Asia puts in impressive performance at AWARD Awards with 30 finalists from 10 agencies

The finalists for the 42nd AWARD Awards have been announced today across all categories. Top performers from Asia where Tencent China with 8 finalists, TBWA\HAKUHODO with 5 finalists, TBWA\Thailand with 5 finalist.

A full list of finalists can be accessed here. The 30 finalist from Asia are listed below:

Advertising – Tencent China 2, TBWA\Thailand 2, GIGIL Philippines 2, TBWA\HAKUHODO 1, Edelman Singapore 1 and Wolf BKK Thailand 1

Design – TBWA\HAKUHODO 2 and Tencent China 1

Craft – Tencent China 4, TBWA\Thailand 3, DDB Group Hong Kong 2, TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno 1, Wolf BKK Thailand 1, TBWA\HAKUHODO 1 and Edelman Singapore 1

Film & Entertainment – ADK Taiwan 1, GIGIL Philippines 1 and TBWA\HAKUHODO 1

Media – TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno 1 and Tencent China 1

The AWARD Awards ceremony will take place virtually via a live-stream on Friday 21 May 2021 3pm (AEST). Register to stream it here.

AWARD will also be holding a three day creative festival in the second half of 2021 which, among other things, will celebrate and highlight the winners at an in-person cocktail function. More details will be announced soon.

Special Awards will be announced at the festival.

Chairs for the Juries are:

Digital – Claudia Cristovao, Google, APAC
Press, Poster and The Dark Arts – Mandie van der Merwe, M&C Saatchi
Media Thinking – Tom Martin, Special Group
Impact – Samira Ansari, FCB, NY
Design – Jamie Mitchell, M35
Culture – Lauren Costa, JOAN Creative, NY
Sound – Justine Armour, Grey, NY
Film – Laura Petruccelli, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Fran
Craft in Motion – Kim Gehrig, Revolver / Somesuch, LA
Life-Changing – Genevieve Hoey, Freelance
APG Creative Strategy & Brand Building – Chrissy Blackburn, West 82nd

A full list of judges can be found here.

AWARD is sponsored by Adstream, Alt.vfx, Campaign Brief, Google, Stellar Entertainment, and The Editors.