AWARD School’s 2017 competition is a spectacular. The national winner will be flown to New York to meet David Droga and compare his or her winning portfolio with Droga’s (from 1987).
David Droga is Cannes Lions’ most awarded creative of all time, yet his 1987 AWARD School trophy is the only one he features alongside his 2017 Lion of St Mark award in his NYC office.
2017 is the 30th anniversary of the year that Droga, founder and now creative chairman of Droga5, was the top student at AWARD School.
The prize idea came from Esther Clerehan, who was also instrumental in getting it off the ground.
“This project has been an obsession of mine since David mentioned he still had his AWARD School book in a conversation last year in New York,” she commented.
The trip to New York to meet Droga has been sponsored by The Sweet Shop and Clerehan Pty Ltd.
“This is an award jury and opportunity of epic scale,” stated Wilf Sweetland, managing partner at The Sweet Shop.
“I am extremely proud to have The Sweet Shop celebrate Droga’s 30th and to help facilitate such an amazing prize for the winner.”
The 2017 AWARD School national winner will be the only person in the last 30 years outside of Droga’s children to see the portfolio that landed Droga his big break at OMON.
This year’s five state winners from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane will have their books judged by the following AWARD School Super Judges:
- Sarah Barclay, Global ECD, JWT New York (AWARD School Winner 1984)
- Margaret Johnson, CCO, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners San Francisco
- Linda Knight, ECD, TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles (AWARD School 1992)
- Nick Law, Vice Chairman & Global CCO, R/GA New York
- James McGrath, Creative Chairman, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
- Ben Priest, Founder & Group CCO, adam&eveDDB London
- Eric Quennoy, ECD, Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam
- Ted Royer, CCO, Droga5 New York
- Kate Stanners, Chairwoman & Global CCO, Saatchi & Saatchi
- Jureeporn Thaidumrong, Chairwoman/CCO, Grey Bangkok
View the AWARD School Super Judge Bios here.
AWARD chair, Mike Spirkovski, commented, “AWARD has a long and proud history of nurturing and launching the careers of some of the industry’s most recognisable pioneers, including David Droga. We are delighted to celebrate the anniversary with such a fitting initiative and to present this exclusive opportunity to our AWARD School students.
“On behalf of the Committee, I would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to our Super Jury, comprising leading creatives from around the world, for offering their time and expertise.”
All interstate winners will be flown to Sydney for the national announcement on Monday August 7. The winner’s NYC trip is scheduled for the week of September 25.
Full AWARD School competition details, including dates, are available here.
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