New York Festivals Awards: GPY&R Melbourne takes out the Direct Grand Prize for Defence Force Recruiting ‘Air Force FM’ campaign; Eardrum Australia scores Radio Craft Grand Prize

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The New York Festivals Awards presentation night concluded just moments ago at the New York Public Library in New York.

GPY&R Melbourne scored the Direct Grand Prize for Defence Force Recruiting “Air Force FM” as well as one First Prize, one Second Prize and one Third Prize.

Eardrum Australia won the Radio Grand Prize (Craft) for the Rescue Radio campaign the Sydney production company made for Memac Ogilvy. The campaign also won First Prize and two 3rd Prizes.

Clemenger BBDO Brisbane scored two First Prize Awards for Nimble “Unexpected Happens: Breakdown” and one Third Prize Award; Leo Burnett Sydney won a one First Prize Award for Coca-Cola “Small World Machines” and six Third Prize Awards; Havas Worldwide Australia, Finch, Reactive and Red Agency has scored one First Prize Award for Save Our Sons & Duchenne Foundation “The Most Powerful Arm Ever Invented” with Finch also scoring a second First Prize Award. Havas Australia also won two Second Prize Awards.

BMF Sydney received one First Prize Award and one Third Prize Award; Clemenger BBDO Melbourne collected three Second Prize Awards and five Third Prize Awards; Leo Burnett Melbourne scored one Second Prize and one Third Prize; McCann Melbourne scored three Third Prize Awards; GPY&R Brisbane and VML/GPY&R Sydney both scored two Third Prize Awards and Arnold Furnace and Moth both scored one Third Prize Award.

Forsman & Bodenfors Sweden’s Volvo Trucks “The Epic Split” featuring Jean Claude van Damme was awarded the Best of Show on the night. It also picked up two Grand Prize awards for the best of category and 4 First Prize Awards. Volvo Trucks was also named the New York Festivals 2014 Brand of the Year.

BBDO was awarded the 2014 Network of the Year award.

In total the New York Festivals this year awarded 1 Best of Show award; 14 Grand Prize awards; 70 First Prize awards; 104 Second Prize Awards; 226 Third Prize awards and 868 Finalists.

Below are all the Australian trophy winners:

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

GPY&R Melbourne – Defence Force Recruiting – “Air Force FM” (Mailings)

1st PRIZE WINNERS

GPY&R Melbourne – Defence Force Recruiting “Air Force FM” (Mailings)

BMF Sydney – Lion / Tap King “The Search” (Best Use of Music)

Clemenger BBDO, Brisbane – Nimble “Unexpected Happens: Breakdown” (Television)

Clemenger BBDO, Brisbane – Nimble “Unexpected Happens: Breakdown” (Television)

Leo Burnett Sydney/Chicago – Coca-Cola “Small World Machines” (Installations)

Havas Worldwide Australia, Finch, Reactive & Red Agency – Save Our Sons & Duchenne Foundation “The Most Powerful Arm Ever Invented” (Social Media)

2nd PRIZE WINNERS

Havas Worldwide Australia – Reckitt Benckiser Australia “Durexperiment Fundawear” (Avant-Garde)

Leo Burnett Melbourne – Honda “Honda H20” (Automotive Products & Services)

Havas Worldwide Australia – Reckitt Benckiser Australia “Durexperiment Fundawear” (Interactive Tools)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Tourism Victoria “Melbourne Remote Control Tourist” (Travel, Tourism & Leisure)

GPY&R Melbourne – Defence Force Recruiting “Air Force FM” (Politics & Government)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Tourism Victoria “Melbourne Remote Control Tourist” (Digital)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Tourism Victoria “Melbourne Remote Control Tourist” (Travel, Tourism & Leisure)

3rd PRIZE WINNERS

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Australia Post “Video Stamp” (Avant-Garde)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne  – Tourism Victoria “Melbourne Remote Control Tourist” (Avant-Garde)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Tourism Victoria “Melbourne Remote Control Tourist” (Travel, Tourism & Leisure)

BMF Sydney – The Footpath Library / Random House “Mailbooks for Good” (Sustainable Packaging)

Leo Burnett Melbourne – Honda “Honda H20” (Special Editions & Promotional Packaging)

McCann Melbourne – Macquarie Dictionary “Phubbing – A Word Is Born” (Mobile)

Finch Sydney – Save Our Sons / The Duchenne Foundation “The Most Powerful Arm” (Politics & Government)

GPY&R Brisbane – Brisbane City Council “Shade Cinema” (Mobile)

Arnold Furnace Sydney – Brown-Forman Australia “Jack Daniel’s Christmas Hub” (Art Direction)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Australia Post “Video Stamp” (Interactive Tools)

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne – Tourism Victoria “Melbourne Remote Control Tourist” (Interface & Navigation)

Leo Burnett Sydney – Diageo/Bundaberg Rum “Road to Recovery” (Beverages: Alcoholic)

McCann Melbourne- Macquarie Dictionary “Phubbing – A Word Is Born” (Social Media & Viral Marketing)

GPY&R Melbourne – Defence Force Recruiting “The Maths Ad Exam” (Corporate Image, Information & Recruitment)

VML/GPY&R Sydney – Colgate Palmolive “Mouthguards” (Low-budget)

Leo Burnett Sydney – Bulleit “Anti-Established” (Direction)

Clemenger BBDO Brisbane – Nimble “Unexpected Happens” , Vet    Television

Leo Burnett Sydney – Smirnoff “Comets” (Cinematography)

Leo Burnett Sydney – Bulleit “Anti-Established” (Cinematography)

Moth Projects – South Australian Tourism Commission “Barossa. Be Consumed” (Cinematography)

Leo Burnett Sydney – Diageo/Bundaberg Rum “Road to Recovery” (Collateral & Direct)

GPY&R/VML Sydney – Colgate Palmolive  “Mouthguards” (Ambient)

Leo Burnett Sydney/Chicago – Coca-Cola “Small World Machines” (Beverages: Non-alcoholic)

GPY&R Brisbane – Tatts Lotteries “Instant Millionaire” (Travel, Tourism & Leisure)

McCann Melbourne – Macquarie Dictionary “Phubbing: A Word is Born” (Publications & Media)