STELLAR LINE-UP OF JUDGES FOR AWARD

AWARD has just announced the judging panels for the early October sessions, a remarkable line-up from across the region, plus special international guests including Mark Tutssel, worldwide CD of Leo Burnett.
Says Chairman of Judges Paul Catmur (pictured), ECD of DDB New Zealand: “The AWARD team have put a lot of effort into bringing together a wonderful collection of individuals for the judging in October. We have tried to shake up the talent and spread it around the juries so that the usual suspects were not solely closeted around Print and TV. Whilst we have plenty of wise old heads, including the esteemed Mark Tutssel (from Wales via London and Chicago), we also wanted to provide an opportunity for some new jurors to add youthful exuberance and perhaps even a touch of innocence. As well as great jurors from Australia and New Zealand we also have some of the top creative talent in the world coming down from Asia. Thailand, in particular, continues to produce amazing TV work, winning several Golds at Cannes this year, and we have some of the main protagonists coming down to judge. It’s time to put together a collection of work the region can be proud of. It should be a great week and we hope that everybody judging gets a lot out of the experience. If nothing else it looks like a top bunch of people to have a beer with.”
A VIP Judges Cocktail Evening is planned for October 11th in Sydney to which Creative Directors and AWARD Members will be invited, an opportunity to share an intimate evening with such luminary people rarely in the same room together.
AWARD Call for Entries close Friday 18th August, with the online entry option already closed.

TV & CINEMA - CHAIRMAN: TOBY TALBOT
James McGrath, George Patterson Y&R Melbourne, Australia
Tom McFarlane, M&C Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Andrew Tinning, Marketforce, Australia
Gary Freedman, The Glue Society, USA
Mark Tutssel, Leo Burnett USA, USA
Steve Back, Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland, New Zealand
Josh Lancaster, Ogilvy, New Zealand
Levi Slavin, Colenso BBDO, Auckland, New Zealand
Jureeporn Thaidumrong, JEH United, Thailand
Prasoon Joshi, McCann Erickson India, India
Khai Meng Tham, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
Darren Spiller, Publicis Mojo Sydney, Australia

PRINT - CHAIRMAN: CHRISTIAN FINUCANE
Matt Eastwood, DDB Sydney, Australia
Danny Searle, Clemenger BBDO Sydney, Australia
Andrew Ostrom, Leo Burnett Sydney, Australia
Thirasak Tanapatanakul, Creative Juice/G1, Thailand
Mun Tuck Wai, BBDO Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Eddie Wong, Euro RSCG Shanghai, China
Hywel James, Grey Worldwide Auckland, New Zealand
Regan Grafton, DDB New Zealand, New Zealand
Steve Jackson, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney Australia
Lachlan McPherson, Publicis Mojo Auckland, New Zealand

CRAFT IN TV & CINEMA - CHAIRMAN: ROB GALLUZZO
Zareh Nalbandian, Animal Logic, Australia
Richard Lambert, Fin Design + Effects, Australia
David Denneen, Film Graphics, Australia
Juggi Ramakrishnan, Saatchi & Saatchi, Singapore
Noah Marshall, The Sweet Shop, New Zealand
Grant Rutherford, George Patterson Y&R Melbourne, Australia
Drew Thompson, Guillotine, Australia
Hamish Rothwell, Goodoil Films, Australia
Thanonchai Sornsriwichai, Phenomena, Thailand (TBC)

PRINT CRAFT - CHAIRMAN: GREG KNAGGE
Jane Caro, Freelance, Australia
Rob Martin-Murphy, The Furnace Sydney, Australia
Peter Buckley, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney, Australia
Tian It Ng, McCann-Erickson, Asia
Mark Harricks, Clemenger BBDO, New Zealand
Jacko van Deventer, The Craft Shop, New Zealand
Mike Davison, DDB New Zealand, New Zealand
Danny Higgins, Freelance, Sydney

RADIO - CHAIRMAN: RAY BLACK
Ralph van Dijk, Eardrum, Australia
Barry Stewart, Sound Reservoir, Australia
Mike Edmonds, Meerkats - Brand Leadership Co, Australia
Kevin MacNamara, Belgiovane Williams Mackay, Australia
Carolyn Diamond, Carolyn Diamond Freelance, Australia
Sean Cummins, Cummins & Partners, Australia
Jamie Hitchcock, Ogilvy, New Zealand
Peter Withy, KWP!, Australia

DIRECT MARKETING - CHAIRMAN: SIMON COX
Chris Hunter, Draft New Zealand, New Zealand
Matt Shirtcliff, Aim Proximity Auckland, New Zealand
Bridget Short, DDB New Zealand, New Zealand
Jo Fernando, Eatbigfish, Australia
Julie Porter, Clemenger BBDO Sydney, Australia
Peter Bidenko, Lowe Hunt, Australia
Dylan Taylor, BMF, Australia
Gavin McLeod, M&C Saatchi Sydney, Australia
Chris Round, Naked Communications, Australia

NONE OF THE ABOVE/INTEGRATED - CHAIRMAN: PAUL CATMUR
Mike O'Sullivan, Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland, New Zealand
Hirofumi Nakajima, TBWA/HAKUHODO, Japan
Ted Lim, Naga DDB Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Warren Brown, BMF, Australia
Dejan Rasic, Lowe Hunt Sydney, Australia
Jonathan Kneebone, The Glue Society, Australia
Matt Keon, Fallon London, UK
Richard Maddocks, Colenso BBDO Auckland, New Zealand

GRAPHIC DESIGN - CHAIRMAN: SIMON LANGLEY
Lorenz Perry, Publicis Mojo Auckland, New Zealand
Vince Frost, Frost Design, Australia
Matthew Remphrey, Parallax Design, Australia
Tim Kotsiakos, Reactive Media, Australia
Simon Hong, Moon Design, Australia
Guy Pask, Strategy Advertising & Design, New Zealand
Justin Smith, Billy Blue Creative, Australia
Julian Melhuish, Saatchi Design, Australia

INTERACTIVE - CHAIRMAN: SHAUN BRANAGAN
Heidi Tacbian, Tribal DDB, New Zealand
Nigel Hammersley, Clemenger BBDO, New Zealand
Brian Merrifield, Saatchi & Saatchi Auckland, New Zealand
Dominique Layton, Y&R Brands Interactive, Australia
Chris James, The Farm, Australia
Matt Griffin, Deepend, Australia
Ashadi Hopper, RMG Connect, Australia
Nick Cummins, Sputnik, Australia
Cricket Wardein, Yahoo!7, Australia