CAANZ expects stellar Media Awards night for 2013 after receiving record number of entries
2013 will go down as a stellar year for the Media industry if the record number of entries in the CAANZ Media Awards is anything to go by.
294 entries make it the highest ever received in Media Awards history and represents a 26% increase from 2012. It seems the intervening Christmas holidays between call for entries going live and the entry closing date were not an issue – entry writing teams still managed to get their entries in on time.
Says Paul Head, CAANZ CEO: “This is a great result that reflects the health of the industry and the importance of the CAANZ Media Awards.”
Preliminary judging begins in Wellington on Tuesday 26th February and is followed in Auckland on Wednesday 27th February. Following the successful application/nomination process introduced in 2012 for preliminary judges, applications flooded in almost as fast as the entries. Extra judges are required in 2013 to take account of the increase in entries and numbers have been boosted by the nomination of clients onto the preliminary judging panel. CAANZ is has announced below, the judges who were successful in being selected for the preliminary judging panel.
A maximum of five finalists per category will ensure that only the best entries get through to category round judging which takes place in Auckland on Wednesday 6th March. The CAANZ Media Awards Committee is currently in the process of selecting the category judging panel which will be made up of media agency personnel and clients/media owners. Successful category judges will be notified later in the week.
As part of the on-going evolution of the Media Awards, CAANZ are re-introducing the additional level of executive judging in 2013. The executive judging panel will comprise the team leaders from the category round judging who will review all metal winners to ensure consistency of awards across categories. Winning gold entries will then be forwarded to the panel of international judges to award Best in Show.
The creative theme for Media Awards 2013, developed by JWT, is the Media Renaissance, celebrating a golden age of media discoveries and channel exploration. The Renaissance was a time of discovery, exploration and progress for mankind; a perfect metaphor for charting the new territories that today’s media faces.
The Media Awards winners will be revealed at the Media Awards Show to be held at The Langham, Auckland on Thursday 11th April.
2013 CAANZ Media Awards Dates:
Preliminary judging (Wellington): Tuesday 26th February
Preliminary judging (Auckland): Wednesday 27th February
Creative due: 4.00 pm on Monday 4th March
Category judging (Auckland): Wednesday 6th March
Finalists announced: Thursday 7th March
Executive judging: Monday 11th March
Media Awards Committee judging: Thursday 14th March
Awards Show (The Langham Hotel): Thursday 11th April
Media Awards Preliminary Judging Panel:
Al Jamison
Alan Oliver
Alana O’Neill
Alex Radford
Alysha Delaney
Amanda Cater
Amanda Murphy
Andrew McNally
Andrew Reinholds
Angela Spain
Anna Gavin
Annabelle Wilkinson
Annemarie Browne
Barry Williamson
Blair Alexander
Brett Wilson
Brid Drohan-Stewart
Bridgette Franklin
Camille Turton
Cat Groombridge
Craig Delaney
Craig Spillane
Craig Thompson
Delina Shields
Denelle Joyce
Derek Lindsay
Desiree Hales
Donna O’Keeffe
Eddy Whatt
Emma Bolser
First Last
Fleur Herscott
Gerard Watt
Gill Stewart
Graeme Underwood
Grant Maxwell
Harri Owen
Jacquie Pierson
James Roberts
Jane Hitchfield
Janisa Parag
Jo Fitzgerald
Jo Reid
Johanna Cotter
John Schofield
Jono Key
Jonothan Allen
Kamran Kazalbash
Karen Booth
Kate Thomas
Kath Watson
Katrina Richmond
Kevin Blight
Kris Hadley
Laura Maxwell-Hansen
Lee Parkinson
Lee Ann Morris
Liz Cartwright
Louise Bond
Louise Paul
Lucinda Sherbourne
Lyndsey Francis
Mark Reekie
Matt Bale
Matt McNeil
Matt O’Sullivan
Megan Clark
Melanie Reece
Michael Healy
Michael Pryor
Mike Fredricson
Mike Harland
Natasha Le Marinel
Nick Campbell
Nick Farland
Nick Vile
Nick Ascough
Nicky Greville
Nicola Iguasa
Nigel Douglas
Nikki Grafton
Nina Bialostocki
Olly King
Parris Downey
Paula Adams
Penelope Burns
Rachel Allison
Rachel Leyland
Rebecca Houston
Rex Pearce
Richard Fenner
Richard Thompson
Robert Harvey
Sally Falconer
Sarah Beston
Sarah Febrache
Sean Keaney
Sean McCready
Sharon Daly
Simon Teagle
Siobhan McKenna
Sophia Quilian
Sorrel Davies
Spencer Bailey
Stacey Stephenson
Steve Clark
Stuart Lewis
Susan Browne
Susana Leitao
Suzanne Bull
Tamsin McDonnell
Tara Cowan
Tony Waite
Tracy Lee
Troy Stanton
Vanessa Williams
Zac Stephenson