The Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association (AWARD) has today announced the full line up of jurors for the 41st AWARD Awards - an annual celebration of the most outstanding creative communications work in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association (AWARD) has today announced the full line up of jurors for the 41st AWARD Awards - an annual celebration of the most outstanding creative communications work in the Asia-Pacific region.
A total of 93 creatives will be tasked with selecting the 41st AWARD Awards winners, with online pre-judging to determine finalists taking place from 21 February to 28 February 2020 and in-room judging to award metal on 25 and 26 March 2020.
As announced on 31 January, globally-acclaimed creative Gerry Graf will act as this year’s AWARD Awards Jury President.
This year’s jury Chairs are:
Digital - Craig Brooks, Not Bad Pretty Good
Press, Poster and The Dark Arts - Sarah Barclay
Media Thinking - Russ Tucker, TBWA’s Eleven PR \ FH
Impact - Pia Chaudhuri
Design - Michaela Webb, Round
Culture - Michael Hilliard, FINCH
Sound - Kim Pick, VMLY&R
Film - Jeff Goodby, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Craft in Motion - Wilf Sweetland, Sweetshop
Life Changing - Jonathan Kneebone, The Glue Society
APG Creative Strategy (1) - Andrew Howie, Amazon
APG Creative Strategy (2) - Sudeep Gohil, KPMG
Brand Building - Brent Smart, IAG
See full list of jurors here.
Cam Blackley, Chair of AWARD, said: “This year’s jury are ‘guinea pigs’ as we change to a live judging format for the 41st AWARD Awards. Smaller, more balanced juries made up of the industry’s leading minds (from here and abroad) are absolutely critical for us to raise the bar. This year Chairs also will play a vital role in determining the best of the best on the final day. We fully acknowledge being a juror involves many intense hours of work, so even before judging has started we want to thank all of them in advance for agreeing to play extraordinary roles in what is set to be the biggest and best show in the history of the AWARD Awards. I’d also like to thank all those who nominated to judge this year. We had an overwhelming response to our call out, and while we couldn’t include everyone we already have our eye on line ups for AWARD in 2021.”
The AWARD Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, 27 March 2020 at The Venue, Alexandria as part of the three-day festival that will incorporate the awards judging.