12 AUSSIES LINE UP FOR CANNES JURY DUTY
The 11 Australians on this year's Cannes juries have been announced, with Saatchi & Saatchi Australia executive creative director Steve Back (pictured) leading the way, snaring the prestigious Film Lions jury.
Says News Limited group director of marketing: advertising and integration, Garth Agius: “This year we will have the biggest representation by Australian judges at Cannes. This directly reflects Australia’s consist and outstanding performance across every category at Cannes in recent years."
Australia will be represented on ten of the eleven jury panels, with two representatives in the Direct Lions category.
Press Lions: Jay Benjamin, co-executive creative director, Leo Burnett, Sydney
Outdoor Lions: Matt Eastwood, DDB chairman and national creative
director
Cyber Lions: Mark Ashley-Wilson, head of interactive, Three Drunk Monkeys, Sydney
Direct Lions: Gavin McLeod, direct creative director of M&C Saatchi, Sydney
Direct Lions: Grant Rutherford, creative director of DDB Melbourne.
Radio Lions: Paul Reardon, senior writer, Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne
Promo Lions: Shane Bradnick, art director, BMF Sydney
Design Lions: Vince Frost, CEO and creative director, Frost Design
Media Lions: Henry Tajer, CEO, Universal McCann
PR Lions: Naomi Parry, director, Black Communications.
On top of all that, the prestigious Titanium Lions jury will be chaired by Aussie expat David Droga (pictured left), chairman of Droga 5, New York.
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On fire Shane. Well done mate!
Strange to choose someone for film lions who hasn't won one, especially considering Grant, Jay and Matt have.
Interesting to see which agencies are still flush enough to send folks off to Europe at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars.
Come the day, it'll also be interesting to see if all these guys actually make it over there ... or have to make excuses.
The biggest story for me is: wherefore art thou Dejan and Becs?
8:36 dont forget that saatchis have extra influence at cannes
McNamara - first off the blocks to congratulate and ex-colleague. Good onya!
McNamara is always first off the blocks!
8:36am - Relax. I do believe Back knows what he's doing.
If it's any consolation for you, it won't be a cushy gig - a CD who was on that jury last year told me that he wouldn't want to do it again as it was gruelling watching TVC after TVC for 15 odd hours a day. And he only got in one night on the piss.
well done Shane, really pleased for you.
Hey Naomi - well done on being named a Cannes judge - congratulations kiddo - from Joy.
Why is there a big photo of Backy and a small one of Droga?
Yeah, I usually am first off the blocks. Not this time though, sorry.
But fuck me, well done Bradnick, you fuckers are killing it at the moment.
Great work.
8-58 Cause Backy is Big, Bold and Beautiful! Onya the Backster!
8.58 Backy is way better looking
If a tree falls in the woods and nobodies around to hear it, did it fall?
If an ad runs in a community newspaper at the size of a postage stamp, and nobodies...
Same faces we always see in award shows.
Stop bitching you lot. You should be happy that Australia has sooooo many judges given we've won sooooooo few awards internationally of late. This puts us on the world map at a level beyond what we deserve given our size and recent accolades.
All the judges have done a lot to deserve being on the list.
We should thank Garth Agius (News Ltd) Terry Savage (Cannes) and Lynchy for pushing this. They'll be reading this negative crap wondering why they even bothered ................. might as well have pushed PNG or Fijian judges ............ at least the advertising community there would have been proud of them. Grow up.
PS If you really think you would be a better judge than those chosen. Submit your name as a contender for next year, instead of hiding and bitching.
that's cos they're talented.......
Where me lob application for next year Jane?
i'm with you jane. i think it is great that australia is well represented by some outstanding creative talent. so let's cut the bitching.
i mean, at least we know a good scam ad will be picked up immediately by these experienced judges.
Matt 8.36,
Most art critics aren't artists, most food critics aren't chefs, a lot of coaches never won a grand final. Backy is, however a good CD and is worthy enough to judge. If you don't think so, why don't you tell him to his face. He'll fucken kill ya.
which one has the talent 12.32pm
Well done Backy. From MF.
We'll always have the kebab shop in St Kilda ...
I love you Backy.
Matt 8.36. Me think he'll squeal like a piggy.
We don't need Cannes, we need jobs.
Is that the same Matt that whined about the Glue Society recently?