MediaCorp, the official country representative of Lions Festivals, has announced a total of ten judges from Singapore who will be part of the esteemed jury panellists at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2015.
Singapore will be represented in nine jury categories, namely Creative Effectiveness, Cyber, Design, Direct, Outdoor, Press, Product Design, Promo and Radio.
The ten judges from Singapore are part of a diverse line-up of 309 senior industry professionals from 44 countries in 2015. At this prestigious international awards, Singapore is one of the top performers within Asia at Cannes Lions every year and this elite group of Singapore jurors will be evaluating the world’s greatest works and bringing back valuable intellects and inspirations to the local creative community.
Here are the juries from Singapore:
Creative Effectiveness Jury
Jarek Ziebinski, Chairman & CEO, Leo Burnett Asia Pacific
Rupen Desai, Regional President, Lowe & Partners
Cyber Jury
Tay Guan Hin, Regional ECD, S.E. Asia & Lux, Global ECD, J. Walter Thompson
Design Jury
Mel du Toit, Creative Director, TBWA Group
Direct Jury
Erick Rosa, Executive Creative Director, Lowe & Partners
Outdoor Jury
Ali Shabaz, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group
Press Jury
Chris Chiu, Chief Creative Officer, Ren Partnership
Product Design
Priscilla Shunmugam, Founder & Designer, Ong Shunmugam
Promo & Activation
Joji Jacob, Group Executive Creative Director, DDB Group
Radio Jury
Lee Hanyi, Chief Creative Officer, The Secret Little Agency
The Festival follows a rigorous jury selection procedure, and all judges must be award-winning.
“Enormous consideration is given to who will judge,” said Philip Thomas, Lions Festivals CEO. “We seek out those who’ve distinguished themselves over the course of a career in creativity – people recognised for their professional achievements, but equally valued for their vision, admired for their passion and trusted for their integrity.”
For a full listing of the Cannes Lions juries 2015, please refer to canneslions.com.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will take place from 21st to 27th June, 2015.
