This year, there will be seven South African jury members judging at the 55th Cannes Lions interational advertising festival. The announcement was made on Friday, 7 March 2008, by Independent Newspapers, the representatives for the awards in South Africa.
The seven are:
Film: Paul Warner, Metropolitian Republic
Press: Kirk Gainsford, Lowe Bull Cape Town
Outdoor: Vanessa Pearson, McCann Erickson
Radio: Matthew Brink, KingJames
Media: Jenny Barenburg, Notabene
Direct: Glynn Venter, Draftfcb Impact 361
Promo: Joey Pastoll, Cross Colours
The 55th festival takes place in Cannes, France, 15 – 21 June 2008. For more information, go to www.canneslions.com.
