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[One Show 2016] SA wins in Print & Outdoor, Design categories
The 43rd Annual One Show Awards announced the winners in print & outdoor, design, direct, branded entertainment, responsive environments and public relations, with South Africa winning four awards.
Hosted by actor and comedian Michael Ian Black, The One Show awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencils at Gotham Hall in New York City.
There were 282 Pencils awarded – 76 Gold, 95 Silver and 111 Bronze – to winners from 27 countries. Six Best in Discipline winners were also announced.
"Not only is Best in Discipline the top piece of work in an entire discipline, it is also up for contention for Best of Show,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of The One Club. "This year, The One Show received more than 20,000 entries. Only 14 of them won Best in Discipline, representing the elite work at The One Show.”
South African winners
| AWARDS SHOW | PRIMARY COMPANY NAME | PRINT-READY CATEGORY NAME | CLIENT | ENTRY TITLE | AWARD TYPE | CITY | COUNTRY |
| Print & Outdoor | OpenCo - The Open Collaboration / Johannesburg | "Print & Outdoor: Non-Profit – Collateral" | Apartheid Museum | Make Sense Of The Present | Bronze | Sandton | South Africa |
| Design | OpenCo - The Open Collaboration / Johannesburg | "Design: Craft – Photography" | Apartheid Museum | Make Sense Of The Present | Gold | Sandton | South Africa |
| Print & Outdoor | Ogilvy & Mather / Cape Town | "Print & Outdoor: Consumer – Magazine – Full Page or Spread – Campaign" | Volkswagen South Africa | Volkswagen "The Car That Takes You Places" | Silver | Cape Town | South Africa |
| Print & Outdoor | OpenCo - The Open Collaboration / Johannesburg | "Print & Outdoor: Non-Profit – Publications" | Apartheid Museum | Make Sense Of The Present | Silver | Sandton | South Africa |
The following were the Best in Discipline winners from Wednesday night:
Print & Outdoor: “Survival Billboard” for Microsoft by McCann / m:united / London.
Design: “Nameless Paints” for Kokuyo by Dentsu / Tokyo
Direct: “The Interactive Form” for CANAL+ by BETC + BETC / Digital / Paris.
Branded Entertainment: “#NOTCOMINGSOON” for Remy Cointreau / Louis XIII by FF / New York + Moonwalk / New York.
Responsive Environments: “The Last Shot” for Jordan Brand by AKQA / San Francisco + LOS YORK / Los Angeles.
Public Relations: “Inspiring Spirit” for Scoot by Saatchi & Saatchi / Singapore + Sweeney Vesty / Singapore + Publicis / Singapore.
One Show winners in film, interactive, cross-platform, IP, social media, mobile, UX/UI and radio will be announced on Friday, along with special awards, including Best of Show, Penta Pencil, Agency of the Year, Network of the Year, Client of the Year, Holding Company of the Year and Green Pencil. Friday’s ceremony will take place at Cipriani Wall Street.
Visit www.oneshowrankings.com on Friday, 13 May to view the complete rankings.
For more:
- Bizcommunity search: One Show
- Google news search: One Show
- Twitter search: One Show Creative Week
- Official site: https://www.oneclub.org/
