SAATCHI NZ, PATTS MELBOURNE, HONOURED AT BEST ADS ON TV AWARDS

The 2006 International bestadsontv awards was held at the Melt Bar in Sydney’s Kings Cross on Wednesday night, sponsored by Prodigy.

Best Agency Aust/NZ:

equal best … Saatchi & Saatchi NZ and George Patterson Y&R Melbourne.

Best Ad Aust/NZ

Carlton Draught ‘Big Ad’ (George Patterson Y&R, Melbourne)

Best Production Company Aust/NZ:

Revolver Film

Best Director Aust/NZ:

equal best … Garth Davis (Exit), Paul Middleditch (Plaza), and Steve Rogers (Revolver).

WORLDWIDE GOLD AWARD WINNERS:

Guinness “noitulovE”

Sony Bravia “Balls”

Carlton “Big Ad”

Honda “Choir”

Honda “Impossible Dream”

Sky One “Simpsons”

Best Production Company 2006 worldwide:

GORGEOUS.

Best Director 2006, worldwide:

NOAM MURRO.

Judges for the 2006 awards:

Al Moseley – ECD Wieden+Kennedy/Amsterdam

Al Young – CD St Luke’s London

Andy Fackrell – ECD 180 Amsterdam

Clive Pickering – head of copy, TBWA\London

Danny Brooke-Taylor – CD – TBWA London

Emma Hill – CD Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

Glen Ryan – CD JWT Australia (Melb)

Jay Goodman and Jon Soto – Co-ECDs Publicis & Hal Riney San Francisco

James McGrath – CD George Patterson Y&R Australia (Melb)

John Norman – ECD Wieden+Kennedy/Amsterdam

Mark Fairbanks – AMV BBDO London

Matt Eastwood – ECD DDB Sydney

Mike Schalit – Net#work BBDO South Africa

Murray White – CD Springer & Jacoby Amsterdam

Olivier Altmann – ECD Publicis Conseil Paris

Paul Warner – ECD TBWA South Africa

Peter Ampe – CD Duval Guillaume Brussels

Phil Cockrell – AMV BBDO London

Roger Pe – ECD DDB Phillipines

Rose Sauquillo – CD Taxi Canada

Sam Walker – Mother London

Scott Linnen – VP/Creative Director CP+B

Sylvain Thirache – ECD DDB Paris

Toby Talbot – CD Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand

Tony Bradbourne – CD Generator New Zealand

Tony Granger – Chief Creative Officer Saatchi & Saatchi NY

Tony Hardcastle – AMV BBDO London