CMC Networks Annual Kick Off Conferences | 2022–2026

Unbreakable Media's production relationship with CMC Networks began in 2020 with corporate video and motion-graphics projects.

Since 2022, our team has also covered the company's Annual Kick Off every year. Over five consecutive conferences, the production developed from themed event openers and post-event highlight videos into multi-day filming, professional photography, employee interviews, onsite editing and fast-turnaround conference films delivered while the events were still taking place.

The five Annual Kick Offs included:

• Accelerate 2022
• Beyond 2023
• Ignite 2024
• Empower. Evolve. Excel. 2025
• CMC Networks Annual Kick Off 2026

Each event had its own theme, leadership messages and production requirements, but the purpose remained consistent: to document the company's direction for the year ahead while also capturing the people, achievements and internal culture behind the formal conference programme.

The relationship remains active and extends beyond these events into CMC Networks' corporate videos, motion graphics, employee interviews and photography projects.

The recurring brief

The CMC Networks Annual Kick Off brings employees and management together at the beginning of the company's financial year.

The programmes have included management presentations, company performance updates, plans and goals for the year ahead, employee discussions, awards, long-service recognition, team-building activities and networking.

CMC Networks needed content that documented the business purpose of each conference without losing the human side of the event. The coverage therefore needed to include the formal programme as well as employee reactions, conversations, celebrations and wider company culture.

As the relationship developed, the production requirements also became more time-sensitive. This led to dedicated onsite editing, daily highlight videos, next-morning playback and content screened while employees were still together.

Accelerate 2022

Accelerate 2022 was the first CMC Networks Annual Kick Off covered by Unbreakable Media.

A custom conference opener was created to introduce the Accelerate theme on the main event screen.

Our team filmed the conference programme, Drum Café team-building, awards and social networking event. The footage was edited into a complete highlight film showing the progression of the event.

Photography focused specifically on the social networking event. A total of 111 professionally edited photographs were delivered to CMC Networks, documenting the interactions between employees and the atmosphere of the evening.

This first conference established the annual event-production relationship and gave our team a clear understanding of the balance CMC Networks wanted between formal conference coverage and employee interaction.

Beyond 2023

CMC Networks appointed Unbreakable Media again for Beyond 2023.

A new conference opener was created around the Beyond identity and designed for playback on the main event screen.

Our team filmed the arrivals, conference sessions, awards and team-building activities. These were brought together in a concise highlight film documenting the second Annual Kick Off in the series.

Returning for a second year meant that the crew already understood the conference environment and the style of coverage the client preferred. This made it easier to work around the programme and identify the moments that would be most valuable in the final film.

Ignite 2024

Ignite 2024 marked the third consecutive CMC Networks Annual Kick Off filmed by Unbreakable Media.

A custom Ignite opener was produced for the main conference screen, giving the two-day event its own visual identity.

The production included:

• Two daily conference highlight videos
• A separate social networking event highlight
• Onsite video editing
• Two days of conference coverage
• 111 professionally edited photographs

Ignite 2024 was the first event in the series to include a dedicated onsite editor.

While the filming crew continued covering the conference, footage from the first day was transferred, organised and edited. The completed Day 1 highlight was prepared for playback at the following morning's opening session.

This required the filming and editing teams to work in parallel. Important presentations, reactions and supporting footage had to be identified as the programme unfolded, while footage and sound were transferred without interrupting the ongoing conference coverage.

A second daily film completed the conference coverage.

The social networking programme was covered in a separate atmosphere-led film, allowing the interactions and social side of the event to stand apart from the conference presentations.

Professional photography also formed part of the production, with 111 edited photographs delivered to CMC Networks.

The daily videos gave CMC Networks useful content while the conference was still current and allowed employees to revisit the previous day's moments when they returned the following morning.

Empower. Evolve. Excel. 2025

CMC Networks supplied the three theme words together with an explanation of what each represented for the company.

Unbreakable Media developed the visual treatment around this message, combining motion graphics and selected stock footage into a one-minute, 25-second conference opener for the main screen.

Across the two-day event, our team filmed management presentations, employee interviews, awards, long-service recognition, team-building activities, networking and the wider conference environment.

The production included:

• One themed conference opener
• One same-day highlight film
• One three-minute, 35-second full event highlight
• Employee interviews
• Two days of conference video coverage
• 275 professionally edited photographs
• A formal full-company group photograph

Footage from the event was edited onsite into a same-day highlight film and screened on the main conference screen while employees were still together.

