Many US-based professionals will be taking part in the judging process across all categories at this year’s 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the world’s largest celebration of creativity in advertising and communications and the most prestigious international annual advertising awards.
Heading the list of award-winning industry experts are Bob Scarpelli, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of DDB Worldwide who takes on the prestigious role of Titanium & Integrated Lions Jury Chair awarding breakthrough ideas, integrated campaigns and the new Grand Prix for Good to be presented to the best charities and non-profitable work.
Mark Tutssel, Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide who is one of the most awarded creative directors in the industry overseeing the work of 96 global offices will be chairing both the Film Lions and the Press Lions juries.
Jon Kamen, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of @radical.media, one of the world’s most respected content companies, will head the Film Craft category which launches this year, honouring excellence in direction, cinematography, copywriting and music in films.
Paul Taaffe, Global Chairman and CEO of Hill & Knowlton, a leading international communications consultancy providing services to local, multinational and global clients with 80 offices in 43 countries will lead the PR Lions jury.
Jeff Benjamin, Partner & Interactive Creative Director for the award winning agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky, has been appointed Jury President for the Cyber Lions section, which awards the best online advertising from around the world.
Also taking on a jury chair role is Steff Geissbuhler, Partner of C&G Partners, who is among America’s most celebrated designers of integrated brand and corporate identity programs who will lead the Design Lions jury.
Laura Desmond, Global Chief Executive Officer of the global marketing services company Starcom MediaVest Group is Jury President for the Media Lions jury.
Tina Manikas, Global Retail & Promotions Officer of DraftFCB, oversees all promotion and retail efforts for Draftfcb’s global network spanning 96 countries and will be this year’s Promo & Activation Lions Jury President.
Paul Lavoie, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of TAXI, the independent agency which has seven offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, will lead the Radio Lions Jury. In 2006, he was listed by Creativity magazine among the 50 most influential creative minds of the last twenty years.
“We have put forward a talented line-up of judges to take on the highly responsible and very privileged role of judging at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, also known as the Oscars of Advertising,” said USA Today’s Susan Lilley, official representative of the Festival in the US.
TITANIUM & INTEGRATED LIONS
— Bob Scarpelli, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide – Jury President
— David Sable, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Wunderman
— Rei Inamoto, Chief Creative Officer, AKQA
— Susan Bonds, President & Chief Executive Officer, 42 Entertainment
— Rob Reilly, Partner & Co-Executive Creative Director, Crispin Porter + Bogusky
FILM LIONS
— Mark Tutssel, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide – Jury President
— Mark Figliulo, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, TBWAChiatDay
— Tor Myrhen, Chief Creative Officer, Grey New York
CYBER LIONS
— Jeff Benjamin, Partner & Interactive Creative Director, Crispin Porter & Bogusky – Jury President
— Rob Rasmussen, Chief Creative Officer, Tribal DDB
— Chloe Gottlieb, Vice President and Executive Creative Director, Interaction Design, R/GA
DESIGN LIONS
— Steff Geissbuhler, Partner, C&G Partners – Jury President
— Noreen Morioka, Founder & Creative Director, Adam Morioka Design L.A.
FILM CRAFT LIONS
— Jon Kamen, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, @radical.media – Jury President
— Joe Pytka, Director, PYTKA
MEDIA LIONS
— Laura Desmond, Global Chief Executive Officer, Starcom MediaVest Group – Jury President
— Joshua Spanier, Director of Communication Strategy, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
— Matt Seiler, Chief Executive Officer, UM
PROMO & ACTIVATION LIONS
— Tina Manikas Global Retail & Promotions Officer DraftFCB – Jury President
— Rob Feakins, President and Chief Creative Officer, Publicis New York
PR LIONS
— Paul Taaffe, Global Chairman & CEO, Hill & Knowlton – Jury President
— Martha Boudreau, President & Senior Partner, US Mid Atlantic & Latin America, Fleishman-Hillard
— Julie Winskie, President, Global Clients, Porter Novelli
PRESS LIONS
— Mark Tutssel, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide – Jury President
# Blake Ebel, Chief Creative Officer, EuroRSCG Chicago
RADIO LIONS
— Paul Lavoie, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, TAXI – Jury President
— David Gerbosi, Recording Engineer/Sound Designer, Another Country
DIRECT LIONS
— Auge Reichenberg, Executive Vice President and Group Creative Director, Draftfcb Group
— Scott Lewis, Executive Creative Director, JWT
OUTDOOR LIONS
— Kathy Delaney, Chief Creative Officer and President, SapientNitro
“As the Festival continues to innovate, we are honoured to have such a brilliant group of industry professionals who, together with their peers from around the world, will judge, deliberate and award the best work in their specialist fields, ultimately setting the standard that will lead the industry forward,” commented Terry Savage, Festival Chairman.
USA continues to be one of the countries that dominate the Cannes Lions awards table. Last year was a particularly strong one for American campaigns, which picked up a total of 93 Lions across the board including three Grand Prix in the Cyber, Titanium and Integrated categories which included a win for Obama for America.
To submit entries or attend the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, please go to www.canneslions.com.
About USA Today
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57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, 20-26 June 2010, Cannes, France
The International Advertising Festival – Cannes Lions – is the world’s biggest celebration of creativity in communications. As the most prestigious international annual advertising awards, over 22,500 entries from all over the world are showcased and judged at the Festival. Winning companies receive the highly coveted Lion trophy honouring the most creative film, print, outdoor, interactive, radio, design, sales promotion & activation and integrated advertising, as well as the best media, direct marketing, PR and Titanium ideas. The Festival is also the only truly global meeting place for advertisers, advertising and communication professionals. Over 6.000 delegates from 90 countries attend seven days of exhibitions, screenings, as well as over 50 high-profile seminars, 30 workshops and master classes presented by renowned worldwide industry leaders. As the networking and learning opportunity of the year, Cannes Lions is the must-attend ev ent for anyone involved in brand communication.
