Australia wins five Film Lions with Gold to Droga5 Sydney and Leo Burnett, Silver to Meerkats and Colman Rasic, Bronze to Saatchi & Saatchi
Australia had an impressive performance in the Film Lionspicking up five overall – with two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze. Droga5Sydney won Gold for Foster’s VB’s ‘Regulars’ and Leo Burnett Sydney won Gold for WWF’s’Monkey’.
Silver went to Meerkats Perth for the HBF campaign ‘WorkingLess’ and ‘How it used to be’.
Colman Rasic Sydney also won a Silver Lion for MTV ExitFoundation’s ‘Goodnight, Travel Well’.
Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney was awarded a Bronze Lion forLion Nathan’s Toohey’s New campaign ‘Nana’ and ‘SMS‘.
New Zealand failed to pick up any Film Lions. The Grand Prixwent to Wieden + Kennedy Portland for Old Spice’s ‘The Man your Man Could SmellLike’.
18 Aussie entries were on the shortlist, with Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney leading the way with six entries through, followed by The Campaign Palace Sydney with three and Leo Burnett Sydney and Meerkats, Perth with two apeice.
WINNERS
GoldLion
DROGA5AUSTRALIA Sydney
VICTORIABITTER BEER
FOSTER’S REGULARS
GoldLion
LEOBURNETT SYDNEY
ENVIRONMENTALAWARENESS
WWF MONKEY
SilverLion Campaign
MEERKATS Perth
HEALTHINSURANCE
HBF, HOWIT USED TO BE
WORKINGLESS
Silver Lion
COLMANRASIC Sydney
GLOBALSEX TRADE AWARENESS
MTVEXIT FOUNDATION
GOODNIGHT,TRAVEL WELL
BronzeLion Campaign
SAATCHI& SAATCHI AUSTRALIA Sydney
TOOHEYSNEW BEER
LIONNATHAN AUSTRALIA
NANA, SMS
15 Comments
Well credit to A & J. They sure know how to win.
Congrats to Droga, Saatchis, Colman Rasic, Leo Burnett and special thanks and congrats to Meerkats for a truely memorable experience. Definitely one of the best filmmaking experiences, and a simply fantastic result.
Finally a grand prix the tv jury can feel proud of.
Congrats John & Pete for picking up some metal.
Surprising results there.
I would imagine every creative in Perth is feeling a mix of jubilation and fear at this moment.
6.54 why fear?it’s a great result and it’s raised the bar this year- but it’s a silver lion -c’mon.
If we spent less energy slagging off our own country when they do well, maybe we’d be ranked even higher. Go Perth, Melb, Sydney…what the hell, even NZ.
Here’s a funny thing. On the croisette, every fucker wants to wotk in Australia. They think it’s great. They even think our work’s great. It’s only when you get home you’re reminded of how shit we all are. Errr, by us.
well done all.
I think WWF monkey is great but I’ve been told it was the only piece in the film show that got whistled at. Why I’m not sure. Maybe a tad too long?
Well done Rasic & Carrasco, great work. I remember CRC picking up for this last year at award..put a lump in my throat. Really powerful stuff, great campaign.
It’s not a matter of slagging off. IMPO VB got lucky.
Well done to Colman Rasic. Top ad guys!
yeah well done bec n dejan
Yeah, credit where credit is due…no one out here is stupid