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Panel for fledgling Loeries announced

The New Voice Award and Student judging panels for the 2011 Loerie Awards have been announced.

28 Jun 2011

Panel for fledgling Loeries announced

New Voice panel

Donovan Goliath, art director, Net#work BBDO

Festus Masekwameng, creative director, Mother Russia

Gloria, Mosia, director, Sonovision Creative Services

Grant Sithole, creative director, Draftfcb

Kamogelo Sesing, creative group head, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris

Molefi Thulo, creative group head, Ogilvy

Neo Mashigo, executive creative director, Draftfcb

Neo Segola, copywriter, McCann

Vuyani Plata, creative group head, The Jupiter Drawing Room

Xolisa Radebe, creative director, The Open Collaboration

Student panel

Angie Batis Durrant, art director, Net#work BBDO

Anton Krugel, design director, Interbrand Sampson

Jean du Plessis, creative director, Grid Worldwide Branding and design

Mbulelo Nhlapo, senior copywriter, Draftfcb

Mbuso Ndlovu, freelance art director

Nicole Sutton-Pryce, senior designer, It's a Go!

Sean Harrison, group head, McCann

Serahni Wolmarans, studio manager, HKLM

Sipho Mbatha, middleweight designer, Switch design

Tarynn Scher, copywriter, Ogilvy

Loeries judging takes place next week in Johannesburg at Vega the Brand Communication School and design School SA. The week begins on 5 July with the Loeries seminar at The Campus in Bryanston, during which three international speakers will give a talk.

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Bizcommunity search: Loerie
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Loeries: www.theloerieawards.co.za
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