CLIO AWARDS NAMES 2008 EXECUTIVE JURY CHAIRS FOR INTERACTIVE, DESIGN AND RADIO

The 49th annual Clio Awards today announced the group of highly recognized industry leaders who will serve as Executive Chairs to head up juries on three of its awards categories juries for 2008.  

•    Interactive – Matias Palm-Jensen, creative president, Farfar, Stockholm, Sweden

•    Radio – Bob Winter, vice president/creative director, Leo Burnett, Chicago, IL, USA

“Each of these individuals has a well-known track record of success in their respective fields,�? said Tony Gulisano, managing director, Clio Awards. “But equally important, they are also the people who continue to lead the industry forward with fresh new creative thinking and work. That’s why they qualify to be a Clio jury chair.�?

Matias Palm-Jensen, creative president at Farfar in Stockholm, Sweden, has a history as a pioneer in the digital world.  After creating one of the first web portals in 1994, he started digital ad agency Spliff Industries two years later, before founding Farfar in 2000.  The agency’s award-winning programs include work for Nokia, Absolut, Heineken, Diesel, Red Bull, Adidas and others.  Farfar, which opened a New York office last year, was named the world’s #1 digital agency for 2007 according to the Gunn Report.

Garth Walker founded Orange Juice Design in Durban, South Africa in 1995.  The agency, at which Walker serves as creative director, creates corporate identities, literature and packaging for many of South Africa’s best known corporate and consumer brands.  However, it is his interest in developing and encouraging a design language rooted in the African experience for which he is best known: since 1995, Orange Juice Design has published i-jusi (www.ijusi.co.za), Africa’s only experimental graphics magazine.  Recipient of more than 100 design awards, Walker has had his work published in over 80 magazines and books, and exhibited in 14 countries.

Bob Winter is responsible for some of the industry’s most successful and recognized advertising in recent years.  These include award-wining campaigns for Altoids from Leo Burnett, Chicago, where he currently serves as vice president, creative director.  Previously, he spent three years at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, working on notable accounts such as Budweiser, Netflix, Ace Hardware and Specialized bikes.  Winter began his career with a nine-year stint at DDB Chicago, where he was responsible for creating one of the most awarded campaigns in history: “Real Men of Genius�? on behalf of Budweiser.

In December 2007, Clio announced the first wave of Executive Jury Chairmen to oversee the three other awards categories: Content & Contact – Johnny Vulkan, partner, Anomaly, New York, USA; Television/Cinema/Digital – Tony Granger, chief creative officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, USA; and Print/Poster/Innovative/Integrated – Jeremy Craigen, executive creative director, DDB, UK.  The Technique jury chair will be announced shortly.

Call for Entries Deadline Extension

In other Clio Awards news, the online entry system for the 2008 awards program, currently open at www.clioawards.com, has been extended.  Deadlines for entry submissions are as follows:

•    February 8, 2008 – All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than February 8, 2008

.•    February 29, 2008 . For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008

Awards will be announced and presented at the Clio Festival, May 14-17, 2008, in Miami’s South Beach.