Tag: IAA Olive Crown Awards

  • Big B goes green, to present IAA’s Olive Crown Awards

    By a correspondent

     

    The fourth edition of the IAA Olive Crown Awards from the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) will be presented at a glittering function on 14th March 2014 at the Palladium Hotel, Parel, Mumbai.

     

    The Olive Crowns are Asia’s first and only awards that salute excellence in communicating sustainability. Endorsed by the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) these awards for “green” advertising have been warmly embraced by the industry and have grown in stature and size over the last four years.

     

    The awards are run like a cause without no fees for creative entries and a non-ticketed, entry-by-invitation-only awards ceremony.

     

    This year the IAA introduced a new special award for the Corporate Social Crusader of the year. This award saluted a corporate for an outstanding CSR initiative.

     

    Srinivasan Swamy

    “The response to this award from top corporates is very heart-warming,” said Srinivasan K Swamy, President India Chapter IAA. “The awards ceremony promises to be as meaningful as it will be entertaining” he added.

     

    Pradeep Guha said “The association of 9XM as presenting sponsor with the Olive Crown awards is in its third year now. We believe that industry associations should work for the general good and are therefore happy supporting such initiatives. I am personally happy with the way these awards have grown and the elite attendance at the awards function only endorses this.”

     

    The Green Partners for the Olive Crown awards are Hungama.Com and the Patrika Group. The Banking Partners are Yes Bank Ltd.

     

  • Green Hungama Contest back at IAA Olive Crown Awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Green Hungama Contest, set up by Hungama Digital with the International Association of Advertisers – India Chapter’s annual Olive Crown Awards will see winners being awarded on March 14.

     

    As per a communiqué: the Olive Crown Green Hungama Award 2013 will be given for eco-sensitive communication that creates awareness for planet Earth’s well-being & sustainability. The entry for ‘Green Hungama Contest’ must be an original piece of work. However, for the sake of budget and other constraints like time, the entry can be a ‘scratch’ film made with borrowed footage or material. What will be judged at this stage is the creative ‘big idea’ and not the execution brilliance.

     

    This contest is open to all. The participant has to be 30 years of age or less as on March 31, 2014. The winning entries are awarded the Olive Crown and cash prizes worth Rs 1 lakh, that will be split between two winners — the Gold will have a cash prize of Rs 60,000, while the Silver is worth Rs 40,000. They will also get to showcase their work at Olive Crown Awards 2013 which will be held in Mumbai on 14th March 2014.

     

    Neeraj Roy

    Said Neeraj Roy, Managing Director and CEO Hungama Digital Media: “This is the fourth year we are partnering the IAA in this unique contest. It not only stokes the creative fires of young people and makes them conscious of a good cause, it also resonates with our audience and what we at Hungama are all about.”

     

    For details of sending in entries, log on to http://www.olivecrowngreenhungama.com/terms.html.

     

  • IAA Olive Crown introduces ‘Corporate Social Crusader’ Award

    By A Correspondent

     

    The IAA Olive Crown Awards, the first award for creative excellence that encourages and espouses the sense of communicating sustainability in India (and Asia too), has introduced a

    a special ‘Corporate Social Crusader’ award that celebrates ‘doing’ rather than ‘talking’.

     

    Ambi Parameswaran

    This award will honour a company’s commitment to being socially and environmentally responsible by engaging in CSR activity that has an impact on society. Said M G Parameswaran, Chairman, Olive Crown Awards: “This is a special award that we will present to a corporate that has let its actions speak louder than its words. The award will celebrate a corporate social initiative undertaken in the last year. We will have a special jury consisting of senior people representing corporates and advertising. With the changes in the Companies Act with respect to CSR, we felt there was a need to focus sharply on this activity”.

     

     

    Srinivasan Swamy

    Added Srinivasan K Swamy, President IAA India Chapter: “The Olive Crown awards are already being seen as a cause. This provided us an ideal platform to launch this very meaningful Corporate Social Crusader Award. We already have the Green Crusader Award where recipients of great eminence have graced our event. This will be another such coveted award.”

     

    The details for sending in entries for the IAA Olive Crown Social Crusader Award can be seen at Item No. 20, Call For Entries at iaaindiachapter.org