News Corp Australia announces finalists for the 2015 Australian Cannes Young Lions competition

Australia’s brightest young creative, media and marketing talent are one step closer to representing their country on a world stage after News Corp Australia named the shortlisted finalists of the 2015 Australian Cannes Young Lions competition.

A total of eight panels of industry judges across Australia have determined the finalists from over 400 entrants who will now go onto the second round of the competition. Shortlisted finalists in marketing, media, print and digital categories will receive a 24-hour brief with a 48-hour brief for film, all emulating the international competition format in Cannes.

Says Sharb Farjami, director national sales, News Corp Australia: “News Corp has been running this competition for seven years and it’s encouraging to see the huge appetite the industry has for it.

“In that time, it has only gotten stronger and the next round of the competition will be fiercely contested with 10 spots up for grabs for the most talented creative and advertising professionals to attend the most reputable creative festival in the world. Runner-up teams in media and print will get the opportunity to represent Australia at the Young Spikes Asia Competition in Singapore in September. I wish all finalists the very best of luck.”

The second round of the competition will commence on 19 May with winners being announced at a breakfast event on Friday 29 May 2014.

The winning teams in the final round will receive return flights to Nice in France, accommodation and festival registration with access to all the seminars, awards ceremonies, showcases and the beach gala party.

The 2015 Cannes Young Lions Finalists are:

Digital

Nicole Conway & Tim Batterham – Lowe Profero

Ellen Fromm & Isabella Caruso – GPY&R Melbourne

Emma Borland & Lucy Downs – DT

Nicole Hedemann & Robert Mead – Razorfish

Katie Moore & Courtney Print – Host

Alex Little & Karsten Jurkschat – AJF Partnership Melbourne & Ogilvy Melbourne

Michael Birchall & Mark Starmach – Edelman

Emil Cholich & Matt Nankivell – Meerkats

Sam Dickson & Cam Bell – DT

Film

Chris Hanrahan & Jordy Molloy – DDB Melbourne

Jack Nunn & Charlie Gearside – Special Group Sydney

Giles Clayton & Simon Hayes – JWT Sydney

Tom Vizard & Jackson Harper – Cummins & Partners and Clemenger BBDO

Sam Grant & Fee Millist – BWM Sydney

Anna Paine & Owen Bryson – DDB Sydney

Michael Birchall & Mark Starmach – Edelman

Media – NSW

Tim Hull – MediaCom

Chris Colter – UM

Jack Smyth – Slingshot

Elliott Eldridge – Initiative

Queenie Ling – MEC

Max Broer – Match Media

Media – VIC

Madeline Leigh – Mitchell & Partners

Alex Brezzi – Carat

Jeremy Gavin – OMD

Clementine West – Mindshare

Annie Ryan – Mindshare

Rebecca Russo – MediaCom

Media – WA

Louise Crawford – Initiative

Alexandria Atherley – Initiative

Media – QLD

Ashden Walker – Carat

Roisin Rafferty – UM

Nelson DeMartini – UM

Lauren Kenny – ZenithOptimedia

Print

Harry Neville & Carl Edwards – BMF & InMobi

Chris Hanrahan & Jordy Molloy – DDB Melbourne

Michael Birchall & Mark Starmach – Edelman

Nikki Sulentic & Jack Wall – McCann Sydney

James Crawley & Jane Burhop – Common Vultures

Megan Riley & Wilora Keeley – Marketforce & JWT Perth

Chris Andrawes & Tyson Knowles – Longtail

Alex Massey & Lucy Turnbull – TBWA/Media Arts Lab

Simon Gibson & Dan White – Clemenger BBDO

Scott Pritchett & Dan Robinson – 303Lowe

Young Marketer

Jemma Wong – The Australian Ballet

Joanna Lawrence – Freedom Australia

Nathan Kwok – Commonwealth Bank

Emma Fry – Southern Cross Austereo