The Kinsale Award winners were announced on Saturday September 22. BBDO agencies dominated the shortlists and accumulated a healthy collection of Gold awards but Tourism Ireland won the Grand Prix for Publicis London’s Game of Thrones Tapestry, which was entered in Print/Outdoor/Ambient/Digital.
Gold winners in Print/Outdoor/Ambient/Digital are:
- Tourism Ireland, Game of Thrones Tapestry by Publicis London
- These Days Belgium, Coins of Hope for Child Focus
- BBC Worldwide, Sherlock Rising Tide for Sherlock Series 4
There were no Gold winners in Integrated.
Gold winners in Film are:
- Droga5 London, Bedlam for Kwiff
- BBDO New York, Recovery Room for Snickers
- BBDO New York, Evan for Sandy Hook Promise (2)
- Furlined, The World’s Biggest Asshole for Organ Donation
The Martin Agency: Why the world’s biggest asshole is a life saver
- Rogue Films, Stroll for Airpods
- Friend UK, I love Doping Dishes for Finish Dishwasher Tablets
- Biscuit Filmworks UK, Caught Glass, Bedlam, Father & Son for Kwiff
Droga5 London makes the thrill of betting with kwiff perfectly not normal
Gold winners in Film Craft are:
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- AMV BBDO, The Greatest Gift for Sainsbury’s
- BBDO New York, Recovery Room for Snickers (3)
- BBDO New York, The Unseen for AT&T (2)
- Furlined, The World’s Biggest Asshole for Organ Donation
- 750mph UK, Dream Makers for Honda
Wieden + Kennedy: Honda pays homage to “The Power of Dreams” in filmmaking
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- Havas Paris, 2017 Sheep Street for Havas Paris
- The Mill, Coming Home for Waitrose
- Boys and Girls, White Christmas for Amnesty International
There were no Gold winners in Radio.
The Gold winner in Design/Digital Design was:
- Wieden + Kennedy, KFC Unlimited for KFC
There were no Gold winners in Promo.
Gold winners in Creative Bravery were:
- Furlined, The World’s Biggest Asshole for Organ Donation
- Kathryn Ferguson Ireland, 25 Annoying Things for Repeal the 8th
Amnesty International: If you’re Irish and pregnant, cankles are funny. The Eight Amendment is not.
Special Gold Awards:
- Best New Director International: Alicia Macdonald & Seb Cardinal (joint winners)
- Best New Director Ireland: Fergal Costello
- Best New Editor International: Fouad Gaber at Trim Editing
- Best New DOP Ireland: Aiden Gault
The three-day festival included speaker sessions by:
- Andy Sandoz, chief creative director at Deloitte, whose talk, Enjoy Yourself, it’s Later Than You Think, (Use all the tech you can to be as human as you can). His advice? “Take an industry and break every rule”
- Miriam Jordan-Keane, marketing director British Gas, on The Business of Creativity. “Who’s going to change things if you don’t”
- Carrie Reichardt, artist and activist. “Through art we can unite communities”
- Rosie Arnold, creative partner and head of art AMV BBDO, on Un-Stereotype the World. (The stereotypes ingrained in our advertising, it’s time to undo them.) Her advice? “We, as the Advertising Industry, have a responsibility to change things.”
- Robert Senior, chief executive officer, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, on Creative Bravery. “Do you think you’re doing the right thing? If yes, then keep going.”
- Antonio Fernandez (below right), former NYC Gang Leader of , on What Love Looks Like in a Gang. “You don’t have to be nasty, or an asshole to succeed.”
Full list of winners here.
