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Cannes 2008: Cyber and Press juries announced

The organisers of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival have announced the members of this year's Cyber Lions and Press Lions juries. Congrats to Kirk Gainsford, Lowe Bull Cape Town creative director who is representing South Africa on this panel.

While judging takes place on site, all Cyber Lions entries can be viewed at the MDAS Cyber lounge and all Press Lions entries can be viewed on interactive kiosks located in the Palais des Festival in Cannes during the Festival week. The winners of these categories will be announced on Wednesday, 18 June 2008, together with the inaugural Design winners.

Cyber Lions jury members

USA, Colleen DeCourcy (Jury President), Chief Digital Officer, TBWA Worldwide
Argentina, Javier Cami Alvarez, Chief Executive Officer, e-volution
Australia, Ashley Ringrose, Co-Founder and Director, Soap Creative
Austria, Vera Steinhäueser, Digital Head, PKP Proximity
Belgium, Vincent Jansen, Creative Director, Boondoggle
Brazil, Sergio Mugnaini, Interactive Creative Director, AlmapBBDO
Brazil, Paulo Sanna, Executive Creative Director, McCann Erickson
Canada, Dominique Trudeau, Creative Director Interactive & Design, Taxi Canada
Denmark, Paul Clements, Creative Director, TBWA\
Finland, Sami Keinänen, Planner, hasan & partners
France, Frederic Bonn, Creative Director, Ogilvy Interactive
Germany, Friedrich von Zitzewitz, Creative Director & Partner, Plan.Net Hamburg
India, Karl Gomes, Executive Creative Director - Digital, Arc Worldwide
Italy, Till Neuburg, Communication Manager, Globiz
Japan, Naoki Ito, Creative Director, GT Tokyo
Korea, Hui Kang Yea, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide
New Zealand, Lee Parkinson, Partner / Joint Creative Director, TOUCH/CAST NEXT
Norway, Bendik Romstad, Copywriter / Creative Director, Kitchen Reklamebyrå
Poland, Mikolaj Dabski, Creative Director, HYPERmedia
Singapore, Sean Lam, Creative Director, Kinetic Singapore
Spain, Enric Nel-lo, Executive Creative Director, Shackleton
Sweden, Ted Persson, Executive Creative Director, Great Works
The Netherlands, Martijn Sengers, Creative Director, Euro RSCG 4D
United Kingdom, Sam Ball, Creative Partner, Lean Mean Fighting Machine
USA, Michael Lebowitz, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Big Spaceship

Press Lions jury members

United Kingdom, Craig Davis (Jury President), Chief Creative Officer Worldwide, JWT
Argentina, Hernán Jáuregui, Executive Creative Director and Partner, DDB Argentina
Australia, Darren Spiller, Regional Creative Director, Publicis Mojo
Belgium, Dirk Domen, Creative Director, Duval Guillaume Antwerp
Brazil, Luiz Sanches, Creative Director, AlmapBBDO
Canada, Paulette Arsenault, Partner / Creative, PALM Arnold
France, Erik Vervroegen, President / Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Paris
Germany, Ulrike Wegert, Creative Director, KNSK
India, Priti Nair, National Creative Director, Grey India
Italy, Sergio Rodriguez, Group Creative Director, Leo Burnett
Portugal, Ricardo Monteiro, Chief Executive Officer, Euro RSCG Portugal/Latam
Singapore, Eugene Cheong, Head of Copy, Asia Pacific, Ogilvy

South Africa, Kirk Gainsford, Creative Director, Lowe Bull Cape Town

Spain, Carlos Sanz de Andino, Creative General Manager, Contrapunto
Thailand, Suvit Jaturiyasajagul, Creative Director, McCann Erickson
The Netherlands, Raymond van Schaik, Creative Director, Etcetera
Turkey, Haluk Mesci, Co-Founder / Partner, MAHI MAHI Markalastima Hizmetleri
United Kingdom, Damon Collins, Executive Creative Director, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R
USA, Sarah Barclay, International Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

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