AWARD Awards announces finalists for Design, Print, Poster + Outdoor, Direct Marketing + Craft in Advertising Print, Typography + Illustration
The first wave of finalists for the 37th AWARD Awards has been announced today across five categories: Design, Print, Poster & Outdoor, Direct Marketing, and Craft in Advertising Print, Typography & Illustration. From Asia, BBDO Malaysia leads the way with 6 finalists.
By category, those agencies with the most finalists include:
● Design: BBDO Malaysia with three finalists (all for KFC print) followed by Leo Burnett Sydney and The Monkeys with two finalists each;
● Print: BBDO Malaysia with three finalists (all for KFC print) followed by Colenso BBDO with two finalists;
● Poster & Outdoor: GPY&R Melbourne with three finalists followed by BBDO Malaysia with two (for KFC), Leo Burnett Sydney, Special Group and Y&R New Zealand each with two finalists;
● Direct Marketing: Clemenger BBDO with seven finalists, followed by Y&R New Zealand with four finalists, Leo Burnett Melbourne and M&C Saatchi Sydney each with three finalists.
● Craft in Advertising Print, Typography & Illustration: Havas Worldwide Australia with four finalists, followed by POOL Collective with three finalists and JOY Agency & Contagion each with two finalists.
Other finalists from Asia include:
In the print category for TBWA\Sri Lanka for “Cover Racism” for Ceylon Newspapers.
TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno The Philippines is a finalist in the Print and Outdoor category for “The Vetiver Project” for Peerless Lion Corp.
Leo Burnett Group Manila is also a finalist in the Print and Outdoor category for “McTollbooth” Golden Arches Development Corporation.
In the Direct Marketing category Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Manila has one finalist for “Give care like you’re still there” for Cebuana Lhuillier.
Ogilvy Beijing is also a finalist in the Direct Marketing category for “Great Chinese Names for Great Britain. Visit Britain”.
Chairs in each of these categories were: Linda Jukic (Hulsbosch) for Design, Vince Lagana (Leo Burnett) for Print, Poster & Outdoor, Guy Roberts (Saatchi & Saatchi) for Direct Marketing, and Christy Peacock (Whybin\TBWA) for Craft in Advertising Print, Typography & Illustration.
Finalists in all additional categories will be announced upon completion of judging.
The awards presentation event will take place on Friday 27th May at Carriageworks in Sydney as part of Semi Permanent for the first time. AWARD thanks all judges for their time and dedication to the awards. A full list of judges can be found here.