News Limited announces the 80 finalists of its Cannes Young Lions program for this year

May 3 2013, 5:07 pm | BY Ricki Green | 8 Comments

hero_cover.jpgNews Limited has today announced the finalists of its 2013 Cannes Young Lions program.

 

Over two days, 63 judges including Jay Gelardi from The Monkeys, Andy Flemming from M&C Saatchi and Nicola Mansfield from Jurlique, determined the 80 finalists who had to respond to a brief outlining the strength of News Limited’s multi-platform sport offering following the acquisition of Fox Sports in 2012.

The next stage in the competition will see the shortlisted finalists in marketing, media, film, print and digital compete in a 24-hour brief, with finalists from the film category completing a 48-hour brief, all following the Cannes competition format.

 

Says Mat Baxter, chair of the media judging panel: “This year we received a record number of entries and it’s clear the Young Lions is now considered the premier competition for young talent in Australia.

 

“The quality of thinking and creativity was extremely impressive. The jury was spoilt for choice in selecting the finalists, and with so many strong entries this year is going to be tightest competition in a long time.

 

“Australia continues to demonstrate it has some of the very best young talent in the world.”

 

Says Fiorella Di Santo, News Limited’s group director – sales: “The Cannes Young Lions competition continues to grow every year and we’re pleased to continue our role in uncovering fantastic creative talent in the Australian media industry.

 

“A record number of entries were received for the 2013 Cannes Young Lions program, up 34 per cent year-on-year, which is a clear indicator of the value the industry places on this competition.

 

“I am looking forward to the second round competition and awarding 10 talented creatives and advertising professionals the opportunity to attend the most reputable creative festival in the world. Good luck to all finalists.”

 

Second round judging occurs from 14 May with winners being announced at a cocktail event on the evening of 16 May.

 

Winning teams will receive return flights to Nice, accommodation and a Young Lions registration to the Cannes Festival with access to all the seminars, awards ceremonies, showcases and the Young Lions party. The Young Lions registration also allows them to participate in the Young Lions Zone, which includes 10 master classes and interactive kiosks showcasing winning work from the worldwide Young Lions competitions.

 

The 2013 Cannes Young Lions Australian finalists are:

 

Print

Scott Zuliani and Annatara Clark-Sneddon, Badjar Ogilvy

Josephine Burns and Corey Silva, Junior

Alistair Geikie and Paul Gregson, M&C Saatchi

Gavin Chimes and Luke Chard, Droga 5

Mark Carbone and James Beswick, BMG

Claire Austin and Emlyn Allen, Lavender

Chris Hanrahan  and Alexandra Hickmott, BWM Melbourne

Delia Mennell and Jon-Alexander Gunawan, Ursa Clemenger

Jess Povey and Peter Defries, Sapient Nitro

Jim Curtis and Ryan Fitzgerald, DDB Sydney

Jordan Davies and Alex Massey, Lavender

Josie Fox and Sara Oteri, Cummins Ross

 

Film

Daniel Grech and Jordy Molloy, DDB Melbourne

Simon Gibson and Emily Lynch, Clemenger BBDO

Gavin Chimes and Luke Chard, Droga 5

Mietta McFarlane and Peter Renigeris, Droga 5 & M&C Saatchi

Omid Amidi and Michael Ashton, DDB Sydney

Giles Clayton and Simon Hayes, Clemenger BBDO

 

Digital

Liam Riddler and Alex Bolderoff, 303 Lowe

Adam Stone and Long Truong, We are Social & JWT

Sam Dickson and Angelito Lawang, Big Red

Jack Emery and Zoe Yeoman, Big Red

Maggie  Ryan and Helen Neville, DDB Melbourne

Kae Yen Wong and Rodolfo Nogueira Sarno, Host & MercerBell

Adrian Wong and Alex Schieder, Reborn & Leo Burnett

Bec McCall and Cam McMillan, Clemenger BBDO

 

Media – NSW

Rebecca Alexander, Match Media

John Corpuz, Match Media

Paul Den, UM

Mitchell Long, PHD

Jack Graham, MEC

Annika  Hansen, Bohemia Group

Robert Bellamy, UM

Kristine Ballensky, UM

John Dawson, Mindshare

Jason Maggs, Mindshare

 

Media – VIC

Tania De Fazio, UM

Frank Curcio, UM

Daniel Hojnik, UM

Dean Schwal, OMD

Jennifer Carroll, OMD

David Toussaint, Mediacom

Bianca Wallis, Starcom Mediavest Group

Amy Denyer, Mediacom

 

Media – WA

Dayna Watkins, Initiative

Caitlin MacDonald, The Brand Agency

 

Media – QLD

Annabelle Rogers, OMD

Nelson Demartini, UM

Lachlan Kent, UM

Hannah Macauslane, UM

 

Marketing

Natasha Trindall, Cellarmasters Wine

Maeve Heim, L’Oreal Australia

Laura Bindon, AMP Capital

Tim Seow, Royal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV)