Creative Circle Announces 2017 Gold Judges
UK’s oldest advertising awards body reveals this year’s jury members.
The Creative Circle, the longest running advertising awards body in the UK, has announced the names of this year’s Gold judges.
Consisting of some of the biggest and best names from the UK’s creative landscape, this year’s judging line up is split across six categories: Film, Film Craft, Digital, Direct & Experiential, Design & Craft, and Press, Outdoor & Radio.
This year’s juries will be led by Ana Balarin (Mother), Katie Keith (Rattling Stick), Laura Jordan Bambach (Mr President), Nicky Bullard (MRM Meteorite), and Justin Tindall (M+C Saatchi). Judging week commences from 10th February, with the best of British creativity awarded at May’s award show.
It’s also been revealed that 10% of all award entry fees and 100% of membership fees will go to the Creative Circle Foundation, which will support greater diversity in the creative departments of the future.
Jeremy Green, CEO of The Creative Circle, comments: “For years now, everybody in advertising has been talking about the need to address our ongoing diversity issues, but there have been very few, if any, attempts to actively do something about it. It’s time for Britain’s advertising community to put their money where their mouth is and support the emerging youngsters from around the country who need our help.”
The Creative Circle Ball will be held at the Roundhouse on 17th May. Head over to the Creative Circle website to guarantee your ticket to the biggest social gathering in the UK’s creative calendar.
Creative Circle Awards 2017 Gold Judges:
Film
- Ana Balarin, Mother (Foreperson)
- Anna Carpen, 18 Feet & Rising
- Caitlin Ryan, Cheil
- Caroline Pay
- Sue Higgs, Grey
- Chaka Sobrani, Leo Burnett
- Rosie Arnold, AMV BBDO
- Ray Shaunessy, W+K
- Billy Faithful, WCRS
- Mark Fairbanks, R/GA
Film Craft
- Katie Keith, Rattling Stick (Foreperson)
- Kai Hsiung, RSA
- MJ Delaney, Moxie Pictures
- Kate Taylor, Skunk
- Eve Ashwell, Assembly Rooms
- Dannie Stewart, W+K
- Neda Shadanlou
- Simon Cooper, Academy Films
- Reece Ewing, The Mill
- Judy Hill, Nexus
- Carine Harris, Iconoclast
Press, Outdoor & Radio
- Rosie Bardales, BETC
- Becky McOwen Banks, FCB
- Susan Hosking, Mother
- Ross Neil, WCRS
- Gerry Human, O&M
Digital
- Laura JB, Mr President (Foreperson)
- Tori Winn, Lida
- Helen Fuchs, Digitas LBi
- Julie Seal, Facebook
- Victoria Buchanan, Tribal DDB
- Eloise Smith, MullenLowe
- Cheney Robinson, Isobar
- Alex Holder, Anomaly
- Chad Warner, McCann
- Steve Varankis, Google
- Matt Lever, VCCP
Direct & Experiential
- Nicky Bullard, MRM Meteorite (Foreperson)
- Lauren Pleydell-Pearce, Wunderman
- Emma Perkins, MullenLowe
- Damian Ferrar, Jack Morton
- Remco Graham, NOW
Design & Craft
- Justin Tindall, M+C Saatchi (Foreperson)
- Georgia Barretta, Cheil
- Dave Dye, JWT
- Erica Clegg, Spring Design
- Alison Carmichel
- Regine Stefan, Venture Three
- Clive Biley, Curious
Judging
Round one is online and will involve all judges as well as the creative community that has registered with the Creative Circle. This will commence on the 10th February and will need completing by the end of the following week.
Round two is again online. Here the votes will decide what is included in the shortlist and what’s not. This will commence on the 24th February and the jury will again have just over a week to complete by 3rd March.
Gold Jury this will be a gathering at a London venue on either 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 29th, 30th or 31st March to decide which work is worthy of Gold, Silver and Bronze.
