Calling All Young Talent 10th Annual YoungGuns Awards Now Open
The world’s best young creative talent are invited to enter the 10th Annual YoungGuns Awards, open as of today July 6, 2010. YoungGuns recognizes and awards emerging and young creative talent in a number of fields and is the premier global platform for the defining talent in the future of creativity.
To mark its 10th Birthday, YoungGuns will be releasing a number of Top 10 rankings on a specially designed, and extremely hot, website – http://www.ygaward.com/10years – that celebrates the young talent and incubator organizations that have nurtured those creative aspirations across YoungGuns first 10 years. Some of the rankings are just straightforward, one to ten and others will be decided by public vote. They will be released on pre-determined dates across the next few months.
The first ranking released is the YoungGun of the Decade. YoungGuns are asking for your vote to decide on the YoungGun of the Decade who will receive a special YoungGuns Bullet and prize. Users can vote once per day and you will be able to see the leader every day. So support your country, your friends, your agency and good ideas by voting for the YoungGun of the Decade. The previous YoungGuns of the Year are:
2001 – Guy Shelmerdine & Grant Holland, Cliff Freeman & Partners, USA – Finish Line, Nike Campaign
2002 – Antony Nelson, Saatchi & Saatchi London, UK – Club 18 – 30 Campaign
2003 – Trevor Clarence, Terraplane, South Africa – MTV Crazy Monkey Campaign
2004 – Travis Sorge, Saatchi & Saatchi LA, USA – Toyota Tacoma – Girlfriend
2005 – Juan Cabral, Fallon London, UK – Sony Bravia Balls
2006 – Luke Crethar & Matt Devine, The Glue Society, Australia – Virgin Mobile, Jason Donovan
2007 – Jeff Anderson & Isaac Silverglate, TBWA/Chiat/Day, USA – Combos Campaign
2008 – Eric Kallman & Craig Allen, TBWA/Chiat/Day, USA – Skittles, Touch / Pinata
2009 – Michael Canning & Kieran Antill, Leo Burnett Sydney, Australia – Vote Earth
2010 – Would your name look good here?
The other rankings to be released, in the order below, are:
Student YoungGun of the Decade (Public vote), Top 10 Awarded Countries, Top Awarded Networks, Top 10 Awarded Schools, Top 10 Innovative Ideas (Public Vote), Ten Years of Call for Entries (Public Vote), Top 10 Awarded Agencies and Top 10 Awarded Young Creatives. YoungGuns will also be re-releasing select virals from its last 10 years of Call For Entry Campaigns to coincide with each new ranking being revealed. These were created across the years by the following agencies: 2001 – Dรrcy Sydney; 2002 – Mother, London; 2003 – Fallon, London; 2004 – Leo Burnett, Chicago; 2005 – CP+B, USA; 2006 – Saatchi & Saatchi, New Zealand; 2007 – TAXI, Canada; 2008 – Droga5, Global; 2009 – YoungGuns. YoungGuns will also be opening TWO NEW DIVISIONS in 2010 – YoungGuns PR and YoungGuns Design. These will open on Wednesday July 14, 2010. www.ygaward.com
The 2010 YoungGuns Jury will consist of all the previous jury members since 2001. The talent and experience in this jury is outstanding and truly global in its representation and we are delighted for our entrants in this 10th year. YoungGuns believes that ‘Almost everything that is great has been done by youth’ and our 10th Birthday celebrates and proves this fact. YoungGuns is the future, and the future is here although not widely distributed yet.
2010 Important Dates
Digital, Advertising, Media, Design & PR Awards Entries Close September 30, 2010
Shortlist Announced November 26, 2010
Winners & Finalists Announced December 4, 2010
Student Award Entries Close November 5, 2010
Shortlist Announced November 26, 2010
Winners & Finalists Announced December 4, 2010
Creative Brief Entries Close November 12, 2010
Winners & Finalists Announced December 13, 2010