Record 14 Australian jurors picked for 60th anniversary Cannes Festival of Creativity

CB+B&T Exclusive – News Limited, official Australian representative to the 2013 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, today announced a record 14 industry leaders to the Australian Cannes Lions jury panel.

The jurors chosen for this prestigious honor – which include Clemenger BBDO’s Ant Keogh (top right), DDB’s Dylan Harrison (above right), M&C Saatchi’s Ben Welsh (above left), Whybin\TBWA’s Dave Bowman (below left), GPY&R’s Ben Coulson (below right) and Leo Burnett’s Andy DiLallo to name a few – will judge more than 30,000 entries from all over the world.

Says Fiorella Di Santo, News Limited’s group director – sales: “The record number of jurors selected for this year’s festival is a testament to the calibre of creative and strategic talent in Australia.

“I’m pleased that such a cross-section of talented individuals from our local industry will be representing Australia at the most prestigious creative festival in the world.”

Category – Film

Ant Keogh, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

Category – Press

Dylan Harrison, DDB Sydney

Category – Outdoor

Ben Welsh, M&C Saatchi, Sydney

Category – Cyber

Brad Eldridge, Soap Digital

Category – Direct

David Bowman, Whybin/TBWA, Sydney

Category – Promo & Activation

Ben Coulson, George Patterson Y&R, Melbourne

Category – Radio (President)

Ralph van Dijk, Eardrum, Sydney

Category – Design

Tony Charlton, Elmwood

Category – PR

James Wright, Red Agency

Category – Craft

Andy DiLallo, Leo Burnett Sydney

Category – Branded Content

Anthony Freedman, Host

Category – Creative Effectiveness

Russ Mitchinson, DDB

Category – Mobile

Justin Baird, Jump Tank

Category – Innovations

Emad Tahtouh, Finch – 37 degrees

An Australian Media juror is yet to be appointed.

Says Terry Savage, chairman of Cannes Lions: “The media jury will be announced in due course. We are and have been working with the industry leaders globally to ensure we have the best possible jurors in Cannes and will announce the Media Jury format and makeup shortly.”

As official Australian representative of the festival, News Limited also manages the Cannes Young Lions program locally. Entry is open to individuals under the age of 28. Deadline for submission is Wednesday 10 April. For more information, visit ozcannes.com.au.