Creative Circle awards 2007 Ad of Year

A total of 12 months of work was judged, ie January – December 2007, on 18 March 2008 at The Venue, Melrose Arch. Sixteen judges participated in choosing the winner for the five media categories.

Magazine

1. 8 Ink Media/National Geographic magazine “Freak of the Deep/Exploding Toads/Cyclops Kitten”
   Agency: FoxP2
   CD: Andrew Whitehouse/Justine Gomes/Noel Cottrell
   AD: Andrew Whitehouse; CW: Justin Gomes
   Prod company: Nine Degrees Animation Studio; Photographer: A Norman;
   Illustrator: David Whitehouse/Clive Kirk

2. Nampak/Cuddles “Protection/Comfort/Happiness” – Grey Advertising
   
3. VWSA/The Epos Cabriolet “Monkey/Hadeda/Cat” – Ogilvy
   

Newspaper

1. Independent Newspapers/Cape Times “JFK/Hiroshima/Soweto”
   Agency: Lowe Bull CT
   CD: Kirk Gainsford
   AD: Brian Bainbridge; CW: Simon Lotze/Alistair Morgan

2. Independent Newspapers/Cape Argus “Aids Stats” – KingJames CT
   

Outdoor

1. Eskom “Save”
   Agency: Ogilvy
   CD: Gordon Ray/Chris Gotz
   AD: Paul Sanders
   CW: Gordon Ray
   Production Co: Clear Channel; Photographer: Rory Carter;
   Illustrator: Dave Vickers

2. WWF “Global Warming” – TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris
   

Film

1. Ford Bantam “Ubuntu”
   Agency: JWT JHB
   CD: Paul Strappini
   AD: Laura May Vale
   CW: Paul Strappini
   Prod company: Bouffant;
   Director: Dean Blumberg;
   Producer: Boris Vossgater;
   Editor: Tessa Ford

2. Unilver/Axe “Gold Fish”/Magician/Bokrdrol” Lowe Bull JHB
   

Radio

1. Unilver/Axe “Answering Machine/Announcements/Fart/Gnome”
   Agency: Lowe Bull JHB
   CD: Gareth Lessing
   CW: Matthew Brin/Adam Livesey
   Prod Co: Sterling Sound; Audio Eng: Lorens Persson

2. Toyota/Genuine Parts ‘Godfather/6th Sense/Gone with the Wind” – Draftfcb JHB
   

Experiential

1. 8 Ink Media/National Geographic magazine “Comic Book Cover”
   Agency: FoxP2
   CD: Andrew Whitehouse/Justin Gomes/Noel Cottrell
   AD: Andrew Whitehouse
   CW: Justin Gomes
   Illustrator: A Norman

2. Addis “Hot & Cold Mailer” – FoxP2
   
3. Standard Bank “Fridge Magnet” – TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris
   

The panel of judges consisted of the following:

Rob McLennan, DraftFCB

Gerry Human, Ogilvy
Conn Bertish. JWT
Graeme Jenner, Net#work BBDO
Rajesh Ranchod, Leo Burnett
Damon Stampleton, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris
James Daniels, Eurorsg
Mike Barnwell, Grey Advertising
Matthew Bull, Lowe Bull
Ahmed Tilley, Black River FC
Justin Gomes, Fox P2
Pepe Marais, Joe Public
Festus Masekwameng, McCann
John Davenport, Ireland-Davenport
Gareth Lessing, DDB
Matthew Brink, KingJames