THREE KIWIS INVITED FOR D&AD JURY DUTY

Almost 250 judges have now been confirmed for the D&AD Awards 2009, with the advertising & digital juries announced today. Rewarding the best creative work in the world across 29 different disciplines in advertising and design, judges from 22 countries (including New Zealand and Australia) will gather in London in April 2009 (20-24) in search of creative excellence.  Agencies, studios and creatives can now enter their work to be judged by some of the best creative minds in the world.

As previously reported by CB, Mike O’Sullivan (above left), ECD of Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand will be heading the Ambient jury, while two other kiwis have also been invited to judge – Steve McKenzie (right), ECD of Publicis Mojo, who’s on the Integrated jury and Guy Roberts (middle), CD of TBWA\Whybin, who’s on the Press Advertising jury.

Aussies invited include Ralph Van Dijk, managing director of Eardrum, Sydney, who chairs the Radio jury, Dejan Rasic, ECD of CRC Sydney, who’s on the Integrated jury, Andy DiLallo, joint ECD of Leo Burnett Sydney, who’s on the Poster Advertising jury, Mark Ashley-Wilson, Digital CD of Three Drunk Monkeys Sydney, who’s on the Websites jury, Gavin McLeod, creative director at Mark, Sydney who’s on the Direct jury and Julian Melhuish, creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi Design, Sydney, who’s on the Typography jury.

Further information on how to enter, along with biographies of jury members can be found at www.dandad.org/awards09

Eligible entries will be accepted until 21 January 2009. Work entered before 19 November will receive a 10% discount.  The winners will be announced on June 11 at the Roundhouse in London.