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Loeries Young Creatives winner, student judging panel announced

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:57:00 +0200

Twenty-five-year-old Darren Cronje has won the Loeries 2008 Young Creatives Award and, with it, an all-expenses-paid trip to the One Show in New York - and the Student Judging Panel for the Loeries was announced yesterday, Monday 1 June 2009.
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Loeries Migrate showcases the sinfully creative

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:32:00 +0200

Did you hear the one about the janitor who was jealous of the CEO? Or see the one where the old guy fell asleep without any clothes on? Or did you try that puzzle that reveals not one but two naughty pictures if you can finish it?
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Early orders discounted for 2008 Loeries Annual

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:43:00 +0200

With the Loeries having celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, the 2008 Loeries Annual, designed by Net#work BBDO, promises to be a bumper edition. It will close off the 2008 theme, “Make your mom proud”, taking on the appearance of a family photo album. It also comes with a DVD set featuring the TV, radio, experiential and digital winners.
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Loeries scholarship to nurture grassroots creativity

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:38:00 +0200

The Loeries Scholarship was awarded this year for the first time to enable a talented student from a disadvantaged background to further their studies in communication design at a tertiary institution. The scholarship has the broader aim of increasing awareness of the creative industry as a career path for disadvantaged students and to increase the flow of creative talent into the industry.
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Music video wins Loeries Craft award

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:59:00 +0200

The Parlotones hit, "I'll Be There", received a Craft certificate for animation and special visual effects. This marks the first time a music video has won at the Loeries.
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Producing the audiovisual goods for Loeries

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:50:00 +0200

A recommendation by Velocity Films executive producer, Peter Carr, saw Be Phat Motel Film Company approached early in 2008 to produce a series of visuals for this year's 30th anniversary Loerie Awards ceremony, specifically the six musical performances. Be Phat Motel is an up-and-coming collaboration between a number of young South African industry professionals.
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Draftfcb South Africa Group claims second overall spot in Loeries tally

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:13:00 +0200

A strong creative performance by Draftfcb Johannesburg and Joe Public this past weekend (July 29) in Margate has Draftfcb South Africa ranked second - as a group - on the points table for The Loerie Awards 2008.
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Keith Rose of Velocity wins Grand Prix for Allan Gray 'Beautiful'

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:26:00 +0200

This year's Loeries judges awarded the TV Grand Prix to the craftsmanship and masterful storytelling of Allan Gray 'Beautiful'. The commercial was conceptualised by agency King James and directed by Keith Rose of Velocity.
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Loeries Grands Prix for youth market campaigns

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0200

Whose mother wouldn't be proud if her creative child brought home a highly treasured bird, the Loerie Grand Prix award, after a weekend in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal? It's been almost a week since the excitement of the Loeries festival weekend and today we find out more about the concepts that won the judges' hearts, featuring Trigger Communications and the duo of Net#work BBDO and Gloo Digital Design.
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Seen beside the Velocity poolside

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:01:00 +0200

The Velocity party by the pool was its usual rockin' self. Sweat.x got those feet tapping and all those folks going down brown whilst the girls in tight lycra introduced everyone to Jose and the boys in gold shorts and painted toenails shook their well formed booties.
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