Ad Stars has finished judging 20,645 entries from 60 countries and the winners have been announced.

Twelve Grand Prix trophies were awarded: 

• PR Grand Prix and Social & Influencer Grand Prix & Media Grand Prix:  Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates, The Blank Edition for An-Nahar.

• Direct Grand Prix & Mobile Grand Prix: FCB New York, USA, The Whopper Detour, for Burger King
• Design Grand Prix: TBWA Hakuhodo, Japan, The Most Challenging Ping Pong table, for the Japan Para Table Tennis Association. 

• Film Grand Prix, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand, I’m Drinking it for you for DB Breweries

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• Interactive Grand Prix: Serviceplan Korea, Dot Mini, for Dot Incorporation
• Print Grand Prix: Ogilvy Group Thailand, Deer, for Freeland Foundation
• Video Stars Grand Prix: GREYnJ United Bangkok, Thailand, FACE/OFF, for Kasikornbank

• Public Service Announcement Grand Prix: Casanova/McCann, USA, Second Chances  AND BBDO Atlanta, USA, Stop Traffick

Jureeporn Thaidumrong, chief creative officer at GREYnJ United, noted, “Perhaps the best thing about Ad Stars is that agencies don’t have to spend a lot of money on entry fees as we do at other award shows, which means smaller independent companies have a chance to enter. It is supported by Busan Metropolitan City, it is very well organised – there are so many good things about this show.”

Hwan-Jin Choi, Chairperson of the Ad Stars Executive Committee, says: “Ad Stars is a festival where creativity and technology converge. Its core value is ‘humanity’ – we exist to share creative solutions that change the world. Many of this year’s winners are contributing to humanity in exciting ways, and we would like to congratulate them for their work.”

Australia won 6 Golds:

• The Brand Agency, Australia, Hungry Puffs for Foodbank WA (Gold, Design) (Gold, Direct)
• VMLY&R Australia’s The Half Biscuit for RSA (Gold, Public Service Advertising)
• DDB Sydney, Australia, Grave of Thrones for Foxtel (2 Golds, Outdoor, 1 Gold, PR)

New Zealand won 1 Grand Prix (Film) and 5 Golds:

• Colenso BBDO, I’m Drinking it for you for DB Breweries (Film Grand Prix) (Gold, Film) (Gold, Radio & Audio)
• Ogilvy New Zealand, The Most Dangerous Stunt in the World for Auckland Transport (2 Golds, Video Stars)
• Colenso BBDO, Kupu for Spark (Gold, Design)

Film & Video Stars:

Colenso BBDO New Zealand won the Grand Prix in Film for I’m Drinking it for You, created for DB Breweries to encourage beer lovers to drink low-carb beer for the sake of their partners.

8 Gold trophies awarded in Film:

• Artplan Sao Paulo, Brasil, The Beatbox Catalogue for Etna Home & Décor (x 2)
• Leo Burnett Taiwan, Souvenirs From Travel for China Airlines
• GREYnJ United, Thailand, FACE/OFF for Kasikornbank
• Wolf Bangkok, Thailand, Second job for Central Department
• Grey Tokyo, Japan, Hankograph for WILDAID
• C.Ray Corporation, Japan, The Nanto Family for The Nanto Bank
• Colenso BBDO, New Zealand, I’m Drinking it For You for DB Breweries

GreynJ United, Thailand won the Grand Prix in Video Stars for FACE/OFF for Kasikornbank).

4 Gold trophies were awarded in Video Stars:

• Ogilvy New Zealand, The Most Dangerous Stunt in the World for Auckland Transport (x2)
• J.Walter Thompson, Taiwan, My variety father for E-Life Home Appliances
• Casanova/McCann, USA, Second Chances for Donate Life California

Design & Print

TBWA Hakuhodo won the Grand Prix in Design for The Most Challenging Ping Pong Table, created for the Japan Para Table Tennis Association.

13 Gold trophies were awarded in Design:

• Cheil Worldwide Hong Kong’s Homework and A Sweet Escape for Chupa Chups (x 2)
• TBWA Santiago Mangada Puno, Philippines, 1 Gold for This is a tree for Pacific Paint (Boysen); and 1 Gold for Baybayan for Cultural Center of the Philippines
• Hakuhodo Indonesia, Clever Cash for Save Street Child Sidoarjo
• Hakuhodo, Japan, The restaurant of mistaken orders for DAIKI Angel Help Inc.
• The Brand Agency, Australia, Hungry Puffs for Foodbank WA
• The Electric Factory, Uruguay, Chivas Regal Eternity for Pernod Ricard
• Serviceplan Korea, Dot Mini – The First Smart Media Device for the visually impaired for Dot Incorporation
• Colenso BBDO, New Zealand, Kupu for Spark
• MullenLowe Singapore, Cavities (Bubblegum) for Unilever Asia
•  Innocean Worldwide, Korea, The Quiet Taxi for Hyundai Motor Group
• Cheil Worldwide, Hong Kong, Gatsby for Penguin Random House

Ogilvy Group Thailand’s Deer campaign for Freeland Foundation won the Grand Prix on Print, as well as 1 Gold and 1 Bronze trophy.

