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  • There are 413 jury members from 50 countries including someone from Sri Lanka for the first time

    Only 10 jury members in 9 categories from India at Cannes Lions. None in 17 categories

    By A Correspondent

     

    Cannes Lions, the International Festival of Creativity, has announced the 413 jury members chosen to award and celebrate the best creative work from around the world.This year’s juries are composed of individuals from 50 countries, including for the first time representatives from Georgia, Nigeria, Kenya and Sri Lanka.

     

    Sadly only 10 jury members across nine categories are from India and as many as 17 categories have no representation from India. There are of course people from Indian origin or folks who have worked in India in the past (like Ravi Rao, Rupen Desai etc), but then they aren’t from an Indian agency.

     

    Said Jose Papa, Managing Director of Cannes Lions: “The job of the Cannes Lions jury is to act as the custodians of creativity and celebrate work that demonstrates the value of creativity in all its forms. We are committed to ensuring that our juries include a diverse range of people from across the branded communications ecosystem.”

     

    Last year the Festival announced new Lions with the introduction of a new Awards architecture to better reflect and support the fast-moving creative industries. These Lions include Creative eCommerce Lions, Brand Experience and Activation Lions, Social and influencer Lions, Sustainable Development Goals Lions and the Industry Craft Lions. An overall reduction in the number of categories within individual Lions refined the focus, while new categories were introduced to reflect how creative companies are operating.

     

    Added Terry Savage, Chairman, Cannes Lions:“Cannes Lions is now in its 65th year and in that time the industry, and the organisations operating within it, has changed dramatically. These new specialised Lions require a broader range of skills and experience which will ultimately help expand our perspective of creative excellence. The Lions are constantly evolving, just as the industry is, and our jury members are fundamental to ensuring that we keep creativity at the core of what we do.”

     

    The 2018 Cannes Lions Awards will be presented at ceremonies taking place each evening throughout the Festival from June 18 to 22.

     

    So here’s the list of folks from Indian organisations who will be part of the juries at Cannes Lions 2018:

     

    Brand Experience & Activation Lions

    Brijesh Jacob, Chief Creative Technologist, DDBMudra Group, India

     

    Design Lions

    Lulu Raghavan, Managing Director, Landor, India

     

    Direct Lions

    Prateek Bhardwaj, National Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, India

     

    Film Lions

    Senthil Kumar, Chief Creative Officer, J. Walter Thompson, India

     

    Media Lions

    Rajni Menon, CEO, Carat, India

     

    Outdoor Lions

    Pallavi Chakravarti, Executive Creative Director, Taproot Dentsu, India

     

    Pharma Lions

    Lyndon Louis, Senior Creative Director, Havas Live Sorento, India

     

    PR Lions

    Valerie Pinto, CEO, Weber Shandwick, India

    Ishteyaque Amjad, Public Affairs & Communications, Coca-Cola, India & South West Asia

     

    Product Design Lions

    Darshan Gandhi , Head of Design, Godrej Consumer Products, India

     

    Creative Data Lions, Creative eCommerce Lions, Creative Effectiveness Lions, Digital Craft Lions, Entertainment Lions, Film Craft Lions, Glass: The Lion for Change, Health & Wellness Lions, Industry Craft Lions, Innovation Lions, Mobile Lions, Entertainment Lions for Music, Print & Publishing Lions, Radio & Audio Lions, Sustainable Development Goals Lions, Social & Influencer Lions, Titanium Lions:

    Koi Nahi. இல்லை (Illai). No one!

     

     

  • Taproot was Indian Agency of the Year and wins a Grand Prix for 'Adidas Odds' along with McCann for 'Immunity Charm'

    Taproot tops Spikes Asia

     

    By A Correspondent

     

    There was much disappointment when the Adidas Odds campaign did win big at the 2017 Cannes Lions. We expected it to, just as we were certain the Bajaj V would also earn back rich laurels.

     

    But then these things happens at all jury-led events and for Taproot, accolades (and metals) at D&AD, OneShow, Adfest or Cannes on the international arena have meant some satisfaction. And now the Adidas Odds campaign has bagged the biggest award at Spikes Asia – the Integrated Grand Prix. Taproot Dentsu has also named as the Indian Agency of the Year Award on the back of 10 metals.

     

    Says Santosh Padhi, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer with a smile: “Though I was bit disappointed with Cannes results, as I felt it was under rewarded with just three lions at Cannes, but this has made up for that,” adding: “Spikes Asia is one of the reputed Advertising Award Shows of Asia, We are happy to got two of the greatest honors at Spikes Asia this year in form of a “Integrated grand Prix” and “India Agency Of The Year” awards.

