Think of the engagement an advertisement gets because the music in the ad strikes a chord with the audience. In this episode of VML Birdwatching at the Loeries, Siya Metane, founder of SlikourOnLife, explains why music is so important in media and how music can define a creative piece of work's success.
It's all about handing over the baton. Drawing talent into the industry is key to ensuring its future. The Loeries plays a role in this through its recognition of young talent in the Student Award and the Young Creative and Young Directors Awards.
Film is always a popular category, and this year is no different. The Film jury was headed by international jury president Susan Credle, the former chair and global CCO of FCB Global in the United States.
Kenya is well represented at the Loeries, with a number of campaign finalists as well as 18 judges across 20 categories. Dentsu Creative's chief creative officer, Maxwell Ngari, talks about how the country's creative industry has evolved.
In this episode of VML Birdwatching at the Loeries, Preetesh Sewraj, the Loeries CEO, talks about all things Creative Week and offers insight into the real work of The Loeries. "The Loeries is a non-profit organisation, and every cent it brings in is spent on bettering the industry.".
The Loeries radio jury member and executive for brand, marketing and digital at Pick n Pay, Katherine Madley, chatted to VML Birdwatching at the Loeries with Bizcommunity on the state of retail.
The Loeries 2025 in-person jury judging session took place on Monday and Tuesday, 6 and 7 October, in Cape Town. VML Birdwatching at the Loeries with Bizcommunity caught up with some of the jury presidents to glean some of the highlights of the entries and what constitutes a winning entry.
The inaugural DStv Content Creator Awards took over The Galleria in Sandton on Saturday, 10 September 2022 to honour South Africa's best content developers.
Mi Casa frontman and celebrity chef J'Something officially unveiled his cooking channel on YouTube. An extension of his love of good food and good music, Something's Cooking TV - which has been years in the making - brings together his life's adventures and lifestyle ventures onto one platform.