11 January 2015 – The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity today announced the 48 esteemed individuals who will join the jury presidents in judging entries into the Dubai Lynx Awards. The Festival, running from the 8 – 10 March 2015, is the leading competition for creative communications excellence in the Middle East and North Africa and concludes with the Dubai Lynx Awards on 11 March.
CEO of Lions Festivals, Philip Thomas, speaking on the jury line-up, says “Dubai Lynx is continuously evolving and we are delighted to present a truly global panel of experts with such experience in their respective fields. The MENA region is producing fantastic work and these jurors will be at the forefront in awarding the best creative communication in the region, setting a benchmark for future work.”
FILM, PRINT, OUTDOOR & RADIO JURY AND PRINT CRAFT JURY
David Lubars, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide and Chairman BBDO North America, Global – Jury President
Adam Tucker, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UK
Can Faga, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe and Partners, Turkey
Cheryl Van Ooyen, Managing Director, Executive Creative Director, mcgarrybowen, USA
Fran Luckin, Executive Creative Director, Quirk, South Africa
Kurt Georg Dieckert, Creative Director and Founder, dieckertschmidt, Germany
Wain Choi, Global Executive Director, VP, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea
DIRECT, PROMO & ACTIVATION, INTERACTIVE AND MOBILE JURY
Joyce King Thomas, Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, McCann XBC, Global – Jury President
Alasdhair Macgregor Hastie, Chief Creative Officer, BEING, France
Grant Hunter, Regional Executive Creative Director, iris worldwide, APAC/EMEA
Guan Hin Tay, Regional Executive Creative Director, S. E. Asia and Lux, Global ECD, JWT, Singapore
Marc Landsberg, CEO, SOCIALDEVIANT, USA
Rogier Vijverberg, Executive Creative Director/Founder, SuperHeros Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yutaro Kojima, Creative Strategist, Facebook, UK
MEDIA JURY
Mike Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media Group, Australia – Jury President
Ana Carrapichano, Group Managing Director, Mediology, South Africa
David Moynihan, Head of Client Strategy – EMEA, MediaCom, UK
Liv Sandberg, Senior Client Service Director, Starcom, Sweden
Miriam Sijmonsbergen, Strategy Director, OMD, The Netherlands
Natalie L’Hoir, Managing Director, UM, Belgium
Nicoleta Padure, Managing Partner, Media Concept Store, Romania
DESIGN JURY
Ije Nwokorie, Global Chief Executive Officer, Wolff Olins, Global – Jury President
Collette Wasielewski, Head of Design, FCB Johannesburg, South Africa
Gilles Deleris, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, W, France
John Lagerqvist, Creative Director, Family Business, Sweden
Luciano Deos, President & Chief Executive Officer, GAD Design, Brazil
Pedro Miguel Pires, Creative Director, Ivity Brand Corp, Portugal
Sophie Lutman, Creative Director, Lambie-Nairn, UK
PR JURY
Ann Maes, Managing Director, Ogilvy Public Relations, Belgium – Jury President
Brett Carrey, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Mitchell Communications Group, USA
Cecile Missildine, Regional Director, EMEA, Text100, France
Dirk Popp, Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum Pleon, Germany
Joel Bearden, Director, Consumer Brands, Edelman, The Netherlands
Katarzyna Kamińska, Chief Operating Officer, Havas PR, Poland
Verene Gaillard, Member of the Board, Senior Consultant, cR Kommunikation, Switzerland
BRANDED CONTENT & ENTERTAINMENT JURY
Mark Waugh, Global Managing Director & Chief Content Officer, Newcast, UK – Jury President
Eric Schoeffler, Chief Creative Director, DDB Group, Germany
John Godsey, Executive Creative Director, VML, USA
Kerry Doyle, SVP, Global Content Director, The Story Lab, Global (USA)
Prashant Kumar, President, Asia World Markets, IPG Mediabrands, Asia Pacific
Wain Choi, Global Executive Director, VP, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea
FILM CRAFT JURY
Rob Galluzzo, Founder/Executive Producer, Finch, Australia – Jury President
Adam Tucker, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UK
Can Faga, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe and Partners, Turkey
Guan Hin Tay, Regional Executive Creative Director, S.E. Asia and Lux, Global ECD, JWT, Singapore
James Cunningham, Executive Producer, Stink, USA
Sybrig Andringa, Executive Producer, CZAR, The Netherlands
Violeta Daubariene, Producer, Artbox, Lithuania
INTEGRATED JURY
David Lubars, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide and Chairman BBDO North America, Global – Jury President
Ann Maes, Managing Director, Ogilvy Public Relations, Belgium
Ije Nwokorie, Global Chief Executive Officer, Wolff Olins, Global
Joyce King Thomas, Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, McCann XBC, Global
Mike Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media Group, Australia
Kurt Georg Dieckert, Creative Director and Founder, dieckertschmidt, Germany
Grant Hunter, Regional Executive Creative Director, iris worldwide, APAC/EMEA
The jury members will discuss and evaluate entries to the competition throughout the Festival with the winners honoured at the Dubai Lynx Awards on 11 March. The competition is currently open for entry and submissions will be accepted until 5 February 2015. Detailed information on entry requirements, rules and costs is available on http://www.dubailynx.com, along with further details of the Festival and Awards.