McCann Australia ECD John Mescall + Clemenger BBDO Sydney ECD Paul Nagy to sit on A-List Hollywood Awards jury – deadline Fri, Jan 24th
The final deadline for the A-List Hollywood Awards is approaching with entries being accepted until Friday, January 24th.
The A-List Hollywood Awards is the first creative advertising competition of its kind in Hollywood, the entertainment capital, to focus on the intersection between advertising and entertainment.
Judging will be done by a diverse group of worldwide industry experts including Australian representatives John Mescall, McCann Australia ECD and Paul Nagy, Clemenger BBDO ECD.
Says Nagy: “We should be striving for the day all advertising is considered valuable because it’s entertaining. Any show that keeps us on that course is bloody exciting indeed. Count me in.”
Says Mescall: “Awards shows have two purposes: to reward the remarkable, but even more importantly to show the way forward for our industry. So I’m hoping that we not only get to award some great pieces, but also select a body of work that inspires agencies and clients alike with the possibilities that branded entertainment brings.”
Jury:
Jae Goodman| Co-CCO & Co-Head of CAA Marketing | Creative Artists Agency | Los Angeles
Gerry Moira | Chairman & Director of Creativity |Havas Worldwide | London
John Mescall | Executive Creative Director |McCann | Melbourne
Stefan Kolle | Chief Creative Officer | Kolle Rebbe | Hamburg
William Gelner | CCO & Managing Partner | 180LA | Los Angeles
Jay Benjamin | Chief Creative Officer | Leo Burnett | New York
Rob Donnell | Founder & President | Brand Arc | Los Angeles
Brien Holman | ECD / Partner | Royale | Los Angeles
Greg Braun | Executive Creative Director | Innocean | Huntington Beach
Jaime Mandelbaum | Chief Creative Officer | Y&R | Prague
Neil Robinson | Executive Creative Director | AKQA | San Francisco
Masako Okamura | Creative Director | Dentsu | Tokyo
Paul Nagy |Executive Creative Director |Clemenger BBDO | Sydney
Pelle Sjoenell | Executive Creative Director | BBH |Los Angeles
Fred Levron | Digital & Branded Content Creative Director, Exec Director | OgilvyMather | Paris
Mark J. Marraccini | Head of Development | Kids at Play | Los Angeles
Willem Van Den Hoof | Founder, CCO | Make Lemonade | Brussels
Conway Williamson | Chief Creative Officer | Erwin Penland | New York
Tham Khai Meng | Worldwide Chief Creative Officer | Ogilvy & Mather | New York
Entrants looking for category information, rules, fees and how to submit work should click here.
9 Comments
You can’t deny that dumb ways is a great, contagious campaign, but does nailing one campaign warrant you the opportunity to become a judge? Surely that demands consistent excellency over a long time?
Although I haven’t worked for John or been at an agency under his creative directorship, I think its safe to say he has a breadth of exceptional work (in addition to DWTD) in his kitbag. His admiration by fellow peers is an indication of his success and probably a good shout to be a judge. That’s just my opinion though. I welcome others.
Another award show. Just what the world needs!
John has produced a piece that is clearly effective because of its entertainment value. His spot as one of the two Aussie judges cannot be questioned. …
Atleast John has created a globally recognised piece of work for which he’ll forever be known and respected.
I dont think theres anyone in the business who has a bad word to say about John.
Nor does anyone begrudge him his success. However, the agency/client hype around Dumb Ways does deserve scrutiny. It might be popular. It might be incredibly entertaining; but to win an effectiveness award for ‘helping reduce possible accidents’ within a few short months of its launch just got the alarm bells ringing. But does he deserve to be a judge? Absolutely.
McCann won lions for 3 different clients in 2013. Sure, dumb ways was massive, but this is not a one-off agency, and John isn’t a one-off ECD.
I worked with John many many years ago when he was a JWT. Back then he knew what was excellent, good and average work and always fought for the best ideas to go to client and be produced.
He is one person that absolutely deserves to be a judge as he is fair and objective and has years of great work under his belt.
Dumb ways to die, while popular, wasn’t the best work to come out of McCanns Melbourne last year. There were quite a few other campaigns that were awesome, if not better, they just didn’t have the wide appeal Happy Tree Friends did.
And he’s a non-assuming, decent human being if you’ve ever worked with / met him. When I was in Cannes, he was shocked at the success Dumb received, had a chat and both of us agreed he had other campaigns on the table that were better creatively.
To those saying he’s a one-hit-wonder, fuck you. He’s done a shitload of great work over the years, a hell of a lot wasn’t entered, and he’s a great guy.