M&C Saatchi Australia’s new chief creative officer, Cam Blackley, and Andy DiLallo, chief creative officer of TBWA Australia, are two of the 14 top creatives added to New York Festivals International Advertising Awards Executive Jury.
The 35 jury members from 17 countries will meet in New York City from April 20 to April 23 to select the World’s Best Advertising.
“Never before has New York Festivals assembled an Executive Jury of this magnitude and executive leadership level,” stated Michael Demetriades, president and executive director, New York Festivals.
Additions to the 2018 Executive Jury are:
- Cam Blackley, Chief Creative Officer, M&C Saatchi, Australia
- Cosmo Campbell, Chief Creative Officer Canada, DDB, Canada
- Javier Campopiano, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi NY, USA
- Cindy Yan Chan, Partner/Chief Strategy Officer, Focus Media Group, China
- Andy DiLallo, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA Sydney, Australia
- Ralf Heuel, Chief Creative Officer/Partner, Grabarz & Partner, Germany
- Maxi Itzkoff, Chief Creative Officer, Santo Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Armin Jochum, Chief Creative Officer/Co-Founder, thjnk, Germany
- Eduardo Maruri, President/Chief Executive Officer LATAM, Grey, Ecuador
- Farid Mokart, Creative CEO/Chief Creative Officer, Fred & Farid, France
- Britt Nolan, Chief Creative Officer USA, Leo Burnett, USA
- Sunmi Park, Chief Creative Officer, Daehong Communications, South Korea
- Hugo Rodrigues, Chairman & CEO, WMcCann, Brazil
- Taras Wayner, EVP/Chief Creative Officer, R/GA, USA
The 400+ members of NYF’s Executive and Grand Juries, will cast over 300,000 votes collectively during the two-tiered judging process.
Shortlisted entries are chosen by the Grand Jury. The Executive Jury then scores these finalists – except those in Public & Media Relations, Marketing Effectiveness, Film Craft and Package Design – through four rounds of judging. Votes are based 50% on concept / idea, 25% on brand and market relevance, and 25% on production execution.
The 2018 New York Show awards ceremony and gala will take place on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in New York City.
The 2018 competition entry deadline is February 28.
Everything you need to know to enter is here. Enter here.











