Ad Stars is gearing up for its three-day festival of ideas and innovation with the appointment of its first two of its five 2019 Executive Judges – Ted Lim, regional chief creative officer of Dentsu Asia-Pacific, and Joanna Monteiro, chief creative officer at FCB Brasil.
Ad Stars is now inviting entries to the Ad Stars Awards before the deadline of May 15. Uniquely (and most democratically), Ad Stars is free to enter all categories except two – Innovation and Integrated. These are just US$90 per entry. Enter here.
Ted Lim works across fifteen countries from China to Australia. He believes, “We are in the business formerly known as advertising” and has repositioned Dentsu Asia Pacific accordingly as an innovative business solutions network beyond advertising.
The non-traditional solutions his team has produced have won Grands Prix in Cannes, a haul of Ad Stars awards and the Facebook Award for Innovation. Dentsu was crowned Campaign Brief Asia’s Most Creative Network in 2017 and 2018.
“Ad Stars is a global awards show that’s free to enter, which is unique because it levels the playing field for agencies big and small,” Lim stated. The former Cannes jury president will oversee the Direct, Media, Promotion and PR categories at Ad Stars 2019.
“I hope to see work that is different and makes a difference. Work from brands across the globe that moves people and business.”
Joanna Monteiro joined FCB Brasil in 2012 and by 2014 she was named one of the world’s Most Creative Women in Advertising by Business Insider – the only Brazilian to make the list. She has also ranked in the Big Won Report’s ranking of Award-Winning Creative Directors and in AdAge’s Creativity 50 list.
“I am honoured to represent Brazil as one of only five Executive Judges at Ad Stars 2019. Korea is a world away from Brazil so I’m curious to experience for myself North Asia’s creativity and digital innovation,” Monteiro stated. She will oversee the Interactive, Integrated, Innovation, Mobile, Data Insights and Social & Influencer categories at Ad Stars 2019.
Ad Stars received over 20,300 entries last year (its 10th anniversary year) making it one of the world’s biggest international advertising festivals.
“Other global festivals earn profits from entry fees, yet almost all Ad Stars categories are free to enter. We are also the only festival to offer a US$10,000 cash prize for our Grand Prix of the Year winners, so I encourage everyone to submit their most ground-breaking ideas – you have nothing to lose and so much to gain,” stated Hwan Jin Choi, chair of the Ad Stars Executive Committee.
Ad Stars has introduced two sub-categories for Music videos, which sits within the Branded Entertainment Videos category.
Director, Kiran Koshy, of The Cavalry Productions in Los Angeles commented, “Ad Stars is a rather special show. The jury was truly diverse, truly international, and of a high calibre. The voting process was incredibly democratic. I found the fact that it was free to enter very refreshing – a much-needed anomaly in the ad world.”
