The Gerety Awards judges have chosen their 2020 shortlist.

Lucia Ongay, Gerety co-founder, commented, “With just 147 entries making this year’s shortlist the Gerety jury has clearly set the highest benchmark, and the subsequent winners will continue to redefine the standard to which advertising is held.”

Six Australian agencies have made it into the shortlist. They are:

• CHE Proximity, with The Booster Tag for RACV and TAC
• Facebook Sydney, with Losing Lena for Code Like a Girl / Creatable
• Host/Havas Sydney, with Bring On Winter for Air New Zealand
• Leo Burnett Melbourne, with Bonds Re-Loved for Bonds
• Ogilvy Melbourne with Six Word Scholarship for Swinburne Online
• Marmalade Melbourne, with eSmart for World Emoji Day for Alannah & Madeline Foundation

See the full shortlist here.

Well known campaigns like Moldy Whopper for Burger King by Publicis, Ingo and David Miami, The Punishing Signal for Mumbai Police by FCB, and Lacoste’s Crocodile Inside by BETC Paris all feature on the 2020 shortlist, as well as ITV’s Britain Get Talking by Uncommon Creative Studio and Don’t Die Till That Day by Wolf BKK Thailand for Central Department Store.

Gerety’s judging sessions are unique, being held around the world. More than 150 judges from 10 different countries created the shortlist. Due to travel restrictions, this year’s judging took place virtually. Locations included Melbourne, Bangkok, Istanbul, Helsinki, Buenos Aires, Berlin, London Madrid, Johannesburg and New York.

A full schedule of live panels with the jury discussing their favourite entries on the shortlist can be found across Gerety social media pages this week.