Asians well represented on NY Festivals jury

New York Festivals 2010 International Advertising Awards has announced its Grand Jury selections. The Grand Jury represents 48 countries worldwide and jurors were selected from the following countries: China, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, and Thailand.

Prominent Chinese advertising executives appointed to the 2010 jury:  Donald Chan (left), CEO for TBWA China, judging Outdoor Advertising; Tony Liu, Executive Creative Director for AEIOU, judging Print; John Vakidis, Executive Creative Director for AKQA, judging Digital & Interactive; and CheeGuan Yue, Executive Creative Director for Grey Worldwide, judging Television/Cinema.  In addition, Doug Schiff and Kevin Lee, both Executive Creative Directors for OgilvyOne, will judge the Digital & Interactive competition.

From India: Anto Noval,Director/Chief Creative Officer for Hungry & Foolish CreativeProducts Pvt. Ltd., Judging Digital & Interactive; Denzil Machado,Creative Director for McCann Erickson, judging Outdoor; Kapil Mishra,Executive Creative Director for Leo Burnett, judging Print; and KbVinod, Creative Head for Mudra (DDB), judging Television/Cinema.

“Iam a first time judge at New York Festivals. From the format of thejudging itself, this award show comes across as innovative anddifferent from every other show. I look forward to picking ideas thatsurprise me, change me, teach me something new or are just super fun,” commented Kb Vinod, Creative Head, Mudra (DDB).

From Japan: Hisashi Hayashi, CreativeDirector for Dentsu, judging Television/Cinema; Minoru Fujii, ChiefCreative Officer for HAKUHODO Inc., judging Print; Shinji Kita,Creative Director/Art Director for Daiko, judging Outdoor; KazutoMochizuki, Creative Director for Tokyu, judging Television/Cinema;Toshiya Mizoguchi, Creative Director for Mc Cann Erikson, judgingPrint; Kazushi Shimoda, Creative Director for Dentsu Inc., judgingOutdoor; and Haruki Yamashita, Executive Producer for LIFT Corporation,judging Art & Technique.

Korean’s on the jury: Jungwon Lee,CEO/Strategic Director for PostVisual.com, judging Digital &Interactive; Sang Hoon Park, CEO for Lee & Park Story, judgingTelevision/Cinema; Hye Jin Won, Creative Director Innocean Worldwide,judging Television/Cinema; and Yong Min Seo, Creative Director forCheil Worldwide, judging Outdoor.

From the Philippines:  Eugene Demata,Executive Creative Director for DM9 JaymeSyfu, judging Outdoor; andDavid Ferrer, Executive Creative Director for JWT, judgingTelevision/Cinema.  

Judging from Thailand: Suvit Jaturiyasajagul,Executive Creative Director for Spa-Hakuhodo, judging Print; SanpathitTavijaroen, Creative Director for Leo Burnett, judging Outdoor; andWarawut Kaennakham, Creative Director for JWT, judgingTelevision/Cinema.

The NYF Grand Jury comprises246 Senior Creative Directors in total.