For the first time in two years, New York Festivals will resume face-to-face live jury sessions with NYF’s Executive Jury panel. The panel’s sixteen judges include executives from the US as well as awarded NY advertising creatives who have worked at top-tier advertising agencies in Brazil, Australia, Germany, South Africa, and Japan.

To celebrate the return of live in-person judging, director, Sheena Brady, and production company, WW7, have teamed with NYFA to produce a humorous one-minute character-driven, NYC, Hell’s Kitchen-themed spot:

Fede Garcia, BCW’s global chief creative officer will preside over the live judging sessions. He brings years of creative leadership, strategic perspective, and a worldwide industry view to the panel. The xecutive judges will review submitted work from seven categories shortlisted by the online Grand Jury for two days in June at New York City’s Crosby Hotel.

“We are looking forward to resuming the lively discussions surrounding world-class work with this exceptional panel of industry leaders,” stated Scott Rose, executive director, New York Festivals Advertising Awards. “These world-class creatives ensure that each entry will receive fair and thoughtful consideration and the attention it deserves.”

The NYF 2022 Live Executive Jury members are:
* Executive Jury President: Fede Garcia, Global Chief Creative Officer, BCW USA
* Hemant Anant Jain, Executive Creative Director, Argonaut USA
* Samira Ansari, Executive Creative Director, FCB New York USA
* Chaucer Barnes, Chief Marketing Officer, UnitedMasters USA
* Patrick Bennet, Executive Creative Director, Momentum USA
* Tina Cervera, Chief Creative Officer, Lippe Taylor USA
* Corinna Falusi, Chief Creative Officer, Mother USA
* Chris Garbutt, Chief Creative Officer/Co-President, Vice Media Group, Virtue USA
* Walter Geer, Chief Experience Design Officer, VMLY&R USA
* Rachel Donovan Geller, Chief Executive Officer, Moons USA
* Andre G. Gray, Executive Creative Director, Grey USA
* Sandy Greenberg, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Terri & Sandy USA
* Bianca Guimaraes, Partner & ECD, Mischief USA
* Rafael Rizuto, Chief Creative Officer, BBH USA
* Laura Stamm-Boyd, SVP, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi USA
* Shannon Washington, SVP, Creative Director, R/GA New York USA
* David Weinstock, Partner, Chief Creative Officer, Decoded USA