Australia’s Young Lions finalists announced
Following weeks of hard work by Australia’s brightest young creative and media talent, News Limited the Australian representative of the Cannes Lions 2012 International Festival of Creativity, today announced the finalists of this year’s Young Lions competition.
The Australian 2012 Young Lions competition identifies the hottest young talent to represent Australia at the International Festival of Creativity in Cannes this June.
The 2012 finalists are:
Brett Colliver and Paul Theobald, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Serge Bodulovic, Bondi Advertising and Simon Gibson, Clemenger BBDO Sydney
Jack Nunn and Will Brown, Euro RSCG Sydney
Peter Renigeris, M&C Saatchi Sydney and Mietta McFarlane, Ogilvy Sydney
Christie Meehan and Phil Vale, Publicis Mojo
Ryan Fitzgerald and Jim Curtis, DDB Sydney
Sam Holt and Alexander Hederby, M&C Saatchi Sydney
Josie Burns and Corey Silva, Junior
Harry Neville-Towle and Joe Greathead, DDB Sydney
Nadia Ahmad and Anna O’Donoughue, DDB Sydney
Simon Friedlander and Michael Ashton, DDB Sydney
Christopher Ott and Renee Luri, Sapient Nitro
Peter Defries and Alan Wilson, Sapient Nitro
Steven Hey and Dylan Soopramania, Sapient Nitro
Julia Spencer and Delia Mennell, JWT Sydney
Chloe Banicevic and Archana Murugaser, US Sydney
Digital
Timothy Seddon and Gene Brutty, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney
Peter Renigeris, M&C Saatchi Sydney and Mietta McFarlane, Ogilvy Sydney
Brett Walsh and Jake Ranallo, Tongue
Garret Fitzgerald, Freelance and Sam Dickson, Whybin\TBWA\Tequila Melbourne
Andre Karlsson and Isabel Matias, The White Agency
Liam Riddler and Emma Clowes, 303Lowe
Psembi Kinstan and Joe Sibley, Clemenger Harvie
Film
Emily Lynch and Simon Gibson, Clemenger BBDO Sydney
Scott Turner, Ursa Clemenger and Julia Guo, Profero
Ryan Fitzgerald and Jim Curtis, DDB Sydney
Joshua Braithwaite and Victoria Edwards, Clemenger BBDO Sydney
Daniel Grech and Jordy Molloy, DDB Melbourne
Cameron Dowsett and Luke Chard, Ogilvy Sydney
James Orr and Elle Bullen, Leo Burnett Melbourne
Young Marketer
Sarah West, Proctor & Gamble
Laura Bindon, AMP Capital
Sirisha Pulapaka, Workstar
Helen Luong, Audi Australia
New South Wales Media Finalists
Toby Fisher, Razor
Catherine Rushton, Mindshare
Benjamin Burrett, Mindshare
Mitchell Long, PHD
Kristine Ballensky, Universal McCann
David Gray, Universal McCann
Andrew Da Silva, MediaCom
Sam Geer, MediaCom
Victorian Media Finalists
Tim Farmer, Carat
Rob Dickens, MediaCom
Lina Nguyen, Mindshare
Camilla Wallace, OMD
Queensland Media Finalists
Emily Young, OMD
Lachlan Kent, Universal McCann
Western Australia Media Finalists
Kiara Fogliani, Initiative
Olivier Mok,
The Brand Agency
This year’s competition is the biggest yet, with the introduction of two brand new categories, Film sponsored by Foxtel and Young Marketer sponsored by CBA and Telstra in association with the AANA (Australian Association of National Advertisers).
2012 has also been a record year for participation with entries up by 18% across all categories.
The next stage in the competition will see the shortlisted finalists in the Marketing, Media, Print and Digital categories compete in a 24-hour brief, with finalists from the Film category completing a 48-hour brief, all simulating the Cannes competition format.
Media and Young Marketer finalists will also receive a one day high impact presentation skills program conducted by Metta Group, designed to develop each presenter’s individual style.
Two winners will then be selected from each category to receive return flights to Nice,
accommodation and registration to the festival and access to all the seminars, awards ceremonies, creative showcases and the Young Lions party.
News Limited’s director of sales Tony Kendall said the scope and quality of this year’s work had been exceptional.
Says Kendall: “This is the pointy end of the Australian competition, and I’d like to thank everyone for an unprecedented number of top quality submissions. Every entrant is a credit to the agencies they work for, and I wish the best of luck to those remaining in the 24 hour challenge.”
Young Lions Judge, and Universal McCann CEO, Mat Baxter said the standard of entries this year was outstanding.
Says Baxter: “The Young Lions has clearly established itself as the most hotly contested media competition in Australia. Anyone watching the finalists’ presentations would be enormously confident that the future of our industry is in great hands.”
The winners will be announced at a cocktail event held at News Limited on Thursday May 17th.
Further competition details can be viewed online at the Oz Cannes website
The 59th International Festival of Creativity will be held 17-23 June 2012 in Cannes, France.
11 Comments
Go the walsh and the snake!
DDBOOM!
Please tell me that Ranallo kid isn’t progeny of his older adland namesake. I still think I’m young, kind of.
DDBOOM!
With that many finalists, if DDB don’t win it must be rigged. Heard the winners had already been picked.
How do think I feel? Good one jake.
Congratulations to Chloe and Archana!
Ex students of mine from UWS so I am not the least bit surprised.
You go girls.
DDJEALOUS!
DDJEALOUS!!
BBDOH YEAH
tear it up archie and chloe