Cannes Lions Announces More Jury Presidents
BRUCE DUCKWORTH TO LEAD DESIGN
IVAN ZACHARIAS TO HEAD FILM CRAFT
ROB MCLENNAN TO CHAIR RADIO
20 January 2012 – Cannes Lions is pleased to announce the presidents for the Design, Film Craft and Radio categories at this year’s International Festival of Creativity. The jury presidents will come to Cannes to preside over their juries for the 2012 Festival, taking place from 17-23 June.
Bruce Duckworth, Creative Director, Turner Duckworth, UK, will lead this year’s Design Lions Jury. After working as a designer at Michael Peters, Minale Tattersfield and Lewis Moberly, Bruce started the brand design agency Turner Duckworth in 1992 with his friend and fellow designer David Turner. With agencies based in San Francisco and London, Bruce runs the London office and is jointly responsible for Turner Duckworth’s creative output with David. Both studios work collaboratively on all projects, which gives a unique design viewpoint. He has won over 200 design awards including D&AD, DBA Design Effectiveness, Design Week and a Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Coca-Cola. His work has been published in many design books and magazines all over the world and he is an in demand speaker for design and marketing conferences as well as design education.
“It’s a massive honour to be asked to lead the Design Lions Jury, I can’t wait to see the design entries, meet the other judges and immerse myself in the process of selecting the very best work,” commented Bruce Duckworth.
Heading up the Film Craft Lions Jury is Ivan Zacharias, Director, Stink, UK. Ivan began directing commercials while still a student and quickly developed a reputation as the most interesting and innovative director of his generation to emerge from Eastern Europe. His most notable work includes ‘Impossible Dream’ for Honda, ‘Born Free’ for Land Rover, ‘Smile’ for VW Beetle and ‘Doctor’ for Stella Artois which swept the boards at award ceremonies. He has also directed Hollywood actors Gael Garcia Bernal in one of two Levi’s commercials for BBH NY as well as Harvey Keitel and Jude Law in pieces for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. He is one of the most awarded commercials directors in the world with over 100 awards including seven Gold Lions.
About his role, Ivan Zacharias said, “At this stage in my career, I’m more carefully able to select how I divide my time, and with that freedom I’m delighted at the chance to judge the work of my contemporaries.”
Rob McLennan, Executive Creative Director, Net#work BBDO, South Africa, will take the helm of the Radio Lions Jury. Winning a multitude of awards over the years, Rob has been responsible for many memorable campaigns including Dulux ‘Any Colour you can Think of’, Axe ‘Get a Girlfriend’, Virgin Atlantic ‘Plain Insanity’ and Mercedes-Benz ‘Accident Avoidance’. Net#work BBDO is one of South Africa’s leading agencies and has won three of South Africa’s six Cannes Lions Grands Prix, including two Radio Grands Prix (2009 and 2001), with Rob amassing an impressive collection of 35 Lions.
Commenting on his appointment Rob McLennan said, “It’s an honour for both myself and for South Africa to be chosen to chair the Radio jury at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Radio is an important medium in South Africa and we’ve done pretty well in this category, so I’m really looking forward to working with the world’s leading creatives to find the freshest work for one of our oldest mediums.”
Terry Savage, Chairman of Cannes Lions, said “Being asked to preside over a jury in Cannes is an honour but it can also be a challenging task leading a jury through a mass of global entries to award the world’s best work and showcase it to thousands of creative minds. Rob, Ivan and Bruce have been chosen for their proven standing and achievements in the industry but also for their ability to successfully lead their juries in deciphering the 2012 winners. We look forward to welcoming them in Cannes.”
Anyone wishing to submit entries should visit the website for details of rules, tips and how to enter at http://www.canneslions.com/awards/.
More About the Jury Presidents
Design Jury President:
Bruce Duckworth
Creative Director
Turner Duckworth, United Kingdom
Bruce Duckworth the President of the Design Jury of Cannes Lions 2012
Bruce is the Duckworth in Turner Duckworth, the brand design agency based in London and San Francisco. He started the company in 1992 with his friend and fellow designer David Turner. Bruce runs the London office and is jointly responsible for Turner Duckworth’s creative output with David Turner. Both studios work collaboratively on all projects, which gives a unique design viewpoint, but means Bruce has had to work late for the last 19 years because of the time differences. No pain, no gain!
Bruce has won over 200 design awards including D&AD Yellow pencil, DBA Design Effectiveness, Design week, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, Clio, and a Grammy award amongst others. His work and opinions have been published in many design books magazines all over the world. Bruce is in demand as a speaker for Design and Marketing conferences as well as Design education.
