STEVE BACK & MATT EASTWOOD AMONGST AUSSIES ON CANNES JURIES

Former Perth creatives Steve Back and Matt Eastwood are among the11 Australians on this year’s Cannes juries. Saatchi & Saatchi Australia executive creative director Back (pictured) leads the way, snaring the prestigious Film Lions jury, while Eastwood, DDB chairman and national creative director, is on the Outdoor Lions jury. Other Aussies doing jury duty include:

Press Lions: Jay Benjamin, co-executive creative director, Leo Burnett, Sydney.

Cyber Lions: Mark Ashley-Wilson, head of interactive, Three Drunk Monkeys, Sydney.

Direct Lions: Gavin McLeod, direct creative director of M&C Saatchi, Sydney, and Grant Rutherford, creative director of DDBMelbourne.

Radio Lions: Paul Reardon, senior writer, Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne.

Promo Lions: Shane Bradnick, art director, BMF Sydney.

Design Lions: Vince Frost, CEO and creative director, Frost Design.

Media Lions: Henry Tajer, CEO, Universal McCann.

PR Lions: Naomi Parry, director, Black Communications.

On top of all that, the prestigious TitaniumLions jury will be chaired by Aussie expat David Droga, chairman of Droga 5, New York.