Countdown to AWARD : Judges Announced
Ninety of Asia Pacific’s most fertile minds have been tasked with selecting this year’s hotly contested AWARD awards, celebrating the region’s most brilliant creative endeavours.
The Awards presentation event will take place on Friday 25 February at CarriageWorks Sydney – the culmination of The Communications Council’s Festival of Commercial Creativity ‘Circus’ (February 22-25).
Chairmen of the individual juries are Chris Doyle, Interbrand (Design),Rob Galuzzo, The Finch Group (Craft in Film), Tay Guan Hin, JWT SouthEast Asia (Print, Poster, Outdoor & Ambient), Iain McDonald,Amnesia Razorfish (Digital), Duncan Marshall, Droga5 (Film &Video), Noah Regan, Three Drunk Monkeys (Print Craft), Paul Nagy,Clemenger BBDO (Radio), and Dylan Taylor, BMF Sydney (Direct).
“Each of these jury chairmen has a history of advancing the creativedebate and helping clients see the wisdom of great creative work,” saidCraig Davis, AWARD Chairman.
“It’s a formidable group that will work without fear or favour, guided by the vision of Erik Vervroegen, Chairman of Judges.”
The re-engineered AWARD programme has been moved from its usual slot inNovember to accommodate an expanded programme, reflecting the growingimportance of creativity to business, economies and society.
New award categories have been added, including music video,applications, social media, environmental design, and branded content.There is also a newly-introduced award for Creative Innovation, torecognise creative that defies categorisation.
Another dimension of AWARD’s expansion is the Communications Council’s’Circus’ – a three day programme leading up to AWARD night. On the 23rdof February ‘Circus’ presents a stunning line-up of local andinternational speakers in packed day of creative inspiration.
Michael Ritchie, deputy chair of AWARD and member of the CommunicationsCouncil Board, said that ‘Circus’ would be unmissable. “This line-upis cracker – probably better than you’ll get at any single day inCannes,” he said.
Tickets are available here now for both the AWARD presentation event and the full ‘Circus’ programme.
2011 AWARD JUDGES
5 Comments
3 women and 79 men.
Obviously still a man’s world.
and mostly from sydney
….And all (100 percent) human. That shits me.
…and all bloody excellent at their job.
Will be stoked if they even judge my crap as a finalist.
Great juries, great to know.
But I really want to know what The Finch Group is that Mr. Galluzzo’s popped up at.