Keith Reinhard, chairman, CEO of DDB Needham Worldwide Communications Group Inc., has been named the ’99 jury president for the Cannes International Advertising Festival. The Chicago-based Reinhard will be joined by Nina DiSesa, chairman, chief creative officer of McCann-Erickson Worldwide, New York, on the film jury, and by Bill Ludwig, vice-chairman, chief creative officer of Campbell-Ewald Advertising, Warren, Mich., on the press and poster jury.
Reinhard heads the largest agency network in the U.S. and the second largest in the world; with the worldwide network setting a record by winning 34 Lions at Cannes in ’98. In ’84, Reinhard gained election as the first American jury president by his colleagues on that Cannes jury.
Screenvision Cinema Network, the U.S. representative for the 46th Cannes International Ad Fest, announced the selection of Reinhard, DiSesa and Ludwig as well as the U.S. contingent set to serve on Cannes’ CyberLions, the interactive competition launched last year. Three prominent U.S. interactive executives have been chosen to serve on the ’99 CyberLions jury: Adam Heneghan, COO, Giant Step, Chicago; Jan Leth, executive creative director, Ogilvy Interactive Worldwide, New York; and Kyle Shannon, chief creative officer, Agency.com, New York.
In its inaugural year, the CyberLions competition generated more than 400 entries. Organizers anticipate an entry landslide that will far exceed that tally.
Also being introduced to the Cannes Ad Fest mix this year is a media competition to honor progressive, strategic media planning and thinking.
The ’99 Cannes International Advertising Festival will be held June 21 to 26. More than 7,000 delegates from around the world will be in attendance, with over 12,000 entries expected.
