D&AD has announced the juries for the 54th Annual Profession Awards which includes 10 representatives from Australia.
The judges from Australia include:
Ben Cooper, Group Innovation Director, M&C Saatchi Sydney, Australia
Dave Bowman, Creative Director, Special Group. Australia
Hilary Badger, Senior Copywriter, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia
Jo de Fina, Executive Producer, The Otto Empire, Australia
Michael Hillard, Executive Producer, Partner, Finch Company, Australia
Murray Bell, Founder and Director, Semi-Permanent, Australia
Richard Bullock, Director, Hungry Man, Australia
Tara McKenty, Creative Director, Google Australia, Australia
Wilf Sweetland, Managing Director, The Sweet Shop, Australia
Zoe Politt, Founder and Director, Eskimo, Australia
What makes D&AD stand out from the crowd? With over half a century
of awarding the finest work in design and advertising, the D&AD
Pencil is one of the most coveted accolades a creative can receive. This
hasn't been done through secret handshakes and back room meetings, the
judging of the awards is open, frank and honest. The work, judged by a
jury of peers makes D&AD an award for creatives, driven by
creatives.
Every year, thanks to D&AD, hundreds of the
world's top creative professionals converge on London to debate and
award the year's best work, and April 2016 will be no different. What
has changed is the experience. After a successful move to The Old Truman
Brewery in 2015, this year "Judging Week" becomes the D&AD Festival
and will bring the worlds of advertising and design together over eight
days to celebrate the best in global creativity.
Says Tim Lindsay,
D&AD CEO: "We didn't want to call it a "festival" without
delivering exactly what people would expect, an event that buzzes with
creative energy. This isn't just a chance to meet the makers of some of
your favourite creative work, it's a forum to listen to what they have
to say about our industry and be inspired. None of this would be
possible without the participation of our dedicated jurors, they are the
ones who bring the D&AD awards to life."
Released
in 2015, here is a reminder of some of the big names that will be
leading the juries for the 2016 Professional Awards. In keeping with
tradition, the D&AD Awards will be judged by some of the
international creative communities' highest profile members. They
include:
● Luiz Sanches, Partner, Creative, AlmapBBDO, Brazil
● Gaston Bigio, Founder, David, Argentina
● Wain Choi, Vice President, Executive Global Creative, Chiel WW, South Korea
● Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Chicago, USA
● Nick Law, Chief Creative Officer, RGA, USA
● Khai Meng Tham, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather, USA
● Spencer Wong, Chief Creative Officer, McCann & Spencer Hong Kong, Hong Kong
● Vince Frost, Executive Creative Director, CEO, Frost Collective, Australia
● Balakrishnan 'Balki' Rajagopalan, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe Lintas, India
Once
the judges have deliberated and made their decisions during four
intense days of judging, the D&AD festival really begins. As well as
an exhibition of all the entered and winning work, the Old Truman
Brewery will be alive with five days of creative activity. With two
main stages for talks and panel discussions, over 40 speakers from the
world of design and advertising, sensory installations, fringe events,
food stalls, photography exhibitions, film screenings, workshops and a
few parties, it's the ticket to the most exciting event in town.
Especially
curated for creative professionals, a three-day ticket will cost £185
(£92.50 Members/ £55 Students) and will enable an all-access pass to all
main and fringe events. An edited version of the festival will run on
the Saturday and Sunday, with free entry to the general public and a
family-friendly series of events, making D&AD Festival the most
inclusive and award experience around.
Work entered into
the 2016 D&AD Awards must have been commercially released between
01 January 2015 and 18 March 2016 and been produced in genuine response
to a client brief. It must not have been entered in previous years.
Submissions should be made in their original language by 17 February
2016. The Awards cost from just £85 to enter. All entered work is
displayed at the D&AD Festival and will be viewed by senior
creatives and visitors to the festival throughout the week.
All
awarded work appears in the D&AD Annual, released annually in
September, and is available to purchase exclusively through D&AD.
Full information on categories, pricing and dates can be found at here.
VIEW THE FULL LIST OF JUDGES
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