Cannes Lions:  Sam Balsara named in Media jury, Rajiv Rao in Film

Film, Media, Promo & Activation and Inaugural Product Design juries announced. Sukrit Himanshu Singh of Encompass Events is the third Indian named

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | March 18, 2014

(Left) Sam Balsara and Rajiv Rao (Right)

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the members of a further four juries who will meet in Cannes to judge work in the new Product Design,  Film, Media and Promo & Activation Lions categories. There are three names from India: Madison's Sam Balsara in Media jury, Ogilvy's National Creative Director Rajiv Rao in Film jury, and Sukrit Himanshu Singh, CEO of Encompass Events, in Promo & Activation jury.

As implemented last year, there will be a two-stage judging process for the Media Lions category. A 40-strong jury of media professionals from around the world will be divided into eight sub-groups of five people tasked to cast the first round of votes that will determine the shortlist. Jury president Matt Seiler, Global CEO of IPG Mediabrands, will spend time with each sub-group but will not vote during this first round. At the second voting stage, the shortlist will be judged and the winners selected by the Awarding Jury made up of 13 media industry leaders including the jury president.

The three other juries will be led by Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, USA (Film Lions); Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, USA (Promo & Activation Lions) and Donghoon Chang, Executive VP, Samsung Electronics, South Korea (Product Design Lions).

Commenting on the formidable jury line-up including the new Product Design Lions jury, Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals, said, “As a global festival celebrating the best creative ideas in brand communications, it is important to embrace all facets of this ever-changing industry, and as such we very much look forward to welcoming the members of the first ever Product Design Lions jury to Cannes Lions along with all our other juries. By judging and awarding only the very best work using integrity, commitment and unbeatable industry knowledge, this esteemed group of industry professionals selected for these juries, will ultimately help drive the industry forward on a global scale.”

Film

Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide, USA – Jury President

Al Moseley, President and Chief Creative Officer, 180 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bruno Bertelli, Executive Creative Director, Publicis, Italy

Jan Teulingkx, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Belgium

Jeremy Garner, Executive Creative Director, formerly Weapon7, UK

Katrine Jo Madsen, Senior Creative, UncleGrey, Denmark

Kirk Gainsford, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Cape Town, South Africa

Lance Martin, Executive Creative Director, Partner, UNION, Canada

Luis Ribó, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO, Mexico

Marco Venturelli, Creative Director, Les Gaulois, France

Martin Pross, Chief Creative Officer, Member of the Executive Board, Scholz & Friends Berlin, Germany

Matty Burton, Executive Creative Director, WHYBIN\TBWA Group Sydney, Australia

Maximiliano Anselmo, Chief Operating Officer & Shareholder, Santo Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pete Favat, Partner, Chief Creative Officer, Deutsch LA, USA

Petra Albrektson, Creative Director, Akestam Holst, Sweden

Rajiv Rao, National Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, India

Raquel Martínez, Executive Creative Director, McCann, Spain

Rui Branquinho, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R São Paulo, Brazil

Sompat Trisadikun, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, Thailand

Sue Anderson, VP Executive Creative Director, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, USA

Tone Humblen, Creative / Partner, Llowbank, Norway

Yuya Furukawa, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu, Japan

Media

Matt Seiler, Global Chief Executive Officer, IPG Mediabrands, Global – Jury President + Awarding Jury

Andrew Lazzaro, Chief Brand Officer, Worldwide, OMD Worldwide, Global – Awarding Jury

Anne-Cécile Michaud, Global Head of Strategy, Havas Media Group, Global – Awarding Jury

Annika Rehn Frobell, Head of Planning, Lowe Brindfors, Sweden

Beat Krebs, CEO, ZenithOptimedia, Switzerland

Cesar Parra, Managing Director, Initiative, Colombia

Colin Kinsella, CEO, North America, Mindshare, USA – Awarding Jury

Daina Middleton, Global CEO, Performics, Global – Awarding Jury

Daryl Lee, Global CEO, UM, Global – Awarding Jury

Deric Wong, Head of Strategy & Insights, Omnicom Media Group, Hong Kong

Dominique De Ville, CEO, OMD/Omnicom Media Group, Belgium

Eduardo Jr Mapa, Chief Innovation Officer, Havas Media, China

Edward Knol, Managing Director, Maxus, The Netherlands

Elizabeth Cabello Riffo, General Manager, Starcom Mediavest Group, Chile

Erica Gunning, Managing Director, MEC, South Africa

Erin Hyungjoung Lee, Media Planning Director, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

Fanny García, Managing Director, MEC, Mexico

Guido Surci, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Havas Media Group, Italy