7 Gold trophies were awarded in Print:

Cheil Worldwide, Hong Kong, 1 Gold for Gatsby for Penguin Random House, and 1 Gold for Homework for Chupa Chups

• RedBank China, SHUSH for 360 QIKU
• Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates, Mutilated Words for 28 Too Many
• MullenLowe Singapore, Cavities (Bubblegum) for Unilever Asia
• Ogilvy Group Thailand, Deer for Freeland Foundation
• DDB Mudra, India Hashtags don’t heal for Khalsa Aid

Public Service Advertising Diverse Insights, Outdoor, Place Brand, Radio & Audio

There were two Grand Prix winners in In Public Service Advertising (PSA):

• Casanova/McCann, USA, Second Chances for Donate Life California
• BBDO Atlanta, Stop Traffick for Street Grace.

Gold winners in PSA were:

• Hakuhodo Indonesia, Clever Cash for Save Street Child Sidoarjo
• Serviceplan Korea, Dot Mini for Dot Incorporation
• Cheil Worldwide, Hong Kong, Fatal Recognition for The Hong Kong Stroke Association.

No Grand Prix trophies were awarded in Diverse Insights, Outdoor, Place Brand or Radio & Audio.

The Gold winner in Diverse Insights was:

• VMLY&R Australia, The Half Biscuit, for RSA.

The Gold winners in Outdoor were:

• DDB Sydney, Australia, Grave of Thrones for Foxtel (x 2)
• FCB New York, USA, Whopper Detour for Burger King
• Casanova/McCann, USA, Second Chances for Donate Life California
• BBDO Bangkok, Thailand, 7:1 Furniture Collection for Homepro
• Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates, Toxic Flag for Green Peace & Waste Management Coalition

• Airbag Australia won the only trophy in Place Brand, winning Bronze for Carriberrie.

The Gold winner in Radio & Audio was:

• Colenso BBDO, New Zealand, I’m Drinking it for You for DB Breweries.

Interactive, Integrated, Innovation, Mobile, Data Insights, Social & Influencer

Serviceplan Korea won the Interactive Grand Prix for Dot Mini – The First Smart Media Device for the Visually Impaired for Dot Incorporation.

The Gold winner in Interactive was:

• Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates, The Blank Edition for An-Nahar.

There were no Grand Prix winners in Integrated and Innovation.

The Gold winner in Innovation was:

• Serviceplan Korea for Dot Mini for Dot Incorporation.

FCB New York won the Grand Prix In Mobile for Whopper Detour for Burger King.

The Gold winners in Mobile were:

• Cheil Worldwide, Korea, REDCEIPT for Kakao Corp.
• Serviceplan Korea Dot Mini for Dot Incorporation.

The Gold winner in new category, Data Insights was:

• FCB Brasil Trending Botics for Congresso em Foco

Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates The Blank Edition An-Nahar, won The Grand Prix in Social & Influencer Grand Prix was awarded to.

The Gold winner in Social & Influencer was:

• Wunderman Thompson Thailand for Narcos – The Censor’s Cut for Netflix.

Direct, Media, Promotion, PR 

FCB New York, The Whopper Detour for Burger King won the Direct Grand Prix

The Gold winners in Direct were:

• FCB New York, The Whopper Detour for Burger King 
• The Brand Agency, Australia, Hungry Puffs for Foodbank WA
• Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates, The Blank Edition for An-Nahar
• Casanova/McCann, USA, Second Chances for Donate Life California

The Gold winners in Promotion were:

• FCB New York, The Whopper Detour for Burger King
• Casanova/McCann, USA, Second Chances for Donate Life California.

Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates won the PR Grand Prix for The Blank Edition for An-Nahar

The Gold winners in PR were:

• Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates, The Blank Edition for An-Nahar
• DDB Sydney, Australia, Grave of Thrones for Foxtel
• FCB New York, Whopper Detour for Burger King.

Impact BBDO, United Arab Emirates won the Grand Prix in Media and a Gold trophy for The Blank Edition for An-Nahar). ADK Japan won Gold for Make it a Runway for PVH Japan.

All winners here: Winners List_Professional_AD STARS 2019