Fourteen Australia creatives and three from New Zealand have been selected to join the D&AD Awards Jury for 2019.
Australian jury presidents include Nick Law (chief creative officer & president of Publicis Communications at Publicis Groupe), John Mescall (global executive creative director & global creative council president at McCann Worldgroup) and Amanda Galmes (chief executive officer of Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Colloquial).
The full list of D&AD Awards jury presidents and judges from Australia and New Zealand is
| Jury | Role | Name | Title | Company |
| Creativity for Good | Jury President | Nick Law | Chief Creative Officer & President of Publicis Communications | Publicis Groupe |
| Integrated | Jury President | John Mescall | Global Executive Creative Director and Global Creative Council President | McCann Worldgroup |
| PR | Jury President | Amanda Galmes | CEO | Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Colloquial |
| Branded Content & Entertainment | Jury Judge | Kim-Leigh Pontin | Creative Interaction Director | Sky VR Studios |
| Branded Content & Entertainment | Jury Judge | Cam Blackley | Chief Creative Officer | M&C Saatchi Australia |
| Branding | Jury Judge | Shannon Bell | Creative Director | Re Brand Consultancy |
| Cinematography | Jury Judge | Jeremy Rouse | Cinematographer | Jeremy Rouse |
| Creativity for Good | Jury Judge | Seamus Higgins | ECD | Host/havas |
| Digital Marketing | Jury Judge | Carmela Soares | Executive Creative Director | Clemenger BBDO |
| Direct | Jury Judge | Brett Colliver | Creative Director | DDB New Zealand |
| Direction | Jury Judge | Michael Ritchie | Managing Director/ Executive Producer and Co-Owner | Revolver |
| Production Design | Jury Judge | Jonathan Kneebone | Founder | The Glue Society |
| Spatial Design | Jury Judge | Maria Briganti | Environments Design Director | Urbanite, Frost*Collective |
| Visual Effects | Jury Judge | Will Alexander | Executive Producer | Heckler |
| Visual Effects | Jury Judge | Allison Brownmoore | Design Director & Co-Founder | BlueSpill |
| Experiential | Jury Judge | Maria Devereux | Creative Director | Colenso BBDO |
| Branding | Jury Judge | Jef Wong | Executive Creative Director | DesignWorks |
For this year’s Awards, D&AD has introduced a variety of innovations to reflect the full range of talent and disciplines that fall within the creative industries. Added to the existing categories are the newly formed Next subcategories for emerging creatives, designers and crafts practitioners to showcase their individual talents. Find further details on the Next category here.
A new Awards category for 2019 is the Side Hustle category, which has been introduced to reflect the increasing number of creatives applying their skills and personal passions to side projects. This category aims to spotlight world class creativity beyond people’s day jobs, from creating new businesses to developing initiatives to address social and environmental issues. Find more information on the Side Hustle category here.
The entry deadline for this year’s Awards is February 20 2019. Find full details of the new categories, as well as the Awards entry portal, here.
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Key dates:
20 February 2019 – D&AD Awards entry deadline
13 March 2019 – Final Deadline* (*20% surcharge applies after 20 February)
17 – 19 May 2019 – D&AD Awards Judging
20 – 21 May 2019 – D&AD Awards Shortlists announced
20 May 2019 – D&AD Awards Black Pencil Judging
21 – 23 May 2019 – D&AD Festival, London
23 May 2019 – D&AD Awards Ceremony, London
