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.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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