Prasoon Joshi to lead the Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft jury for the Dubai Lynx

February 1 2011, 1:23 pm | BY Lynchy | No Comments

Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman & Regional ECD APAC, McCann Erickson Worldgroup, India has been appointed as President of the Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft Jury for the 4th Dubai International Advertising Festival. A total of 28 jury members will come together in Dubai, where they will view the entries, deliberate and award the most outstanding work that the region has to offer. Divided into four juries and led by their jury president, they will judge a total of 12 entry categories.

Other Asian-based creatives on the juries are: Connie Lo (Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Hong Kong), Gowthaman Ragothaman (Leader – South Asia, Mindshare, India) and Bhupal Ramnathkar (Founder & Chairman, Umbrella Design, India).

The 2011 Juries are as follows:

Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft Jury

Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman & Regional ECD APAC, McCann Erickson Worldgroup, India – Jury President

Richard Brim, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UK

Valérie Chidlovsky, Senior Copywriter, BETC Euro RSCG, France

Bridget Johnson, Creative Director, Ogilvy, South Africa

Simon Langley, Executive Creative Director, 303 Sydney, Australia

Scott Lewis, Executive Creative Director, JWT, USA

Eric Schoeffler, Chief Creative Officer, Tribal DDB, Germany

Direct, Promo & Activation and Interactive Jury

Armin Jochum, Chief Creative Officer, Jung von Matt, Germany – Jury President

Ben Callis, Creative Director, SapientNitro, UK

Dagan Cohen, Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb, The Netherlands

Ghislain de Villoutreys, Executive Creative Director, JWT, France

Connie Lo, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Hong Kong

Damian Royce, Creative Director, Clemenger BBDO, Australia

Pipo Virgós, Creative Director, Shackleton, Spain

Media Jury

Mike Cooper, Worldwide CEO, PHD, Global – Jury President

Eric Bader, Chief Strategy Officer, Initiative, USA

Kristian Barnes, Group Managing Director, MPG/MediaContacts, Australia

Davy Caluwaerts, Creative Communications Director, Zenith Optimedia, Belgium

Gowthaman Ragothaman, Leader – South Asia, Mindshare, India

Amanda Koutra, Managing Director, Carat, Sweden

Jochen Lenhard, Managing Director, Mediaplus, Germany

Design Jury

Rodney Fitch, Founder of Fitch, Rodney Fitch Ltd., UK – Jury President

Henrique Cayatte, Designer & Teacher, Henrique Cayatte Design, Portugal

Francis Gosset, Strategic Planning Director, Malherbe Design, France

Richard Hart, Design Director, Disturbance Design, South Africa

Claudia Neri, Design Director/President, Teikna Design, Italy

Barbro Ohlson Smith, Creative Director, Ohlsonsmith, Sweden

Bhupal Ramnathkar, Founder & Chairman, Umbrella Design, India

Integrated Jury

(made up of members from other juries, including all jury presidents)

Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman & Regional ECD APAC, McCann Erickson Worldgroup, India – Jury President

Armin Jochum, Chief Creative Officer, Jung von Matt, Germany

Mike Cooper, Worldwide CEO, PHD, Global

Rodney Fitch, Founder of Fitch, Rodney Fitch Ltd., UK

Simon Langley, Executive Creative Director, 303 Sydney, Australia

Bridget Johnson, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, South Africa

Scott Lewis, Executive Creative Director, JWT, USA