Judges announced for Newspaper Ad of the Year

A premium judging panel for The Newspaper Ad of the Year has now been confirmed:

Paul Nagy, CD, Clemenger BBDO

Paul Catmur, Creative Partner, Barnes Catmur & Friends

Rob Jack, CD, Special

Guy Roberts, CD, TWBA/Whybins

James Mok, ECD, DraftFCB

Todd Waldren, ECD, M&C Saatchi

“We’re delighted with our quality judging panel again this year.  With an award of this

significance it’s only right that the region’s best creatives decide on the country’s very best

newspaper ad”, says Lexie Ribot, Creative Manager of NAB.

Guest international judge Sir John Hegarty, Worldwide CD, BargleBogleHegarty will also

judge the finalist work.

The judges will choose a winner from a selection of finalists made up of the Ad of the Month

winners and new entries received before 5pm Tuesday 16th June – just one week

away!  To be eligible these new entries must have appeared in a New Zealand newspaper

between 1st June 2008 and 31st May 2009.  

The winner will be announced (and $10,000 cash prize presented) at The Newspaper Ad of

Year night to be held in Auckland on Thursday 9th July 2009, 6pm at Hopetoun Alpha.

Entry into the competition is easy. Simply email a hi-resolution pdf of the ad to

ideas@nabs.co.nz, include credits and publication name and date in the email body.  

Entry criteria and full terms and conditions can be found at www.nabs.co.nz.