade and his pivotal role in the careers of artists, including the eccentric duo, Gilbert & George ⭐

Birch will share the story of his latest book, Gilbert & George and the Communists, recalling his lively (at times absolutely wild!) experience of introducing the pair to a Soviet Union in decline and a China on the rise, with neither country knowing quite was about to hit them, artistically or politically. This event will be chaired by .

Book your tickets through the link in our bio 🔗

04/08/2025

This Friday, join us at for a Moominous panel event celebrating 80 years of Moomin stories with a fabulous host of Moomin superfans and special guests including, , , , , and Lisa Allardice 💫

Book your tickets through the link in our bio 🔗

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