The CLIO Awards announced its 2015 jury chairs:
· Film Jury: Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather
· Print, Print Technique, & Out of Home Jury: David Guerrero, Creative Chairman, BBDO Guerrero
· Innovative & Integrated Campaign Jury: Helen Pak, President & Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide Canada
· Direct & Engagement/Experiential Jury: Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett
· Branded Entertainment & Branded Content Jury: Mike Wiese, Head of Original & Branded Entertainment, J. Walter Thompson New York
· Digital, Digital Technique, and Social Media Jury: Nick Law, Global Chief Creative Officer, R/GA
· Design Jury: Tessa Westermeyer, Executive Creative Director, EMEA Region, Landor Associates
· Public Relations Jury: Alison Eyles-Owen, Global Executive Vice President Marketing Communication, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
· Audio & Audio Technique Jury: Jorge Solorzano, Chief Creative Officer, El Taier DDB Guatemala
· Film Technique Jury: Emma Daines, Group Managing Director/Executive Producer, Fin Design + Effects
All work and creatives will be celebrated at the 56th annual CLIO Awards on September 30 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More