     

    And his comments on topping the country at Spikes? “This is not the first time we have fetched this title of Agency Of The Year on global forum… Last year at Clio we were the India Agency of the Year.  In 2012 we were Adfest Agency of the year, at many occasions at various awards shows we have topped the table for India nothing gives us more high than to represent the nation at such international forums”

     

    The other Grand Prix bagged by an Indian Agency was in the ‘Good’ category. And it was presented to McCann for “The Immunity Charm” for the Ministry Of Public Health, Afghanistan

     

    Meanwhile, the 2017 edition of Spikes Asia closed with the Spikes Asia Awards last weekend where members of the creative industry from across Asia-Pacific gathered to celebrate and honour the best work from the region.

     

    This year, Spikes received 4,301 entries from 23 countries. In addition to the 20 award categories announced at the Spikes Asia Awards, the ceremony also announced the recipients of: Media Agency of the Year, Independent Agency of the Year, Network of the Year, Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Award the Spikes Palm Award, the Grand Prix for Good and the Country Agency of the Year Award a new award that celebrates agency performance at a national level.

     

    Said Terry Savage, Co-Chairman of Spikes Asia on how this year’s crop of winning work was a shining example of how the Asia-Pacific region was embracing new creative trends: “There’s been a growing movement of brands and their creative partners producing a new kind of work that goes beyond advertising. The ideas being recognised at Spikes this year show brands breaking out of traditional channels, impacting culture and delivering business results.”

     

    This year’s winners were:

    Creative Effectiveness
    2 Spikes from 19 entries were awarded including 1 Creative Effectiveness Spike
    The Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix went to Colenso BBDO, Auckland, New Zealand for their campaign ‘Brewtroleum’ for DB Breweries/Heineken

    Design
    39 Spikes from 350 entries were awarded including 3 Gold Spikes, 14 Silver Spikes and 21 Bronze Spikes.
    CJ WORX, Bangkok, Thailand won the Design Grand Prix for ‘The Unusual Football Field Project’, AP Thailand

    Digital
    44 Spikes from 407 entries were awarded including 4 Gold Spikes, 17 Silver Spikes and 22 Bronze Spikes.
    Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia, won its first Grand Prix for ‘Meet Graham’ for the Transport Accident Commission Victoria

    Digital Craft
    17 Spikes from 131 entries were awarded including 2 Gold Spikes, 5 Silver Spikes and 9 Bronze Spikes.
    The Grand Prix was awarded to R/GA Sydney, Australia for its campaign ‘Through the Dark’ for Google

    Direct
    37 Spikes from 291 entries were awarded including 2 Gold Spikes, 14 Silver Spikes and 20 Bronze Spikes.
    Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia won its second Grand Prix for ‘Meet Graham’ for the Transport Accident Commission Victoria

    Entertainment
    13 Spikes from 126 entries were awarded including 2 Gold Spikes, 4 Silver Spikes and 6 Bronze Spikes.
    The Grand Prix was awarded to Hakuhodo Inc., Tokyo, Japan for their campaign ‘Gravity Cat’ for Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

    Film
    37 Spikes from 379 entries were awarded 6 Gold Spikes, 12 Silver Spikes and 18 Bronze Spikes.
    Colenso BBDO, Auckland, New Zealand won the Grand Prix for their campaign “Hard Man to Impress”, “Scared” and “Treehouse” for Pedigree

    Film Craft
    43 Spikes from 441 entries were awarded including 6 Gold Spikes, 14 Silver Spikes and 23 Bronze Spikes.
    There was no Grand Prix awarded

    Healthcare
    25 Spikes from 188 entries were awarded including 4 Gold Spikes, 6 Silver Spikes and 14 Bronze Spikes
    Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia won its third Grand Prix of the evening for ‘Meet Graham’ for the Transport Accident Commission Victoria

    Innovation
    3 Spikes from 32 entries were awarded including 2 Innovation Spikes. The Grand Prix was presented to Dentsu Inc., Tokyo, Japan for ‘Smile Lock Outlet’ for Toyota

    Integrated
    6 Spikes from 43 entries were awarded including 1 Gold Spike, 2 Silver Spikes and 2 Bronze Spikes.
    The Grand Prix was presented to Taproot Dentsu, Mumbai, India for ‘Adidas Odds’ for Adidas

