New York Festivals’ entry deadlines extended

The organisers of this year’s New York Festivals Advertising Awards have allowed deadline extensions to be granted. If you need more time to get your entries submitted visit www.newyorkfestivals.com where a Deadline to Enter Extension can be arranged. However for judging purposes they need to know how many entries you expect to submit and when they will receive them.

An international jury selects award winners. This year’s China bound showcase includes four New Zealand and five Australian judges.

As previously reported by CB, the jurors invited from Australia are: Cameron Hoelter, creative director at The Campaign Palace, Sydney, who is judging Print; executive producer Peter Masterton from Plaza Films, who is judging Art & Technique; Stephanie Ceccaldi, executive producer at Brilliant Films, who is judging Art & Technique; Adam Rose, a creative director at DDB Sydney, who is judging TV/Cinema; and Mark Harricks, creative director of DDB Sydney who is judging Outdoor.

The jurors invited from New Zealand are: Peter Ogden, executivecreative director at JWT Auckland, who is judging TV/Cinema; Philip’Duster’ Andrew, CEO/ECD at Clemenger BBDO Wellington, whois judging Print; Greg Whitham, interactive creative director atOgilvy, who is judging Digital & Interactive; and Mark Addy,digital creative director at JWT Auckland, who is judging Digital &Interactive.

The 2010 New York Festivals Advertising Awards will be held on June 11-12, 2010 in Shanghai, China.