56 judges from 20 countries formed 9 juries in Pattaya on Sunday March 19 to begin judging thousands of entries in the 20th Adfest Lotus Awards. The Festival’s line-up of talks and workshops begins on March 22.
Joining the juries from Australia are:
- Nancy Hartly, Creative Partner, Rumble Creative & Media, Brisbane. (Branded Content & Entertainment)
- Andrew Simpson, Design Director, Vert Design Sydney. (Design & Print Craft)
- Jerker Fagerstrom, Executive Creative Director, McCann Sydney Sydney. (Direct & Promo)
- Corey Esse, managing director & executive producer, Finch (Jury president, Film Craft & New Director plus Integrated Lotus, INNOVA Lotus, & Lotus Roots)
- Andy Flemming, Group Creative Director, M&C Saatchi Sydney. (Film & Radio)
- James Noble, Chief Creative Officer, Carter Digital Melbourne. (Interactive & Mobile)
- Derry Simpson, Managing Director, Strategy & Innovation, 303 MullenLowe Perth. (Media & Effective)
- David Joubert, Executive Creative Director, Y&R SYD Sydney. (Outdoor & Press)
The full jury lists are:
Branded Content & Entertainment Lotus
- Ted Royer, Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 (New York) – Jury President
- Brian Charles Capel, Group Chief Creative Officer, Publicis ONE Indonesia (Jakarta)
- Jureeporn Thaidumrong, Chief Creative Officer, GREYnJ United (Bangkok)
- Nancy Hartly, Creative Partner, Rumble Creative & Media (Brisbane)
- Richard McCabe, Regional Strategy Director, McCann Worldgroup APAC (Hong Kong)
- Seigo Uchida, Executive Director & Publishing Business Development Division, Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo)
- Wai Foong Leong, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Greater China (Shanghai)
Design Lotus & Print Craft Lotus
- Pann Lim, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Kinetic (Singapore) – Jury President
- Andrew Simpson, Design Director, Vert Design (Sydney)
- Kok Keong Chow, Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Indonesia (Jakarta)
- Koki Watanabe, Creative Director, Tokyo Agency Inc. (Tokyo)
- Leslie Chan, Founder, Leslie Chan Design Co. Ltd. (Taipei)
- Puneet Kapoor, Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup (Bangalore)
- Thanomkhwan Chutithanawong, Design Director, Project No. 143 (Bangkok)
Direct Lotus & Promo Lotus
- Wooh Hoh, Chief Creative Officer, Hakuhodo Asia Pacific (Bangkok) – Jury President
- Jerker Fagerstrom, Executive Creative Director, McCann Sydney (Sydney)
- Jung A Kim, Executive Creative Director, Innocean Worldwide (Seoul)
- Park Wannasiri, Creative Director, BBDO Bangkok (Bangkok)
- Shahbaz Zobairi, Executive Creative Director, MullenLowe Dubai (Dubai)
- Simon Welsh, Chief Creative Officer, J. Walter Thompson (Hong Kong)
- Subhash Pinnapola, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Sri Lanka (Colombo)
Film Craft Lotus & New Director Lotus
- Corey Esse, Managing Director & Executive Producer, FINCH (Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland) – Jury President
- Amit Sharma, Co-Founder & Director, Chrome Pictures (Mumbai)
- Eunseok Chai, Film Director, John and Luke Film (Seoul)
- Rajay Singh, Film Director & Partner, Directors Think Tank (Kuala Lumpur & Singapore)
- Steven Marolho, General Manager, MPC (Shanghai)
- Timo Mitsuaki Otsuki, Executive Producer, Cutters Studios (Tokyo)
- Wuthisak Anarnkaporn, Film Director, Factory 01 Co., Ltd. (Bangkok)
Film Lotus & Radio Lotus
- Wain Choi, Senior Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide (Seoul) – Jury President
- Andy Flemming, Group Creative Director, M&C Saatchi (Sydney)
- Andy Greenaway, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Singapore (Singapore)
- Hemant Shringy, Executive Creative Director, BBDO India (Mumbai)
- Miki Matsui, Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Inc. (Tokyo)
- Paruj Daorai, Executive Creative Director, The Leo Burnett Group Thailand (Bangkok)
- Reed Collins, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Group HK (Hong Kong)
Interactive Lotus & Mobile Lotus
- Yasuharu Sasaki, Head of Digital Creative & Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo) – Jury President
- Charlie Blower, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blak Labs (Singapore)
- Charulata Ravi Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, SapientRazorfish India (Mumbai)
- Claudia Cristovao, Group Creative Director, AKQA (Tokyo)
- Kyo Seo, Head of Creative Shop, Korea, Facebook (Seoul)
- James Noble, Chief Creative Officer, Carter Digital (Melbourne)
- Supachai Parchariyanon, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, MCFIVA Co., Ltd. (Bangkok)
Media Lotus & Effective Lotus
- Victor Manggunio, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett China (Shanghai) – Jury President
- Derry Simpson, Managing Director, Strategy & Innovation, 303 MullenLowe (Perth)
- Lawin Bulatao, Executive Creative Director, Havas Creative (Manila)
- Marco Bezerra, Executive Creative Director, J. Walter Thompson (Dubai)
- Pathamawan Sathaporn, Managing Director, Mindshare Thailand(Bangkok)
- Raymond Ho, Chairman, The Hong Kong Advertisers Association (Hong Kong)
- Sanshiro Shimada, General Manager, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. (Tokyo)
Outdoor Lotus & Press Lotus
- Fadi Yaish, Regional Executive Creative Director, Impact BBDO (Dubai) – Jury President
- Adam Chan, Regional Executive Creative Director, Bonsey Jaden (Singapore)
- Bryan Siy, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\SMP (Manila)
- Constantine Chew, Group Creative Director, Cheil Greater China (Shanghai)
- David Joubert, Executive Creative Director, Y&R SYD (Sydney)
- Graham Drew, Executive Creative Director, Grey Group Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
- Satoshi Otsuka, Planner & Communication Architect, ADK (Tokyo)
Integrated Lotus, INNOVA Lotus, & Lotus Roots (these categories will be judged by our ‘Super Eight’ Jury Presidents):
- Ted Royer, Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 (New York) – Grand Jury President
- Corey Esse, Managing Director & Executive Producer, FINCH (Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland)
- Fadi Yaish, Regional Executive Creative Director, Impact BBDO (Dubai)
- Pann Lim, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Kinetic (Singapore)
- Victor Manggunio, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett China (Shanghai)
- Wain Choi, Senior Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide (Seoul)
- Wooh Hoh, Chief Creative Officer, Hakuhodo Asia Pacific (Bangkok)
- Yasuharu Sasaki, Head of Digital Creative & Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo)
The winners of the 2017 ADFEST Lotus Awards will be announced at two award presentations on Friday March 24 and Saturday March 25.
Shortlists and winners lists will be posted on www.adfest.com or via the Adfest app, which can be downloaded for iOS and Android. They will also be reported here, on The Stable.
