The second graduates of AWARD School Singapore celebrated last Thursday (23rd November) at Singapore’s talk of the town venue, Hacienda.
Hosted by the Co-Chairman of AWARD Philip Putnam and AWARD Committee representative South East Asia, Tay Guan HIn, Singapore’s top creatives, students, sponsors and media gathered to view the best selection of student work and to celebrate in the next creative generation in advertising.
Fanindra Jain, from India (bottom pic at left), picked up the top student award, his prize a trip to ADFEST held in Thailand in March. The second place award went to Luke Tay Wee Heong.
Telly Tan, Managing Director Clear Channel Singapore (AWARD School Gold Sponsors) also announced the ‘sponsors choice’ of the Clear Channel brief.
The judging panel responsible for selection of the top students and the ‘work on the wall’ was Ng Tian It, ECD of McCann-Erickson, Sonal Dabral, ECD of O&M, Richard Copping, senior creative at Saatchi & Saatchi, Charlie Blower, ECD of Euro RSCG, Robert Gaxiola, ECD of Bates Asia and Tay Guan Hin, ECD of JWT South East Asia.
The following agencies contributed to the holding lecture and tutorial sessions: DDB, BBH, JWT, BBDO, Euro RSCG, Y&R, McCann, M&C Saatchi, David, Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA and Stereotype.
AWARD School is taught by industry professionals only, and is the best way to get a start in the creative department of an advertising agency. It is held in Australia, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and may well go to China in 2007. The Singapore School will commence again in May 2007.
For further information about applications for the 2007, please visit www.awardschoolonline.com