This gave the content an immediate purpose within the event rather than making it something the client would only receive afterwards.

A longer final highlight film was then produced to provide a more complete record of the conference across both days.

Professional photography covered the presentations, employee interactions, recognition, team-building and social programme. A formal group photograph of the full CMC Networks team was also coordinated as part of the event.

Empower 2025 was also the final Annual Kick Off with Marisa Trisolino serving as CEO, giving the photographs and videos additional value as a record of that stage in the company's history.

Following the event, the client shared:

"What a pleasure to have you with us each year! Great work and love the photos and videos."

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CMC Networks Annual Kick Off 2026

The 2026 Annual Kick Off marked the beginning of another financial year and introduced CMC Networks' new Managing Director.

The programme included management presentations, company performance updates, future plans, employee discussions, team-building activities, networking and an awards presentation.

Because the conference was largely driven by presentations and management discussions, clear speech recording was particularly important. Our audio team connected directly to the venue's sound desk, allowing the speeches to be recorded clearly and the strongest messages to be selected for the final film.

The new Managing Director's welcome and insights provided the clearest narrative for the highlight. His contribution was used to carry the story, supported by footage of other speakers, employees, activities and audience reactions.

Employee interviews were also filmed as an additional storytelling option. During the edit, we selected the material that added the most value rather than trying to include everything that had been recorded.

This resulted in a focused three-minute conference highlight covering the complete event without becoming overly long or repetitive.

Alongside the video production, our photographer documented the presentations, audience reactions, team-building activities, networking, awards and event details.

A formal group photograph of the full CMC Networks team was also coordinated efficiently so it could be completed without unnecessarily delaying the conference programme. A total of 382 professionally edited photographs were delivered.

Following the event, Ana Serra, PA to the Managing Director, shared:

"Thank you again for your outstanding professional work."

Ana Serra, PA to the Managing Director, CMC Networks

How the production developed over five years

The early Annual Kick Off productions focused on themed conference openers and complete post-event highlight films.

By 2024, the requirement had expanded to include onsite editing and daily conference videos, with the first day's highlight prepared for playback the following morning.

In 2025, the turnaround became even faster, with an onsite highlight completed and screened during the event itself. A longer final highlight was then produced after the conference.

Photography also grew from coverage of the 2022 social networking event into more comprehensive conference documentation, including speakers, employees, awards, activities, networking and formal full-company group photographs.

Across four of the five conferences, Unbreakable Media delivered:

• Accelerate 2022: 111 photographs
• Ignite 2024: 111 photographs
• Empower. Evolve. Excel. 2025: 275 photographs
• Annual Kick Off 2026: 382 photographs

This created a combined archive of 879 professionally edited photographs.

The value of a returning production team

Working with the same client over consecutive years has given our team a strong understanding of CMC Networks' event environment, internal culture and preferred style of coverage.

The crew arrives with an existing understanding of the conference rhythm and the balance required between presentations, employee interaction, sound recording, photography and fast-turnaround content.

At the same time, each Annual Kick Off is treated as a new production. The themes, leadership messages, programme priorities and delivery requirements change from year to year, and the coverage needs to reflect those changes.

This familiarity helps the production remain calm and organised while still allowing each conference to have its own identity.

Watch our team at work:

The outcome

Together, the films and photographs provide CMC Networks with a continuing visual record of five consecutive Annual Kick Off conferences.

The collection documents changes in company themes, leadership, business priorities, employee achievements and internal culture from 2022 to 2026.

The continued appointment of Unbreakable Media reflects a production relationship built through reliable delivery, familiarity with the event and the ability to adapt as the client's requirements develop.

The relationship remains active beyond the Annual Kick Offs, including corporate video, motion graphics, employee interview filming and professional photography.

More work produced for CMC Networks

Our relationship with CMC Networks extends beyond its Annual Kick Off conferences:

• CMC Networks Brand, Product and Motion Graphics Videos | 2020–2024
• Corporate Interview Filming and Office Photography | CMC Networks

Planning an Annual Kick Off or internal conference?

Unbreakable Media provides structured conference video production and professional event photography for annual company conferences, internal events and multi-day programmes across South Africa.

Our services include conference theme openers, videography, photography, employee interviews, onsite editing and same-day or next-morning highlight delivery.

We plan the production around the live programme so that the filming, photography and editing can take place without unnecessarily disrupting speakers or attendees. Contact Unbreakable Media to discuss the coverage and delivery requirements for your next conference.