No joy for Perth on Cannes Lions Radio shortlist

June 17 2014, 3:05 pm | BY Kim Shaw | No Comments

Radio Lions Jury.jpgThe Radio shortlist for the Cannes Lions has just been released. Australia has a total of 12 finalists this year, but disappointingly none are from Perth.

Australia entered 80 spots into the Radio Lions – including 17 from Marketforce and 1 from Gatecrasher.

In total, the jury judged 1448 entries from 57 countries to come up with a shortlist of 146. Making the shortlist from Australia were:

•  M&Ms (x3) – Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

•  Capi Sparkling Mineral Water (x3) – Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney

•  OPSM Eye Exams – Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney

•  ABC Classic FM – Eardrum Sydney

•  Melanoma Institute Australia – Disciple Sydney

•  Samsung S-Drive (x3) – Leo Burnett Sydney

Jury President this year is Tony Hertz, Owner & Creative Director at Tony Hertz: Radio & Brand Sound, The Philippines. On the jury from Asia Pacific are Danny Searle (BBDO Asia), Tapas Sen (Radio Mirchi, Entertainment Network, India), Vince Lagana (Leo Burnett Sydney) and Shane Bradnick (DDB New Zealand).