Bruce graduated from Kingston Polytechnic with an Honours Degree in Graphic Design in 1985. Worked as a designer at Michael Peters, Minale Tattersfield and Lewis Moberly before setting up Turner Duckworth.
Film Craft Jury President:
Ivan Zacharias
Director
Stink, United Kingdom
Ivan Zacharias the President of the Film Craft Jury of Cannes Lions 2012
At 19, Ivan enrolled at Prague’s renowned film academy FAMU, hoping to become a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. As he progressed through a five-year course of study, communism fell, and the country was divided in two. International ad agencies moved in and local production companies, such as Stillking, where Zacharias got his start, sprang up as Prague became a popular place to shoot commercials, music videos and features.
Whilst still a student, Ivan was offered the opportunity to direct commercials and he quickly developed a reputation as the most interesting and innovative director of his generation to emerge from the region. Since then Ivan has gone from strength to strength, with an original and distinctive body of work that includes a number of seminal and iconic commercials.
For JC Decaux he contributed a short piece to be shown alongside the work of such eminent directors as Wong Kar Wai, Spike Lee and Francis Ford Coppola. Films for Land Rover, Born Free, and VW’s re-launch of the Beetle, Smile, were both highly acclaimed. Then came Stella Artois Doctor; a captivating historical epic set in rural plague-ridden France. It swept the boards at award ceremonies including top honours from BTAA and D&AD and firmly established Ivan as one of the most sought after directors in advertising.
Among Ivan’s carefully chosen work he has directed Hollywood actors Gael Garcia Bernal in one of two Levi’s commercials for BBH NY as well as Harvey Keitel and Jude Law in pieces for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His first short film, Mulit, in association with Absolut Vodka is an ironic take on the Bollywood comedy/musical genre that was shot almost entirely on location in India. Mulit has been screened at a host of international festivals.
Ivan is one of the most awarded commercials directors in the world, his work has earned him over 100 awards including five separate Gold Lions at the Cannes Advertising Festival, six Gold Awards and the prestigious Fellowship Award for outstanding contribution to the production of commercials at the BTAA’s.
Radio Jury President
Rob McLennan
Executive Creative Director
Net#work BBDO, South Africa
Rob McLennan the President of the Radio Jury of Cannes Lions 2012
Born and bred in Johannesburg, South Africa from second generation Scottish and French stock, Rob found his way into advertising after some formal education in fine art and graphic design in the 80’s. Predictably, he simultaneously began an alternative rock band, No Friends of Harry. He was more successful initially in music, recording 5 albums and notching up 6 hits before embarking on a more engaged career in advertising.
Rob is probably best remembered for the Dulux ‘Any colour you can think of”, Axe “Get a Girlfriend”, and the Virgin Atlantic “Plain Insanity” and Mercedes Benz “Accident Avoidance” campaigns.
Rob is Executive Creative Director of Net#work BBDO, one of South Africa’s leading creative agencies in South Africa for the last 17 years.
Net#work BBDO is the only South African agency to have won three of South Africa’s six ever Cannes Lions Grand Prix. Rob has a grand collection of over 35 Cannes Lions, assorted Grand Prix and Loerie gold’s, Creative Circle Ad of the Years, One Show’s, Clio’s and D&AD’s. He has recently been chairperson and is exco member of the Creative Circle and the Loerie awards.
He is still playing with his new band MoMo.
59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, 17-23 June 2012, Cannes, France:
The International Festival of Creativity, also known as Cannes Lions, is the world’s leading celebration of creativity in communications. Founded in 1954, the Festival takes place every June in Cannes, France.
As the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards, over 28,800 entries from all over the world are showcased and judged at the Festival. Winning companies receive the highly coveted Lion trophy honouring the most creative Film, Print, Outdoor, Interactive, Radio, Design, Promo & Activation, Film Craft, Mobile, Branded Content & Entertainment and Integrated advertising, as well as the best Media, Direct, PR, Titanium and Creative Effectiveness ideas.
The Festival is also the only truly global meeting place for advertisers, advertising and communication professionals. Close to 9,500 delegates from 95 countries attend seven days of exhibitions, screenings, as well as 57 high-profile seminars, 20 workshops and master classes presented by renowned worldwide industry leaders. As the networking and learning opportunity of the year, Cannes Lions is the must-attend event for anyone involved in brand communication.
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Key Dates 2012:
Delegate Registrations Open
Entries Open
Creative Effectiveness Lions Deadline: 17 February 2012
Entries Deadline: 9 March 2012
Festival Dates: 17-23 June 2012
