Australia’s Young Lions finalists announced

Brett Colliver and Paul Theobald, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

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,

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.

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.