The CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most recognized international advertising and design competitions honoring creative excellence and innovation in the industry, today announced the complete jury for the technique category. All awards will be presented during the 50th Anniversary CLIO Awards Festival at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, May 12 โ 14, 2009.
This jury evaluates a range of techniques involved in the development of advertisements, including direction, cinematography, animation and visual effects, as well as editing and music/sound design.
“The CLIO Technique Jury is a unique, strong group of individuals from around the world whose expertise in each individual craft enhances and complements the agency’s fresh, new and creative ideas,” said Wayne Youkhana, director of the CLIO Awards. “This jury is sure to be a powerful meeting of the minds, and we are excited to see what they determine to be breakthrough work in this category.”
The 2009 CLIO Awards Technique Jury is as follows:
Music/Sound Design
Michelle Curran (Executive Jury Chair) โ President, Amber Music, London/Los Angeles/New York
Mike Boris โ SVP/Executive Music Producer, McCann Erickson, New York
Bill Chesley โ Owner/Sound Designer, Henryboy, New York
Melissa Chester โ Music Producer, BBDO, New York
Reinhard Denke โ Owner/Sound Designer, Stimmung
Ryan Fitch โ Music Producer, Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Ross Gregory โ MD/Composer/Sound Designer, Aardvark Sound, London
Rennie Gomes โ Managing Director, Yellow Box Studios, Singapore
Simon Kane โ Sound Designer & Partner, Song Zu, Sydney
Jerry Krenach โ Head of Music Production, McGarry Bowen, New York
Phil Mossman โ Executive Producer & Head of A&R, Amber Music, New York
Josh Rabinowitz โ Senior Vice President/Director of Music, Grey Worldwide, New York
Stephanie Wellesley โ Head of Content, Grey, London
Animation/Visual Effects
Pierre Buffin โ Founder & President, Buf Compagnie, Paris, France
Jon Collins โ President, Framestore, New York
Rob Harvey โ Co-Founder/Compositor, Lola Post, London
Mary Knox โ Executive Producer, Curious Pictures, New York
Jonny Kofoed โ Head of Motion & Design, Oktobor, Auckland
Ewan Macleod โ Executive Producer, Golden Square Post Production, London
Jim Radford โ Creative Head of 3D, Commercials and TV Moving Picture Company, London
David Smith โ Chief Executive Officer, Absolute Post, NY/London
E Suresh โ Creative Director, Famous House of Animation, Mumbai
Stuart White โ Head of 3d, Fin Design and Effects, Sydney
Heather Wright โ Executive Producer/Head of Commercials, Aardman, London
Direction
Sarah Barclay โ Executive Creative Director, JWT, New York
Karim Bartoletti โ Executive Producer, Filmmaster, Milan
Daniel Bergman โ Executive Producer, Stink TV
Matt Bijarchi โ Executive Producer, Media Arts, TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York
Robert Campbell โ Managing Director, Outsider, London
Brian Carmody โ Partner/Executive Producer, Smuggler
Garth Davis โ Director, Exit Films, Sydney
Adrian Harrison โ Managing Director, Streetlight Films, London
Richard O’Neill โ TBWAChiat
Tim Page โ Head of TV, RKCR/Y&R, London
Prasoon Pandey โ Director, Corcoise Films, Mumbai
David Perry โ Head of TV Production, SAATCHI & SAATCHI, New York
Tiger Savage โ Creative Director, M&C Saatchi, London
Frank Scherma โ President, Radical Media, New York
Rhea Scott โ Director, Little Mynx, New York
Malcom Venville โ Director, Therapy Films, London
Editing
Stephanie Apt โ President, Final Cut USA
Kirk Baxter โ Film Editor, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Santa Monica
Nadia Blake โ Head of Broadcast Production, Publicis USA, New York
Ricky Boyd โ Editor, Deliverance, Cape Town
Steve Gandolfi โ Editor/Founder, Cut + Run, London/Los Angeles/New York
Dick Gordon โ Partner/Editor, Spot Welders, Venice
Andrew Loevenguth โ Head of Production, Anomaly, New York
Andrea Macarthur โ Owner/Editor, Peepshow Post, London/New York
Nelson Ng โ Managing Director/Editor, Touches Limited, Hong Kong
Livio Sanchez โ Film Editor, Filmcore, New York
Kath Sawszak โ Managing Director, Marshall Street Editors, London
Adam Schwartz โ Editor/Partner, Beast, Austin/Los Angeles/New York
Room Rates Reduced – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas recently reduced its nightly room rates to $99 for weeknights and $132 for weekends (plus 9 percent tax and $7 resort fee per day). Flights that are booked through JetBlue between April 9 and May 12, 2009 can enter the special promo code “CLIO50” to receive a 5 percent discount on their trip.
Register online today for convenient price packages that include access to the five, new CLIO award shows, educational conferences and panels, after parties, hospitality suite and screening room as well as the Hard Rock Pool Cabanas. Online registration information and the 2009 conference schedule is available online at www.clioawards.com.
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About The CLIO Awards
The CLIO Awards is one of the world’s most recognized awards competition for advertising, design and interactive. Celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2009, the CLIO Awards has maintained its original commitment to celebrate and reward creative excellence, honoring a powerful form of communication and its impact on modern culture. At the same time, the CLIO Awards remains focused on evolving with the industry in order to acknowledge the most current, breakthrough work. To this day, CLIO’s iconic statue is the most widely recognized and coveted symbol of the industry’s creative accomplishments. The CLIO Awards are produced by Nielsen Business Media, a part of The Nielsen Company, a global information and media company.
About The Nielsen Company
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