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Two more South Africans for Cannes Lions juries
LONDON: The juries for the 2009 Film and Press Lions, in the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, were announced yesterday, Thursday, 2 April 2009. Two South Africans will be jurists: The Jupiter Drawing Room's Ross Chowles for Film and Net#work BBDO's Graeme Jenner for Press.
Both juries will be chaired by David Lubars, chairman and chief creative officer of BBDO North America.
"These two very strong and international juries are made up of great creatives from 23 countries, who will pool together their talent to deliberate and award this year's best work," said Philip Thomas, CEO of the festival.
Film Lions jury members
- US: David Lubars, Chairman and chief creative officer, BBDO North America - jury president
- Argentina: Pablo Martin Batlle, executive creative director & partner, DDB Argentina
- Australia: Steve Back, executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi Australia
- Belgium: Joeri Van Den Broeck, creative director, Famous
- Brazil: Sophie Schoenburg, copywriter, AlmapBBDO
- Canada: Janet Kestin, chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather
- Denmark: Nicolai Stahl, creative director, Hjaltelin Stahl & Co
- France: Andrea Stillacci, co-president and chief creative director, Callegari Berville Grey
- Germany: Wolf Heumann, executive creative director, Jung von Matt/Elbe
- India: Agnello Dias, chief creative officer, TapRoot India
- Italy: Luca Scotto di Carlo, executive creative director, Publicis
- Japan: Toshiya Kono, executive creative director/team leader of Kono-Team, Creative Division, Hakuhodo
- Mexico: Carl W. Jones, VP and general creative director, Y&R
- Norway: Tore Woll, creative director, McCann Norway
- South Africa: Ross Chowles, executive creative director, The Jupiter Drawing Room
- Spain: Germán Silva, executive vice-president and chief creative officer, Euro RSCG Worldwide Spain
- Sweden: Johan Elsner, executive creative director & vice-president, Storåkers McCann
- Thailand: Sompat Trisadikun, executive creative director, Leo Burnett
- The Netherlands: Richard Bullock, executive creative director, 180 Amsterdam
- UK: Bil Bungay, co-founder and creative partner, Beattie McGuinness Bungay
- US: Lisa Bennett, chief creative officer, DDB West
- US: Ted Royer, executive creative director, Droga5
Press Lions jury members
- US: David Lubars, chairman and chief creative officer, BBDO North America - jury president
- Argentina: Pablo Gil, chief creative officer, Grey
- Australia: Jay Benjamin, executive creative director, Leo Burnett
- Belgium: Dominique van Doormaal, executive creative director, Euro RSCG
- Brazil: Leo Macias, creative director, Talent Publicidade
- Canada: Stephen Jurisic, creative director, john st.
- China: Tiger Fu, GM, Lintas
- France: Xavier Beauregard, vice-president and executive creative director, Draftfcb
- Germany: Matthias Schmidt, partner/executive board member, Scholz & Friends Group
- India: Abhijit Avasthi, executive creative director, South Asia, Ogilvy & Mather
- Portugal: José Bomtempo, creative director & partner, BAR Creativity
- Singapore: John Merrifield, creative at large, TBWA\Asia Pacific
- South Africa: Graeme Jenner, deputy executive creative director, Net#work BBDO
- Spain: Uschi Henkes, executive creative director, Zapping/M&CSaatchi
- Thailand: Wiboon Leepakpreeda, chief creative officer, Monday
- The Netherlands: Marcel Hartog, creative director, Publicis
- Turkey: Karpat Polat, creative director, DDB&Co.
- UK: Rosie Arnold, deputy executive creative director, BBH
- US: Gerry Graf, chief creative officer, Saatchi & Saatchi
Judging will take place in Cannes during the festival week, with the Press winners being announced on Wednesday 24 June and the Film winners being honoured on Saturday 27 June.
For more, go to www.canneslions.com.