New York Festivals International Advertising Awards adds two more Asian judges to 2013 executive jury – ‘Dream Team’ convenes late April

March 13 2013, 11:28 am | BY Lynchy | 1 Comment

Wain Choi.jpgYang Yeo.jpgA further six judges – two from Asia – have been appointed to the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards 2013 Executive Jury.

Wain Choi (left), Worldwide VP & Global ECD, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea and Yang Yeo (right), Chief Creative Officer, JWT Shanghai, China will join the elite group of worldwide chief creative officers to select the World’s Best Advertising across all mediums from the shortlist selected by the online Grand Jury.

Recently appointed Executive Jury members:

  • Wain Choi, Worldwide VP & Global ECD, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea
  • Yang Yeo, Chief Creative Officer, JWT Shanghai, China

  • Rob Feakins, Chief Creative Officer/President, Publicis Kaplan Thaler, USA
  • Dave Rolfe, Director of Integrated Production, BBDO, USA
  • Fernando Bellotti, Regional Chief Creative Officer/President, Leo Burnett ,Argentina
  • Mariano Duhalde, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Madrid, Spain

    • The Executive Jury “Dream Team” convenes April 27 – May 1st for five days of live judging to determine the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand winners, as well as the one entry worthy of being named the World’s Best Idea.

    Says Michael O’Rourke, president International Awards Group New York Festivals: “This year marks NYF’s 3rd year of gathering together the most respected and award-winning chief creative officers in the world to select those entries that will earn recognition in the 2013 competition. This group is as committed to the task of selecting the World’s Best Advertising, as they are to their own high standard of creative excellence.”

    Award-winning entries will be announced at the New York Show awards presentation on Thursday, May 2rd, 2013. The New York Show, a two-day series of creative events, will take place at the landmark New York Public Library’s Beaux-Arts building, located at 455 Fifth Avenue, at 40th Street in New York City. Festivities will be held on Wednesday and Thursday May 1st and 2nd, and includes the Executive Jury Press Conference, keynote speakers, creative panel discussions, networking events, and exhibits of the Shortlisted work. Thursday evening features the 2013 New York Show awards ceremony and after-party to honor the winners in true New York style.