Gustavo Quiroga, President, Quiroga Agencia de Medios, Argentina

Guy Cousins, Global Head of Strategy – Unilever, PHD Global Strategy Unit, Global – Awarding Jury

Hiroshi Yoshida, Executive Manager, Institute Media Environment, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Japan – Awarding Jury

Julia Tuleeva, Media Director, Medialect, Russia

Karine Courtemanche, President, Touché! PHD, Cananda

Kate Thomas, Strategy Director, Dynamo, New Zealand

Kazumichi Iwagami, Executive Officer, Dentsu, Japan – Awarding Jury

Lisa Donohue, CEO, Starcom, USA – Awarding Jury

Luiz Antonio Gini, General Media Director, Neogama BBH, Brazil

Mads Bredal, President, Dentsu Aegis Nordic, Denmark

Marc Schader, Global Chief Commerical Officer, Havas Media Group, Global – Awarding Jury

Mark Creighton, CEO UK, Mindshare Media, UK

Mark Pejic, CEO, Mediacom, Australia – Awarding Jury

Marta Ruiz-Cuevas, Managing Director, Starcom Mediavest, Spain

Michael Dunke, CEO, IPG Mediabrands, Germany

Nick Waters, Nick Waters, CEO APAC, Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific – Awarding Jury

Omid Novidi, Client Service Director, Head of Creative Unit, Mediacom, Austria

Sam Balsara, Chairman and Managing Director, Madison Communications, India

Samuel Godinho, Chief Operating Officer, Carat, Portugal

Sarit Alter, Group Director, Mediacom, Israel

Tara Levine, Managing Director, Marketing & Business Development, OMD, USA

Verica Djurdjevic, Managing Director, PHD, UK

Zysla Belliat, President, IREP and MMZ Conseil, France

Promo & Activation

Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, USA - Jury President

Adam Livesey, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, South Africa

Andrés Martínez, Vice-president Creative, JWT, Mexico

Annu Terho, Copywriter, DDB Helsinki, Finland

Bo Hellberg, Executive Creative Director, Billington Cartmell/Brave, UK

Cristina Barturen, Managing Director, Arnold Madrid, Spain

Debbi Vandeven, Global CEO, VML, Global

Dennis Lück, Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb/Lowe, Switzerland

Fabio Saboya, Creative Director, Loducca Publicidade, Brazil

Fumitaka Takano, Creative Director, ADK, Japan

Hedvig Hagwall Bruckner, Copywriter, King, Sweden

Jonathan Gian, Head of Art, Kinetic, Singapore

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Pizzorno, Executive Creative Director, Badillo Saatchi & Saatchi, Puerto Rico

Juan Manuel (Chavo) D'Emilio, Executive Creative Director, McCann, Argentina

Karina Ogandzhanyan, Vice President, TWIGA, Russia

Lisa Greenberg, SVP, Head of Art, Leo Burnett, Canada

Luca Scotto di Carlo, Creative Partner, M&C Saatchi SPA, Italy

Luca Cinquepalmi, Creative Director, H-Paris, France

Márton Jedlicska, Creative Director, Kirowski Isobar, Hungary

Matthias Harbeck, Creative Executive Director, Partner, Serviceplan, Germany

Megan Clark, Founder and MD, Copper Brand Experiences, New Zealand

Michael Knox, Executive Creative Director, GREY Melbourne, Australia

Ramiro Eduardo, Vice-president Creative, Ogilvy & Mather, Guatemala

Robert Nakata, Founder/Design Director, 72andSunny, The Netherlands

Sebastien De Valck, Creative Director, BBDO, Belgium

Sukrit Himanshu Singh, CEO, Encompass Events, India

Product Design

Donghoon Chang, Executive VP, Samsung Electronics, South Korea – Jury President

Anthony Dickens, Creative Partner, Studio Make Believe, UK

Dan Formosa, Designer, Smart Design, USA

Guto Indio Da Costa, Design Director, Indio da Costa A.U.D.T, Brazil

Lars Larsen, Founder & Head of Design, Kilo Design, Denmark

Dean Quinn, Design Consultant, Dean Quinn, USA

Gabriel Tan, Design Partner / Co-Founder, Outofstock, Singapore

Marcell von Berlin, Creative Director, Fashion Designer, Marcell von Berlin, Poland

Wolfgang Wagner, Managing Partner, Creative Director, Design 3, Germany

Cannes Lions takes place from June 15-21, 2014, at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, with winners to be announced at four awards ceremonies held during the festival. For further details on rules across all 17 categories, fees and how to enter work, visit www.canneslions.com. The deadline for entries is March 28.

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