It’s clear from its selection 2013 jury presidents that the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity wanted its 60th anniversary to be marked as a landmark event in the ad creative world. The list of 16 jury presidents revealed Wednesday is a veritable who’s who among agency creatives.
Branded Content & Entertainment – Scott Donaton, president, CEO, Ensemble
Creative Effectiveness – Shelly Lazarus, chairman emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather
Cyber – Bob Greenberg, founder and chairman, R/GA
Design – Mary Lewis, creative director, founding partner, Lewis Moberly
Direct – Mark Tutssel, worldwide chief creative, Leo Burnett
Film – Sir John Hegarty, founder – creative, Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Film Craft – Joe Pytka, director, PYTKA
Innovation – David Droga, founder and creative chairman, Droga5
Media – Jack Klues, chairman, VivaKi
Mobile – Rei Inamoto, chief creative officer, vice-president, AKQA
Outdoor – Tony Granger, global chief creative officer, Young & Rubicam
PR – David Gallagher, senior partner, chief executive officer, Europe, Ketchum
Press – Marcello Serpa, partner, chief creative officer, AlmapBBDO
Promo & Activation – Rob Schwartz, global creative president, TBWA\Worldwide
Radio – Ralph van Dijk, co-founder, creative director, Eardrum
Titanium & Integrated – Dan Wieden, co-founder, chairman, Wieden+Kennedy
“When you reach your Diamond Jubilee it’s only right to celebrate with something special,” said Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals, in a statement. “And with this group of presidents it’s no exaggeration to say that there can never have been such a talented – not to say intimidating – group ever assembled to judge the world’s best work. More than ever, anyone winning a Cannes Lion in 2013 can bask in the knowledge that their work has been judged by not only some of the biggest names currently at work today, but by giants from the history of advertising and communications.”