    Media
    37 Spikes from 333 entries were awarded including 7 Gold Spikes, 14 Silver Spikes and 15 Bronze Spikes.
    McCann Melbourne, Australia won the Grand Prix for ‘Made Possible by Melbourne’ for the University Of Melbourne

    Mobile
    20 Spikes from 173 entries were awarded including 3 Gold Spikes, 5 Silver Spikes and 11 Bronze Spikes
    The Grand Prix was awarded to MediaMonks, Amsterdam / Google Asia Pacific, Singapore / Lenovo, Singapore / Marina Bay Sands, Singapore / WWF Singapore, The Netherlands for ‘Arts Science Museum: Into the Wild’ for Google, Lenovo and WWF

    Music
    7 Spikes from 56 entries were awarded including 1 Gold Spike, 2 Silver Spikes and 3 Bronze Spikes.
    Host Sydney, Australia won the Grand Prix for ‘Summer Wonderland’ for Air New Zealand

    Outdoor
    28 Spikes from 293 entries were awarded including 4 Gold Spikes, 13 Silver Spikes and 10 Bronze Spikes.
    CJ WORX, Bangkok, Thailand won its second Grand Prix of the evening for ‘The Unusual Football Field Project’, AP (Thailand)

    PR
    26 Spikes from 264 entries were awarded including 4 Gold Spikes, 8 Silver Spikes and 13 Bronze Spikes.
    The Grand Prix was awarded to Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia for ‘Meet Graham’ for the Transport Accident Commission Victoria

    Print & Outdoor Craft
    17 Spikes from 177 entries were awarded including 3 Gold Spikes, 6 Silver Spikes and 7 Bronze Spikes.
    Ogilvy & Mather Japan, Tokyo, Japan won the Grand Prix for its campaign ‘Flounder Fish’, ‘Octopus’, ‘Lotus Root’, ‘Mackerel’, ‘Onion’, ‘Mushroom’ and ‘Okra’ for Sagawa Shoyu Inc.

    Print & Publishing
    10 Spikes from 148 entries were awarded including 3 Gold Spikes, 4 Silver Spikes and 2 Bronze Spikes.
    Ogilvy, Bangkok, Thailand, were awarded the Grand Prix for ‘Build the Future 1’ for Dksh (Thailand) Ltd.

    Promo & Activation
    26 Spikes from 346 entries were awarded including 4 Gold Spikes, 6 Silver Spikes and 15 Bronze Spikes.
    The Grand Prix was awarded to CJ WORX, Bangkok, Thailand for ‘The Unusual Football Field Project’ for AP Thailand

    Radio
    12 Spikes from 104 entries were awarded including 1 Gold Spike, 4 Silver Spikes and 6 Bronze Spikes.
    Bashful, Sydney / Kind Agency, Sydney, Australia were awarded the Grand Prix for ‘Smartwig’ for The Star Sydney

     

    The Grand Prix for Good was presented to McCann India, Mumbai / McCann Health, Mumbai, India for “The Immunity Charm”, Ministry Of Public Health, Afghanistan

    Younghee Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Electronics and Head of Global Marketing for Samsung’s Mobile Business accepted the Spikes Asia Advertiser of the Year Award.

    Network of the Year was presented to BBDO with Dentsu coming second and Ogilvy & Mather in third place.

    Dentsu Inc., Tokyo, Japan received the Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia took second place with Colenso BBDO, Auckland, New Zealand in third.

    The Independent Agency of the Year was awarded to CJ WORX, Bangkok, Thailand, Fred & Farid Shanghai, China came second and Enjin, Tokyo, Japan came third.

    Media Agency of the Year was awarded to PHD, Auckland, New Zealand, OMD Singapore, Singapore was second with Dentsu X, Makati, The Philippines in third place.

    Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Japan received the Spikes Palm, Revolver/Will O’Rourke, Australia came second and Joinery, USA in third.

    The Country Agency of the Year, a new award for 2017 saw the agencies below receive the honour of the most awarded agency in their respective countries.

