McCann New York received an unprecedented five Grand Clio Awards for its work with State Street Global Advisors on the commissioned “Fearless Girl” during last night’s (9/27) awards ceremony in New York. The bronze sculpture, created by Kristen Visbal, stares down the “Charging Bull” on Wall Street, and gained international attention for building awareness of gender equality. “Fearless Girl” took Grand honors for Branded Content, Public Relations, Events/Experiential, Out of Home and Innovation during a special presentation.
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live cast member, hosted the evening.
Additional 2017 Grand Clio Winners are:
- Direct: 180LA for Boost Mobile with “Boost Your Voice”
- Digital/Mobile: DAVID for Burger King with “Google Home of The Whooper”
- Print: DAVID for Burger King with “Burning Stores”
- The Power of Imagery: Grey Germany for Terre des Femmes FGM with “Open Your Eyes”
- Brand Design: Leo Burnett, Toronto for IKEA Canada with “IKEA: Cook This Page”
- Product Design: McCann Worldgroup India for Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan with “The Immunity Charm”
- Branded Entertainment: Pereira & O’Dell for Netscout with “Lo & Behold: Reveries of the Connected World”
- Film: The Martin Agency for Donate Life with “The World’s Biggest Asshole”
- Integrated Campaign: Überground GmbH for LIDL with “#SANTACLARA Christmasfilm”
“Of the Year” honors were presented to those that collected the most statue points across all mediums for 2017. The honorees are:
- Advertiser of the Year: State Street Global Advisors
- Agency of the Year: McCann New York
- Agency Network of the Year: BBDO Worldwide
Special kudos
David Lubars, chief creative officer of BBDO Worldwide and chairman of BBDO North America, accepted the 2017 Clio Lifetime Achievement Award from Greg Hahn, CCO of BBDO New York.
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, received the first-ever Clio Global Impact Award, which honors an individual or organization who has produced groundbreaking work addressing the world’s most important social and humanitarian issues. Sherrie Westin, EVP for global impact and philanthropy at Sesame Workshop, accepted the award on behalf of the organization from Keith Reinhard, a former Clio Lifetime Achievement recipient and long-time Sesame Workshop board member.
Michelle Lee, editor-in-chief of Allure introduced the Clio Fashion & Beauty portion of the evening. Model and singer-songwriter Karen Elson was on hand to present Grace Coddington, Vogue America’s creative director-at-large, with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award for Clio Fashion & Beauty, which honors creative excellence in the business of style.
The 2017 Clio Music Honorary award recipient was Kasseem Dean (Swizz Beatz), an internationally acclaimed Grammy-Award winning music producer and global entrepreneur. Music executive Sylvia Rhone presented Swizz Beats with his award at the ceremony.
Clio Music also included performances by Marian Hill and Iron & Wine, both of which appeared on the 2017 Billboard and Clio Music Charts powered by Shazam. Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men made a surprise appearance at the beginning of the ceremony to spoof their recent GEICO spot with Strong.
For a list of 2017 Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze winners, click here.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More