2009 One Show Interactive jury announced

NEW YORK: Twenty eight top creative directors in the field of interactive advertising were announced as judges last week for the 2009 One Show Interactive, which celebrates the year's best in digital media and web design.

“Interactive advertising is the keystone in any advertising campaign today,” said Kevin Swanepoel, president of The One Club. “Digital media allows for a dialogue between the consumer and the brand. This year's jury includes some of the most influential and well regarded creatives in digital advertising today.”

The One Show Interactive Branded Applications and Mobile Branded Applications categories have been created to award branding devices such as screensavers, widgets, website and mobile application - for example, the Apple store now features over 50 000 different mobile apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

This year's international jury originates from 10 different countries and will meet in New York, 17 - 20 March, to choose the winners.

The 2009 Judges for this year's One Show Interactive competition are:

Jury Chairman: Michael Lebowitz - Big Spaceship (New York, US)
Jerome Austria - Weiden + Kennedy (New York, US)
James Baker - WDDG (New York, US)
Tim Barber - odopod (San Francisco, US
Ingrid Bernstein - Deutsch (New York, US)
Joakim Borgstrom - Weiden + Kennedy (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
David Bryant - StrawberryFrog (New York, US)
Gemma Butler - Agency Republic (London, UK)
Paul Clements - TBWA (Denmark)
Michael Ferdman - Firstborn (New York, US)
Dan Fietsam - Energy BBDO (Chicago, US)
Mike Geiger - Goodby Silverstein & Partners (San Francisco, US)
Daniel Granatta - Grupo W (Mexico)
Aaron Griffiths - Ogilvy (New York, US)
Flo Heiss - Dare (London, UK)
Robert Lindstrom - North Kingdom (Sweden)
Andrew Matarazzo - Gringo (Sao Paulo)
Ty Montague - JWT (New York, US)
Sergio Mugnaini - Almap BBDO (Sao Paulo)
Satoshi Nakajima - Deep (Japan)
Ted Persson - Great Works (Sweden)
Ashley Ringrose - Soap Creative (Australia)
Ed Robinson - The Viral Factory (London, UK)
Neil Robinson - AKQA (San Francisco, US)
Rob Schwartz - TBWA/Chiat/Day (Los Angeles, US)
Iain Lynch Smith - Freeverse (New York, US)
Iain Tait - Poke (London, UK)
Dominique Trudeau - Bleu Blanc Rouge (Montreal, Canada)
Johan Vakidis - Ogilvy One Worldwide (Shanghai)

The 12th annual One Show Interactive Awards will take place on 8 May in New York as part of The One Club's festival week, which includes The One Show on 6 May and One Show Design on 4 May. While entries for The One Show are now closed, the deadline for entries for One Show Interactive and One Show Design is 27 February. To enter go to www.enteroneshow.org and for more info, go to www.oneclub.org.