    Japan: Dentsu Inc., Tokyo
    Australia: Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne
    Singapore: Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
    China: Fred & Farid Shanghai
    India: Taproot Dentsu, Mumbai
    Thailand: CJ WORX, Bangkok
    The Philippines: Dentsu Jayme Syfu, Makati City
    South Korea: Cheil Worldwide, Seoul
    Hong Kong: Cheil Worldwide, Hong Kong
    Malaysia: Isobar, Kuala Lumpur
    Indonesia: Hakuhodo Indonesia, Jakarta
    New Zealand: Colenso BBDO, Auckland

  • No Indian entry featured in the Innovation category shortlist that was released today (Sep 16)

    Record-breaking entries received for Spikes Asia

    By A Correspondent

     

    Spikes Asia, the three-day Festival of Creativity in the Asia Pacific region, has today announced a record 5132 entries from 23 countries. Entries into Healthcare have seen a significant 72 per cent increase, with design (40%) and Direct (34%) also experiencing an upturn. A country-wise break-up of entries wasn’t available at the time of writing.

     

    “Creativity in Asia Pacific continues to excel globally with three of the top 10 most awarded countries at this year’s Cannes Lions coming from the region. The growth in entries is reflective of the fantastic work coming from this creative community and Spikes Asia is a platform for this work to be celebrated”, says Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals. “This increase demonstrates just how important the region is becoming in the global creative communications sphere”, he added.

     

    Prior to the Festival, which takes place from September 21 to 23 in Singapore, 98 industry experts will convene to judge the work and award the most creative with the Spikes accolade across 20 categories.

     

    Meanwhile, there was no Indian shortlist in the Innovation category that was released today (Sep 16).

  • The jury members will meet in Cannes to judge work in the new Product Design, Film, Media and Promo & Activation Lions categories

    Cannes announces jury list for four categories

    By a correspondent

     

    The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the members of a further four juries who will meet in Cannes to judge work in the new Product Design,  Film, Media and Promo & Activation Lions categories.

     

    Commenting on the formidable jury line-up including the new Product Design Lions jury, Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals, said, “As a global festival celebrating the best creative ideas in brand communications, it is important to embrace all facets of this ever-changing industry, and as such we very much look forward to welcoming the members of the first ever Product Design Lions jury to Cannes Lions along with all our other juries. By judging and awarding only the very best work using integrity, commitment and unbeatable industry knowledge, this esteemed group of industry professionals selected for these juries, will ultimately help drive the industry forward on a global scale.”

     

    As implemented last year, there will be a two-stage judging process for the Media Lions category. A 40-strong jury of media professionals from around the world will be divided into eight sub-groups of five people tasked to cast the first round of votes that will determine the shortlist. Jury president Matt Seiler, Global CEO of IPG Mediabrands, will spend time with each sub-group but will not vote during this first round. At the second voting stage, the shortlist will be judged and the winners selected by the Awarding Jury made up of 13 media industry leaders including the jury president.

     

    The three other juries will be led by Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, USA (Film Lions); Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, USA (Promo & Activation Lions) and Donghoon Chang, Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics, South Korea (Product Design Lions).

     

    Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, USA is the Jury President for the Film category while Matt Seiler, Global Chief Executive Officer, IPG Mediabrands, is the Global - Jury President + Awarding Jury for the Media category.

     

    Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, USA is the Jury President for Promo & Activation while Donghoon Chang, Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics, South Korea is the Jury President for Product Design category.

     

  • The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is introducing a number of changes to some of its Special Awards

    Cannes Lions adds a few more award categories for 2014

    By a correspondent

     

    The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is introducing a number of changes to some of its Special Awards which are based on points accumulated from shortlisted and award winning work presented at the Festival.

     

    The Palme d’Or award, presented to the best performing Production Company, will see changes introduced to bring it in-line with the other special awards. The calculation will continue to be based on a points system awarded as follows: 10 points for a Grand Prix; 7 points for a Gold Lion; 5 points for a Silver Lion; 3 points for a Bronze Lion; 1 point for a shortlist entry.

     

    The changes being introduced are:

    • Production companies no longer have to have at least 10 entries in the qualifying categories -  Film, Film Craft and Branded Content & Entertainment – to be eligible for the Palme d’Or.

     

    • The Palme d’Or will consider all shortlisted and winning entries from a Production Company.  In previous years, only the best 10 entries from each production company were considered.

     

    • Shortlisted points will now be capped at 10 points, which is in line with the existing Agency of the Year rules.

     

    “We welcome these positive changes to the Palme d’Or award as they will allow exposure to more producers throughout the world,” said François Chilot, President of CFPE/YDA.

     

    The Media Agency of the Year Award will be replaced by the Media Network of the Year award. It will be awarded to the media agency network that obtains the highest score for entries in the Media Lions section. Only media agencies are eligible to compete in this award, which will be based on a points system as above. Advertising agencies credited on shortlisted and winning campaigns in Media Lions will see their points included in the Agency of the Year and Independent Agency of the Year calculation.

