Countdown to a big AWARD week plus the CB Legendary Lunch sponsored by LIA Awards
The cream of Australian advertising will descend on Sydney next week in the lead-up to the AWARD Awards on Thursday night.
Starting Monday Sir John Hegarty will be chairing the Creative Innovation, Integrated and New Product Development jury while Dave Droga will join him on the Thursday as special guests of the AWARD Awards.
And in between we will be co-hosting the LIA/Campaign Brief Legendary Lunch on Wednesday overlooking the Harbour Bridge.
The lunch – which will be attended by 100 of Australia’s top creative directors and selected production company exec producers – is generously sponsored by New York-based Barbara Levy (pictured below), president of the London International Awards, who is visiting Sydney with LIA strategic director Wayne Youkhana and event co-ordinator Laurissa Levy to catch up with top creative directors and to attend the AWARD Awards.
If any Perth-based creative directors plan be in Sydney on Wednesday next week and would like to attend the lunch please contact Kim Shaw.
Says Levy: “LIA is both proud and honoured to be co-hosting the LIA/CB Legendary Lunch during AWARD week in Sydney. Over the years, LIA has had a front row seat in watching the Australian advertising community grow to become a global powerhouse within this industry.
“Co-hosting is our way of giving thanks to those who have supported us throughout the years. It is a privilege for LIA to be part of this event, a way of showing the respect and admiration we have for the creatives who have led the way. What better time and place to do this than during AWARD week when the Australian creative community celebrates its achievements within this great industry.”
In 2014, LIA will continue its Creative Conversations programme that runs concurrent with the Judging in October in Las Vegas. Creative Conversations was launched in 2012 as a way of giving back to the industry, targeted to Young Creatives from around the globe. LIA coordinates 4 days of educational and enriching seminars, lunches and dinners filled with stimulating discussions centered on the experiences and ideas of the speakers in their respective fields. The entire initiative, including travel, meals and hotel expenses, is fully funded by LIA. One young Aussie and one young Kiwi creative will be chosen later in the year to attend this educational and thought-inspiring event.
The LIA Awards will be judged in Las Vegas in October and will include several Australian judges:
TV/Cinema/Online Film
Warren Brown, Partner, BMF Sydney
Integration
John Mescall, Executive Creative Director, McCann Melbourne
Steve Coll, Executive Creative Director, Havas Worldwide Sydney
Digital
Damian Royce, Creative Director, Whybin\TBWA Group, Melbourne
TV/Cinema/Online Film – Production & Post-Production
Anna Fawcett, Executive Producer, FilmGraphics Sydney
TV/Cinema/Online Film – Music & Sound
Ramesh Sathiah, Partner/Creative Director/Composer, Song Zu Sydney
Radio & Audio
Ralph van Dijk, Founding Creative Director, Eardrum Sydney