Matt Miller, president/CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), and Brian Carmody, managing partner/co-founder of Smuggler and chairman of the 2011 AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, have announced the composition of the Show’s Curatorial Committee. The Show debuts June 7 in New York at The Museum of Modern Art.
“This year marks the 20th installment of the AICP Show, which since its inception, has been a time capsule of the year in advertising, as well as a reflection of the culture,” said Miller. “The Curatorial Committee is an integral part in ensuring each Show’s success.”
Under the direction of Carmody and Miller, The Curatorial Committee is comprised of a cross-section of industry leaders, working in all disciplines which contribute to creating marketing in the motion image. The Curatorial Committee is part of a bifurcated judging system, which begins with a series of judging panels from across the country, with experts in various fields judging work across the 23 categories in the Show. The Curatorial Committee is the final arbiter in the disposition of the Show, confirming eligibility and appropriateness to category. The AICP Next Awards are judged by a separate panel.
In addition to Carmody and Miller, the 2011 Curatorial Committee consists of: Marc Altshuler, managing director, Human; Jackie Kellman Bisbee, executive producer, Park Pictures; Rick Boyko, managing director, VCU Brandcenter; Mike Byrne, creative director, Anomaly; Rich Carter, owner/executive producer, GARTNER; Susan Credle, chairman/chief creative officer, Leo Burnett; Gavin Cutler, partner/editor, MacKenzie Cutler; Scott Duchon, partner/executive creative director, agency215; Mick Ebeling, founder/executive creative director, The Ebeling Group; Mark Fitzloff, executive creative director, Wieden + Kennedy; Rob Feakins, president/chief creative officer, Publicis, New York; Cindy Fluitt, partner/director of broadcast production, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners; Mark Figliulo, chairman/chief creative officer, TBWAChiatDay; Ted Guard, editor, Rock Paper Scissors; Linda Honan, creative director, BBDO; Marie Hyon, founder/creative director, PSYOP; Kerry Keenen, global director of creative content, Young & Rubicam; Andrew Keller, executive creative director, Crispin Porter + Bogusky; T.K. Knowles, managing partner/executive production, Bob Industries; Tom Kuntz, director, MJZ; Ellen Kuras, director/DP, Park Pictures; Gavin Lester, creative director, 180 LA; G. Andrew Meyer, group creative director, Cramer-Krasselt; Vic Palumbo, director of integrated production, Deutsch; Sarah Patterson, executive producer, TBWA/Chiat/Day; J. Ralph, CEO/founding composer, The Rumor Mill; Ted Royer, executive creative director; Droga5; Ole Sanders, director, Traktor; Lora Schulson, executive director of content production; Young & Rubicam; Alistair Thompson, managing director, The Mill; and Ed Ulbrich, president, Commercials/exec VP, Digital Domain.
“This is a splendid group of industry professionals who bring a vast amount of experience and perspective to the Show across all categories,” said Carmody. “I’m looking forward to discussing the work and hearing their insights.”
New judging procedures, categories
Carmody, in conjunction with the Show’s Board of Governors, spearheaded a complete overhaul of the judging system. This year, all Show categories, with the exception of Advertising Excellence/Single and Advertising Excellence/Campaign, will be judged online. This will allow for a greater cross-section of judges from around the country and outside the U.S.
In collaboration with The AICP Show Board of Governors, Carmody was instrumental in adding a new category to the Show–Direction–which honors the director’s contribution, encompassing all areas of craft, in bringing imagination, innovation and vision to an idea. A new App category was added to the Next Awards. It honors innovative branded applications for computers and mobile devices commissioned by a client.
The Show entry site, powered by Nice Spots, is now accepting entries. The entry deadline for the Show is March 4, 2011 for work airing March 8, 2010–February 27, 2011.
Utah Leaders and Locals Rally To Keep Sundance Film Festival In The State
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.
Thousands of festivalgoers affixed bright yellow stickers to their winter coats that read "Keep Sundance in Utah" in a last-ditch effort to convince festival leadership and state officials to keep it in Park City, its home of 41 years.
Gov. Spencer Cox said previously that Utah would not throw as much money at the festival as other states hoping to lure it away. Now his office is urging the Legislature to carve out $3 million for Sundance in the state budget, weeks before the independent film festival is expected to pick a home for the next decade.
It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist — Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado — beginning in 2027.
"Sundance is Utah, and Utah is Sundance. You can't really separate those two," Cox said. "This is your home, and we desperately hope it will be your home forever."
Last year's festival generated about $132 million for the state of Utah, according to Sundance's 2024 economic impact report.
Festival Director Eugene Hernandez told reporters last week that they had not made a final decision. An announcement is expected this year by early spring.
Colorado is trying to further sweeten its offer. The state is considering legislation giving up to $34 million in tax incentives to film festivals like Sundance through 2036 — on top of the $1.5 million in funds already approved to lure the Utah festival to its neighboring... Read More