The AICP Awards tour concludes its national rollout as the association’s Midwest chapter presents a panel discussion and screening on Thursday, November 9. Taking place at The Old Post Office, the event will feature a selection of top winners from AICP’s three 2023 competitions–The AICP Post Awards, the AICP Next Awards, and the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial–which will be screened and analyzed by a quartet of industry leaders.
The event kicks off at 6 pm with a happy hour, followed by the awards presentation at 7 pm, and concludes with a reception. Tickets are available; for more information, click here.
Speakers at the panel will include 2023 Next Awards and AICP Show winner Gordy Sang, co-founder/co-chief creative officer, Quality Meats; Lara Herzer, executive creative director, Dentsu; Kathleen Tax Wille, chief creative officer, Solve; and Next Awards Integrated Campaign category judge Lewis Williams, EVP, head of brand impact, Weber Shandwick.
Moderated by Matt Miller, president and CEO of AICP, the evening will include montages of the winning work from each show, with the panel reviewing selected winners, offering insights into what made them rise to the top of their respective categories and share their viewpoints on key trends in the industry.
“We’re excited to bring the AICP Awards back to Chicago,” said Lisa Masseur of Tessa Films, president of AICP’s Midwest Chapter. “We’re a tight knit community here, and the response we get to this event always serves to remind all of us that we’re focused on a common purpose, which is to maintain the highest standards of creative and production and post production excellence. This will be a night for everyone to not only learn from the best work, but celebrate it as well.”
The Chicago installment of the AICP Awards Tour will be the final stop after sold-out gatherings in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as screenings in Dallas and Mexico City set for November 2.
Flavor created the graphics and design language for all three competitions, with music and sound design produced by Another Country. All showreel editing was performed at Cutters.
Established in 1992, The AICP Show is one of the most important advertising showcases in the world that’s dedicated to excellence in craft. The AICP Post Awards, which debuted in 2001, honors excellence in a wide range of postproduction crafts and disciplines. And the AICP Next Awards, launched in 2007, highlights the winners of the 11 Next categories, which honor innovative marketing communications.
Honorees in each of the AICP Awards competitions are preserved in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s state of the art archives for future generations to study and are available for use or exhibition by the museum’s curators.
Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
Canada announced Wednesday it won't block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.'s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.
"The government is not blocking Canadians' access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content. The decision to use a social media application or platform is a personal choice," Champagne said.
Champagne said it is important for Canadians to adopt good cybersecurity practices, including protecting their personal information.
He said the dissolution order was made in accordance with the Investment Canada Act, which allows for the review of foreign investments that may harm Canada's national security. He said the decision was based on information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada's security and intelligence community and other government partners.
A TikTok spokesperson said in a statement that the shutdown of its Canadian offices will mean the loss of hundreds of local jobs.
"We will challenge this order in court," the spokesperson said. "The TikTok platform will remain available for creators to find an audience, explore new interests and for businesses to thrive."
TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has raised fears that Beijing could use it to collect data on Western users or push pro-China narratives and misinformation. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020.
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