     

    “As is our usual process when introducing changes at Cannes Lions, we consult extensively with industry leaders to ensure that we continue to be relevant and reflect the changes that are happening in the business around the world,” said Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals. “These adjustments to the calculations of the Special Awards are no exception, and as such we are delighted to have the support and endorsement of the key players.”

     

  • The fest will be held from September 23 to 26 in Singapore

    Spikes Asia will now be a 4-day affair

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, the leading festival and awards held in Singapore every year, has announced the dates for the 2014 edition: September 23-26. It will take place in the week after the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.

     

    Commenting on the changes, Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals, said: “Moving the Festival back by a week positions it better for growth, allowing us to offer delegates even greater content with four days of relevant and essential industry learning and networking. It’s an exciting time for the region and we look to reflect that in the festival and awards.”

     

    Spikes Asia key dates:

    Delegate Registration Opens: April 17

    Entries Open: May 15

    Entries Deadline: July 25

     

  • The Dubai Lynx Awards honour the region's best work in advertising. The 2013 Festival takes place from 10 to 13 March at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

    Sonal Dabral to speak at Dubai Lynx

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sonal Dabral
    Sonal Dabral

    Sonal Dabral, Chairman & CCO, DDB Mudra Group, has been invited to speak at the Dubai Lynx 2013 – International Festival of Creativity. Mr Dabral will be taking the audience through the rich artistic heritage of India and how it has the power to influence brands and communications, not just in India, but also on the international stage.

     

    Terry Savage, Chairman, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, said, “At the heart of Lions Festivals, is creativity and Dubai Lynx as one of our events has the same ethos. We have speaking at the event each year great creative leaders who show the way forward in terms of thought leadership and providing inspiration to our delegates. Sonal Dabral fits that role perfectly and we are delighted to have him speaking at Dubai Lynx 2013.”

     

    The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is the Middle East and North Africa region’s (MENA) annual must-attend event for the advertising and communications industry to learn, be inspired, network and celebrate. The Dubai Lynx Awards honour the region’s best work in advertising. The 2013 Festival takes place from 10 to 13 March at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

     

    The Dubai Lynx is part of the Lions Festivals stable, which includes Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia, Eurobest and the Asia Effectiveness Awards. The Festival and Awards are produced in partnership with Motivate Publishing, with the support of Dubai Media City (DMC) and in association with the UAE Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA).

     

  • Day 2 of Spikes Asia gets underway

    By A Correspondent

     

    Spikes Asia took off in Singapore yesterday with India dominating the participating countries in the awards event with 612 entries. Celebrating creativity in advertising and communications, the three-day event is the apex congregation of the trade in the region.

    “As the largest awards in Asia Pacific, we are delighted with the continued support of the industry in the region, demonstrated by this incredible growth. Spikes Asia is the place to see the region’s great creative work across all the different disciplines, including the two new categories for this year – Mobile and PR. Winning a much sought-after Spike, provides important recognition, inspiration and motivation for both agencies and clients alike,” said Mr Terry Savage, Co-Chairman of the Spikes Asia. “With a record number of attendees this year, Spikes Asia is set to be a great event, with much to learn and discuss,” he continued.

    During his session, Mr John Wren, President & CEO, Omnicom Group had summed on the must-have’s among the people they hire-high energy, talented and nice. He also dubbed mobile as the core to change in future. He also pointed that Asia is the growth center for marketers and its here that they can achieve the greatest growth.

    Mr Stephen Kim, General Manager, Global Creative Solutions, Microsoft discussed the journey of storytelling and pointed that every brand and every consumer has a story to tell and as marketers, it is important resonate these stories with the consumers.

    There was also a presentation on `Lessons In Creativity And Innovation From The Simpsons’ by Mr Joel Cohen, the Writer and co-executive Producer of The Simpsons. Mr Cohen attributed the success  of the Simpsons to the environment in which it is created and also reminded the importance of connecting with the audience before innovating.

    There are many more sessions that delegates are making a beeline for. These include Creativity & Fear by Todd Sampson, CEO, Leo Burnett Australia, Does Creativity Make Advertising More Effective? by James Hurman, Planning Director, Colenso BBDO and The Gamification Of Marketing by Laurie Coots, Chief Marketing Officer, TBWA\Worldwide among host of others.

    The grand awards event will be held tomorrow evening.