London International Awards finalise jury

The London International Awards has included several highly awarded Asian creatives on this year’s jury. Jureeporn Thaidumrong (pictured left) of JEH United Bangkok, Jagdish Ramakrishnan of Ogilvy & Mather Asia/Pacific, Prasoon Joshi of McCann Erickson India (pictured below), Kentaro Kimura of Hakuhodo Kettle Tokyo, and Naoki Ito of Wieden & Kennedy Tokyo will all judge when the juries get together in September in Las Vegas.

Also on the jury from Australia are David Nobay of Droga5, Ralph van Dijk of Eardrum Sydney, Paul Swann of Naked Sydney and Steve Rogers of Revolver Films Sydney.

“LIA on-site judging at Wynn Las Vegas in 2009 was so successful that we will be returning to the Wynn for 2010 judging,” revealed Barbara Levy, President of LIA.  “We had rave reviews about the entire judging process and the overall experience from the 2009 Jury.  All jury members on each respective jury panel will vote on every entry. The only exception, jury members are not allowed to vote on their own work.”

Levy also told Campaign Brief the entry deadline to the awards has been extended until 6th August. However, all entrants must be registered by the end of the day Friday 30th July.

This year, for the first time in its 25-year history, LIA will also be honouring “The Best Network, Agency, Design Company and Production Company of the Year.” 

The 2010 Jury Presidents are: David Nobay of Droga5, Australia – Integrated and Television/Cinema/Online Film. Marcello Serpa of AlmapBBDO, Brasil  – Non-Traditional, Print, Poster and Billboard. Rei Inamoto of AKQA – Digital. Faris Yakob of MDC Partners, New York – The NEW Category. Garrick Hamm of Williams Murray. Hamm, London – Design and Package Design. Terry O’Reilly of Pirate, Toronto – Radio. Rocky Morton of MJZ, Los Angeles  – Television/Cinema/Online Film Technique. Josh Rabinowitz of Grey Group, New York  – Music.

The Winners will be revealed at the LIA 25th Anniversary Gala, to be held on Monday, 8th November at Troxy London.

Showcasing of the Winners and Finalists will not end on the 8th November. Immediately commencing after the Awards Gala LIA will take the winning work on a global tour.

Each year LIA prints 6,000 copies of their full-colour Awards Annual featuring the work and creative credits of all Winners and Finalists. All entrants will receive a copy of the 2010 Annual a few months after the announcement of the Winners.  “We feel that our entrants and potential entrants should know that their winning work is not only printed in a hardbound Annual, but that their peers around the world get a chance to see it for years to come. This is our way of honouring the winning work beyond just awarding a Statue. It is also our wish to inspire creativity and the exchange of ideas.  And in a small way give back to the creative community,” said Levy.

For further information or to access the LIA Entry System:  www.liaawards.com