Roopak Saluja, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Bang Bang Films and Jack in the Box Worldwide has been appointed to the Technique (TV/Cinema/Online Film) jury for the London International Awards. The Technique jury is headed by Jury President, Jake Scott, Director at RSA Films and includes such A list heavyweights as Fredrik Bond from Sonny London, Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks and Andy Morahan Believe UK and Bikini Films from the global commercials production fraternity.
Roopak comes from an agency background, having spent seven years between Y&R Budapest and Ogilvy Paris, where he last ran the Motorola account for Europe, Middle East & Africa on the account management side. Armed with an MBA from prestigious European business school, INSEAD, Roopak set up Bang Bang Films, India’s international production company, that is focused on producing TV commercials as its core business. Bang Bang works extensively with various global offices of agencies like Ogilvy, JWT, Saatchi, McCann Erickson, BBDO, BBH, Wieden & Kennedy, Lowe, Publicis, Y&R, Grey and more and counts the likes of Unilever, Nokia, Pepsi, L’Oreal, P&G, J&J, Sony, Volkswagen, Honda, Tata and among its major clients.
The setting up of Jack in the Box Worldwide in 2009 culminated in the evolution of Bang Bang into a provider of content-for-brands across multiple platforms and geographies. As, Co-Founder & Managing Director of the two companies, a large part of Roopak’s time and energy is currently focused on building capabilities and rolling out international operations for Bang Bang & Jack in the Box. He is also personally spearheading the creation of proprietary content for the group across multiple platforms including film, TV, online and mobile. His first love however is advertising so he manages to find the time to keep an eye on the creative product while having his finger on the pulse on the pulse of best in class work globally.
About LIA
As an awards show, LIA has established itself throughout its 26-year history as a revolutionary global leader honouring creativity and new ideas in Advertising, Design and Digital media.
In 1986 LIA was the first truly international award to be established in London. At the time LIA accepted all known traditional media and executions from around the world. The Jury, then and now, is a truly diverse international panel, comprised of the most talented, recognised and awarded individuals. Each year, it is the commitment to the integrity of the judging process and the contributions of the Jury Presidents and their respective juries that bolster and uphold LIA’s tradition of awarding only the most inspirational and unique work.
This year, judging will take place in September and the shortlist will be announced in the third week of October. The winners will be announced in an award ceremony that is slated to take place on November 14. For more info visit www.liaawards.com.
