15 Australian entries make the cut at the shortlist stage of the 2017 Festival of Media Global Awards

March 30 2017, 10:26 am | BY Ricki Green | 1 Comment

1 (1).jpgThe Festival of Media Global Awards has announced the shortlist with Australia picking up 15 finalists led by Starcom with five finalists, UM Sydney with four finalists and MediaCom with two finalists.

Slingshot is the only Australian independent agency to be represented in the finalists list with one shortlisted entry. Also scoring one finalist each is Vizeum, Ansible and PHD.

Australian Finalists:

  • Starcom Australia – Content – Best Use of Content – Great Barrier Reef ‘Safe Passage for Sea Creatures’
  • UM Sydney – Insight – The Creative Use of Data Award – Optus / Spotify ‘Sound of the Suburbs’
  • Starcom Sydney – Insight – The Creative Use of Data Award – Visa ‘Visa Cross Border’ via Clemenger BBDO
  • Slingshot – Media – Best Independent Agency Campaign – White Wings: Cake in a Cup ‘Mood Food – The Launch of Cake in a Cup’ via Richards Rose, MCN and Network TEN, Mamamia
  • MediaCom Australia – Media – Best Media Partnership Award  DrinkWise Australia ‘How to Date Properly’ via Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Tinder, Pedestrian TV
  • UM Sydney – Media – Best Media Partnership Award – Transport for NSW ‘The Late Shift’ via Nova Entertainment
  • Vizeum Australia – Media – Best Use of an Influencer – Vodka Cruiser ‘VCTV by Vodka Cruiser’ via The Story Lab
  • UM Sydney – Media – Best Use of an Influencer – Transport for NSW ‘Wiggles’
  • MediaCom Australia – Media – Best Use of Real-time marketing – Snickers ‘Hungerithm’ via Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne
  • Vizeum Australia – Media – Best Use of Traditional Media – Transport for NSW ‘The Late Shift’ via Nova Entertainment
  • Starcom Australia – Media – Best Use of Video – Great Barrier Reef ‘Safe Passage for Sea Creatures’
  • Starcom Australia – Media – The Effectiveness Award – Great Barrier Reef ‘Safe Passage for Sea Creatures’
  • Ansible Australia – Technology – Best Use of Geo-Location, Hyundai ‘Hyundai Dealer Stealer’ via  Initiative Media, Snakk Media
  • PHD Australia – Technology – Best Use of Mobile Google Australia ‘The Google app & The Voice’ via Essence,  R/GA, Endemol Shine Australia, Nine Network

  • Starcom Australia – Technology – Best Use of Programmatic Technology – Visa ‘Visa Cross Border’ via Clemenger BBDO

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