AWARD School celebrates Melbourne graduation
Melbourne’s 51 AWARD School students celebrated their end of studies at SmartArtz Gallery in South Melbourne last night. Hosted by AWARD School heads Jay Hynes and David Ponce de Leon, the evening was an opportunity for the industry’s finest creatives, students, sponsors and media to gather and enjoy the best selection of student work.
The award for top AWARD School student was taken out by Tim Harding (intop 10 pic above with check shirt), who will now go forward to Nationaland NZ judging against each top state student across Australasia.
Second place went to Jason Deacon while Gary Simm was in third place.
These students, along with the remaining top 10; James Worthington,Carmel Gohar, Kate Bowman, Grant Carter, Chris Hanrahan, NicoleScherer, Chantal Whineray will receive a place in AWARD Craft – aone-week creative skills course taught by successful creatives.
The top 11-20 AWARD students will receive a place in the AWARD Mentor program.
Two other prizes were presented on the night. CI Studios selected threepieces of student work to photograph and produce. The Winners of thisgenerous prize were Grant Carter, Carmel Gohar and Gary Simm (pictured left). WarnerBros presented a Classic Collection of Warner Bros movies to JasonDeacon (2nd from bottom pic) for his winning of the Warner Bros Clip Library brief.
David Ponce de Leon (left with tartan scarf) thanked the students, lecturers, tutors and judges for their commitment to AWARD school and said:
“AWARD School has been running for over 20 years and we are delightedto have several past winners here. The record attendance tonight istestament to the fact that this has been a great year for AWARD SchoolMelbourne, which would not be possible without the massive commitmentfrom all the lecturers, tutors, judges, agencies and of course thestudents.”
Daniel Leesong, CEO The Communications Council, said “I’d like to thankthe AWARD School Melbourne heads Jay Hynes and David Ponce de Leon,tutors and judges for their hard work in fostering and guiding the nextcreative generation. Students can be proud of their achievements withsome exceptionally creative ideas contained in their extensiveportfolios.”
For further information, including registration for the 2011 program, contact Audrey Maxwell.
17 Comments
Poor fuckers
GOOD NIGHT, BAD HEAD.
Oh my aching brain.
I feel like someone slapped me in the face.
😉
Yeah the old Carlton Draught is a harsh mistress!
Congratulations Miss Bowie! You deserve it, fox.
From shovelling dirt onto babies on Gruen Nation one week, to this the next.
Tim, you’ve come a long way, baby…
Congratulations!
@2:44 From my hand to your face – no hard feelings 🙂
2:44.
Wasn’t my face.
I heard the story. And from fair observance I think both parties feel bad about the misunderstanding.
Good story tho.
Go Gary Go.
Yeew QCA represent!!
Well done Tim, you rock! Now you’ll have to get a better job!!!!!
Well done Gaz-man. Fine show of potty jokes.
Now it’s time to start grabbing some briefs.
Yeah, headz still sore … and trying to put the pieces together! Was funny tho 😉 Congrats, Tim!
Congratulations Carmel ! You now deserve a payrise !
Go Chantal WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
congrats tim…every ad was award-winning!
Way to go Carmel so proud of you! Always knew you were awesome and it’s great that everyone else knows it too!