100 strong jury set to judge AWARD Awards to be chaired by R/GA’s Aussie expat CCO, Nick Law

CB Exclusive – AWARD, Australia’s pre-eminent creative industries body, has announced the line-up of the 2012 AWARD Chairmen and Judges to work under chairman of judges Nick Law (pictured below), the Aussie expat chief creative officer of R/GA New York.  

Selected chairmen (pictured left to right from top) include: Karl Fleet – The Campaign Palace, Sydney, Peter Grasse – Curious Films, Warren Brown – BMF Sydney,  Steve Coll – Euro RSCG, Sydney, Cameron Hoelter – DDB Sydney, Brad Power – Stellar Studios, Gavin McLeod – Whybin\TBWA\Tequila Sydney, Alex Ritchie – E2 and Kat Thomas – One Green Bean.

A total of 100 of Asia Pacific’s top creatives will be tasked with selecting this year’s awards, with the first judging rounds starting next week.

“The AWARD awards set the benchmark for creative excellence in the region so we’re pleased to once again have some amazing advertising talent to uncover the best and brightest ideas.” said Craig Davis, co-chairman of Publicis Mojo and chairman of AWARD.

“This is the second consecutive year that we have had a truly international chairman of judges. With Nick Law’s involvement we’ll be assured of a non-traditional perspective as well as a critical view as to how Asian Pacific commercial creativity measures up against the rest of the world.”

This year’s awards include a new category in Promotion and Experiential, which focuses on awarding creativity in promotional campaigns, the launch of a special award for Production Company of the Year and the launch of a New Product Development category honouring new, innovative and manufactured products for brands and clients.

This year the annual AWARD Awards presentation will take place on March 29 at CarriageWorks Sydney – the closing event of The Communications Council’s festival of Commercial Creativity Circus  (March 27-29) Click here for the full Circus programme and to book tickets to the AWARD awards.

THE JURIES

Film & Video

Chairman: Warren Brown, BMF

Julian Watt, GPY&R

Julian Schreiber, Clemenger BBDO

Pim Van Nunen, Mojo

Tim Green, Leo Burnett

Pat Lennox, Marketforce

Scott Nowell, The Monkeys

Christopher Riggert, Finch Company

Georgia Arnott, Banjo Advertising

Steve Jackson, Droga5

Craft In Film

Chairman: Peter Grasse, Curious Films

Andy Fackrell, DDB NZ

Michael Hilliard, Finch Company

Jason Williams, Leo Burnett

Sonia Von Bibra, Clemenger BBDO

Christy Peacock, Us

Adam Stevens, Robbers Dog

Collin Renshaw, Alt.vfx

Wilf Sweetland, Sweetshop

Matt Devine, The Glue Society

Promotion & Experiential

Chairman: Kat Thomas, One Green Bean

Corey Chalmers, Droga5

Seshan Moodley, Naked Communications

Tony Bradbourne, Special Group NZ

Cristian Staal, Sapient Nitro

Glen Condie, Wonder

Jonathan Kneebone, The Glue Society

Josh Stephens, AJF Partnership

John Du Vernet, Tongue

Christian Finucane, 1220

Print, Poster, Outdoor & Ambient

Chairman: Cameron Hoelter, DDB

Steve Cochran, Colenso BBDO NZ

Simon Cox, Boxercox

Noah Regan, The Monkeys

Cam Blackely, Droga5

Ian Williams, Mojo

Justin Carew, Leo Burnett

Michael Andrews, M&C Saatchi

Damon Stapleton, Saatchi & Saatchi

Yang Yeo, JWT Singapore

Print Craft

Chairman: Steve Coll, Euro RSCG

Sean Izzard, Sean Izzard

Chris Northam, GPY&R

Bruce Bigelow, Electric Art

Michael Corridore, Michael Corridore Photographer

Simon Langley, 303 Lowe

Lisa Fedyszyn, DDB New Zealand

Dave Brady, Whybin\TBWA\ Tequlia

Reed Collins, The Campaign Palace

Angus Hennah, JWT

Radio

Chairman: Brad Power, Stellar Studios

Marty Braine, Brainstorm

Richard Williams, Clemenger BBDO

Richard Muntz, JWT

Andrew Woodhead, Leo Burnett

Craig Moore, Oneforall

Paul Coghlan, Meerkats

Gary Dawson, Independent

Andy Flemming, M&C Saatchi

Kevin MacNamara, The Works

Direct Marketing

Chairman: Karl Fleet, The Campaign Palace

David Ponce de Leon, BD Network

Tim Wood, BMF 

Hannes Ciatti, TBWA\Tequlia

Chris Badger, JWT

Dejan Rasic, Colman Rasic

Neil Harris, Frontier

Scott Smith, Rapp Collins

Matt Batten, Wundermann

Liz Kain, Mercer Bell

Chairman: Gavin McLeod, Whybin\TBWA\Tequlia

Richard Morgan, Holler

Ashadi Hopper, JWT

Tim Buesing, Mojo

Matt Grogan, Analogfolk

Lyndon Hale, Amnesia Razorfish

Noel Wilson, Future Buro

Andrew Knott, Freelance

Kara Jenkins Visual Jazz

David Novakovic

Chairman: Alex Ritchie, E2

Ant Simmons, GPY&R

Nick Morgan, Generation Alliance

Kirsty Galmes, Droga5

Andrew Hoyne, Hoyne Design

Andrew Moffitt, Moffitt & Moffitt

Jacko van Deventer, The Craft Shop

Luca Ionescu, Like Minded Studios

Chris Doyle, Interbrand

Mark Harricks, JW
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