First Wave Of Judges Revealed For shots Awards 2018

The deadline for this year's shots Awards is now less than two weeks away (July 13), and as entries continue to stream in, we are able to confirm a selection of the judges who will be casting their critically creative eyes over some of the best global advertising work from the last 12 months. 

Above: This year's shots Awards campaign film, created by 18 Feet & Rising, Mill+ and Factory.

The judges we are announcing include:

• Eve Anthony, creative producer, Revolver Amsterdam
• Melanie Bridge, director, The Sweetshop
• Jodie Brooks, executive producer, Radical Media London
• Lauren Caris Cohan, director, Stink Films
• Janette de Villiers, founder & executive producer, Groundglass Cape Town
• Lorenzo Del Bianco, CEO, DUDE Milan
• Richard Denney, ECD, St Luke's London
• Michael Feder, MD, Hornet New York
• Lisa Fedyszyn, group CD, Ogilvy & Mather New Zealand
• Johnnie Frankel, co-founder and executive producer, Rattling Stick London
• Kathrin Guethoff, global ECD, Serviceplan Group
• Kayt Hall, executive producer, Cut+Run London
• George K, senior colourist, MPC
• Dan Kelleher, partner & CCO, Deutsch New York
• Leo Leone, ECD, Barbarian
• Eoin McLaughlin, creative director, 4Creative London
• Yego Moravia, ECD, Stink Studios
• Sasha Nixon, MD and executive producer, Forever London
• Helen Pak, president and CCO, Grey Canada
• Bob Partington, director, 1stAvenueMachine
• Sam Phillips, senior producer, Woodwork Music
• Pedro Prado, ECD, F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi Sao Paulo
• Fred Raillard, co-founder & CCO, Fred & Farid 
• Ryan Reed, partner & ECD, M&C Saatchi UAE
• Steve Reeves, director, Another Film Company
• Rafael Rizuto, CCO, TBD
• Trevor Robinson, founder & ECD, Quiet Storm London
• Russell Schaller, ECD, Cheil UK
• Shannon Simpson Jones, co-founder, Verb New York
• Danielle Trivisonno Hawley, CCO the Americas,
• Hugh Todd, creative director, MullenLowe London
• Christian Waitzinger, ECD, SapientRazorfish Germany
• Christopher Watson Wood, founding partner and director, Mad Ruffian London
• Emma Willis, executive producer, makemepulse London
• Dan Wright, ECD, Colenso BBDO Auckland
• Josh Mullens, global EP & head of projects, Will O'Rourke Experiential
• Rebecca Wray, executive producer, Durable Goods

Next week we will be announcing the completed list of the 2018 jury, so look out for that.

It's all in the details... 

As mentioned above, the deadline for entries is July 13, so you need to get your skates on to enter this year’s Awards because, as we all know, you’ve gotta be in it to win it.

The full list of Awards categories and their criteria can be found here.

The event itself takes place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, in central London on October 18 and, to whet your appetite, photos from the 2017 Awards are right here.

Above: Winner of the Branded Entertainment of the Year - One-off Project category, Riff Raff EP, Matthew Fone, collecting for H&M Come Together.

If you have enquiries about entering the shots Awards please contact Shane Murphy.

The shots Awards 2018 are sponsored by our partners at Global Production Network.