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Ki, Ka, Coup! Believe it or not, Balki, the man who shuns all creative awards, is jury chair at Kyoorius

In a departure of sorts, the D&AD-backed Kyoorius will have an Indian jury foreman or chairperson

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Kyoorius has announced the advertising jury for the third edition of the Kyoorius Creative Awards, held in association with D&AD. In what is decidedly a coup of sorts, R Balki, Group Chairman, Mullen Lowe Lintas Group and a leading film-maker will be foreman (chairperson) of the jury. The jury session will be held from May 4 to 7, 2016. The awards will be held in Mumbai on June 3.

 

Kyoorius Creative Awards 2016, previously known as the Kyoorius Digital and Advertising Awards, includes awards for media this year. Hence the Kyoorius Creative Awards will have three juries – Advertising, Media and Digital. Balki will head the advertising jury, other jury foreman will be unveiled in a few weeks.

 

Kyoorius will call for entries across a total of 15 categories and 135 sub-categories this year. Like every year, the awards will uphold the zero-tolerance policy for scam ads, notes a communiqué. The jury sessions that are open to the industry people to watch, learn, check and benefit from the discussions and display of entries.

 

The jury for the Kyoorius Creative awards 2016 comprise

:: Jury Foreman: R. Balki, Group Chairman, Mullen Lowe Lintas Group

:: Agnello Dias, Co-Founder, Taproot

:: Nima Namchu, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide

:: Tista Sen, National Creative Director, J. Walter Thompson

:: Ajay Gahlaut, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy

:: Scott McClelland, Executive Creative Director Asia-Pacific, Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH)

:: Daniel Comar, Regional Executive Creative Director, Geometry Global

:: Troy Lim, Executive Creative Director, Publicis

:: Scott Dungate, Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy (W&K)

 

Said Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder and CEO of Kyoorius: “Together with D&AD, we meticulously select top creative talent – international and national – to be included in the jury panel. The juries are selected on the basis of their ability to recognise work that typify gamechanging works in creative communications. I am deeply honoured to have R Balki as the chair (foreman) of the advertising jury this year together with some of the best minds in the industry.”

 

Balki is obviously busy with the launch of his film ‘Ki and Ka’ on April 2 so couldn’t be reached for comment.

 

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