Australia’s top creative directors and production company producers enjoy the Campaign Brief Legendary Lunch sponsored by LIA Awards
In the lead-up to AWARD the LIA/CB Legendary Lunch was held at Peter Doyles at The Quay in Sydney yesterday.
The lunch – which was attended by Australia’s top creative directors and selected production company executive producers – was generously sponsored by New York-based Barbara Levy, president of the London International Awards, who is visiting Sydney with LIA strategic director Wayne Youkhana and event co-ordinator Laurissa Levy to catch up with top creative directors and to attend the AWARD Awards.
Says Levy (pictured far left with Anna Fawcett from Filmgraphics): “LIA is both proud and honoured to be co-hosting the LIA/CB Legendary Lunch during AWARD week in Sydney. Over the years, LIA has had a front row seat in watching the Australian advertising community grow to become a global powerhouse within this industry.
“Co-hosting is our way of giving thanks to those who have 
supported us throughout the years. It is a privilege for LIA to be part of this event, a way of showing the respect and admiration we have for the creatives who have led the way. What better time and place to do this than during AWARD week when the Australian creative community celebrates its achievements within this great industry.”
In 2014, LIA will continue its Creative Conversations programme that runs concurrent with the Judging in October in Las Vegas. Creative Conversations was launched in 2012 as a way of giving back to the industry, targeted to Young Creatives from around the globe. LIA coordinates 4 days of educational and enriching seminars, lunches and dinners filled with stimulating discussions centered on the experiences and ideas of the speakers in their respective fields. The entire initiative, including travel, meals and hotel expenses, is fully funded by LIA. One young Aussie and one young Kiwi creative will be chosen later in the year to attend this educational and thought-inspiring event.
The LIA Awards will be judged in Las Vegas in October and will include several Australian judges, with more to be annnounced:
TV/Cinema/Online Film
Warren Brown, Partner, BMF Sydney
Integration
John Mescall, Executive Creative Director, McCann Melbourne
Steve Coll, Executive Creative Director, Havas Worldwide Sydney
Digital
Damian Royce, Creative Director, Whybin\TBWA Group, Melbourne
TV/Cinema/Online Film – Production & Post-Production
Anna Fawcett, Executive Producer, FilmGraphics Sydney
TV/Cinema/Online Film – Music & Sound
Ramesh Sathiah, Partner/Creative Director/Composer, Song Zu Sydney
Radio & Audio
Ralph van Dijk, Founding Creative Director, Eardrum Sydney
ATTENDEES AT THE LUNCH
Steve Back
Ogilvy
Noel Billig
R/GA
Cam Blackley
BMF
Simon Bookallil
Bashful
Grant Booker
Grown Ups
Ian Broekhuizen
Clemenger BBDO
Kent Boswell
Resolution
Warren Brown
BMF
Jason Burrows
Jungleboys
Malcolm Caldwell
Clemenger BBDO
Steve Carlin
Saatchi & Saatchi
Rebecca Carrasco
Clemenger BBDO
Stephanie Ceccaldi
Brilliant Films
Lesley Chambers
Eardrum
Steve Coll
Havas
Victoria Conners-Bell
Airbag Productions
Michael Cook
The Feds
Nick Cummins
The Royals
Emma Danes
Fin Design + Effects
Rowan Dean
AFR/The Spectator
Andy DiLallo
Leo Burnett
Susannah DiLallo
Rapid Films
Steve Dodds
Whybin\TBWA
Susan Douglas
The Colony
Justin Drape
The Monkeys
Tim Dyroff
Resolution
Anna Fawcett
Filmgraphics
Alistair Ferrier
Engine
Christian Finucane
12:20
Jay Furby
Peter Galmes
Whybin\TBWA
Mark Harricks
Creative Director
Dylan Harrison
DDB
Alexandra Hay
Rabbit Content
Charlton Hill
Uncanny Valley
Garry Horner
Creative Director
Tom Hoskins
IdeaWorks
Lucy Hunt
Sheepish Lion
Mick Hunter
Grown Ups
Lucas Jenner
Rabbit Content
David Joubert
GPY&R
John Lam
JWT
Simon Langley
JWT
Sean Larkin
303Lowe
Oliver Lawrance
Photoplay
Simon Lee
The Hallway
Barbara Levy
LIA
Laurissa Levy
LIA
Sam Long
Goodoil Films
Michael Lynch
Campaign Brief
Bob Mackintosh
Host
Kevin Macnamara
BWM
Simon MacRae
Window
Denis Mamo
URSA Clemenger
Peter Masterton
Plaza Films
George McKenzie
Robber’s Dog
Gavin McLeod
R/GA
Tom McFarlane
M&C Saatchi
Kate Millington
8com
Richard Morgan
303Lowe
Andrew Morris
Luscious International
Josh Mullens
Will O_Rourke
Mollie Myerson
Campaign Brief
Lizzy Nash
The Feds
Celia Nicholas
Method Studios
Ben O’Brien
O’Shea and O’Brien
Bart Pawlak
GPY&R
Patsy Peacock
Bestads
Dejan Rasic
McCann
Murray Redwood
gho
Colin Renshaw
Alt.vfx
Adam Rose
AJF
Justin Ruben
BMF
Grant Rutherford
Publicis Mojo
Mike Salter
Window
Jonathan Samway
Prodigy
Kim Shaw
Campaign Brief
Jon Skinner
12:20
Matt Smith
The Hairy Banana
Tom Spicer
Arnold Furnace
Michael Spirkovski
Iris Worldwide
Damon Stapleton
Saatchi & Saatchi
Wilf Sweetland
The Sweet Shop
Darwin Tomlinson
DDB
Mike Vanderfield
8com
Simon Veksner
DDB
Susan Walker
The Colony
Scott Waterhouse
Leo Burnett
Doug Watson
W
Julian Watt
Host
Adam Whitehead
303Lowe
Wayne Youkhana
LIA
7 Comments
Anna is a super talented producer and amazing member of the Australian film community. She will do a good job on the jury, which has a heavy hitting line up this year, including Jimmy Smith.
Although LIA need to dig a bit deeper than having Anna as a judge every 2nd year.
If you do not know who Jimmy Smith is, go watch some more NIKE work – from back before W+K entered so many award shows.
Just to clarify, Anna was the Production & Post-Production Jury president in 2012. LIA tends to ask previous Jury Presidents back the following year. Anna did not sit on the Jury in 2013 due to work commitments so it was agreed that she would be a member of the 2014 Jury. Furthermore, the 2014 Juries are not complete and the full list has not been officially released.
Waiter, there’s a hair in my banana!
Booker + free lunch. What a team!
Where are all the lady CDs and ECDs Sydney?????
D’Artagnan Waterhouse I presume.
One of the best lunches I’ve been to. Thanks Lynchy and LIA.