KODAK AWARD NEW DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR CALL FOR ENTRY, TOP JURY LINED UP

July 8 2008, 4:41 pm | BY Lynchy | 1 Comment

Picture 214.pngKODAK and AWARD have announced the salubrious panel of judges and the Call for Entry launch.

Designedto recognise and promote exceptional new commercial directors in theAsia Pacific Region, the KODAK AWARD New Director Of The Year willhonor outstanding commercial directors whose fresh thinking andcreativity sets them apart from the rest.

“Kodak and AWARD arehonoured to have such high-ranking members of the advertising sectorgenerously provide their time to judge the entries,” says GregMcKibbin, Regional Business General Manager, Entertainment Imaging,Asia Pacific Region. “Offering new talent the chance to get noticed inthis way is one of the core goals of the competition that can have asignificant and positive impact on their careers.”

The Judging Panel:

Joel Limchoc, Creative Director, BBDO Guerrero Ortega Philippines

Michael Ritchie, Managing Director, Revolver Films

Patrick Hughes, Director, @radical.media

Corey Esse, Head of TV, Publicis Mojo Melbourne

Jagdish Ramakrishnan, Creative Director, BBDO Singapore

Masako Okamura, Creative Director, Dentsu Japan

Cameron Blackley, Creative Head, Droga5 Sydney

Andrew Lok, Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather Greater China

View the viral ad promoting the Call for Entry.

 

Eligibility

Allentrants must be current commercial directors, and have only been inthe commercial production field for a maximum of three years.

You are eligible if you have been directing other material previous to your commercial work.

Preparation of Entry Material

All Entries are FREE and are due on 8th August 2008

Entrants will be required to submit the following requirements:


1. A one-page word.doc file of their resume.

2.Three selections of their best work, anything for broadcast directed by
yourself at any point in your career. Moving image only – ie. artpieces, 
animation, commercial art, music 
videos, shorts, viral design.

The Rewards

Thewinning KODAK AWARD New Director Of The Year will be awarded a prize of10 x 400’ loads of 35mm Kodak Motion Picture Film valued atapproximately $4,000.00. This prize will allow the filmmaker to expresshim/herself with high quality film images and subsequently build uponand enhance their show reel.

The New Director Award’s night will be held in Sydney on September 17th.

Thewinner will also be introduced and recognised at the AWARD PresentationEvening to be held on November 27th 2008 and attended by up to 800 ofthe finest industry members from the region.

For further information check the website www.awardnewdirector.com