Finalists for the 45th AWARD Awards, APAC's creative awards program, have been announced.
By category, entrants with the most finalist entries include:
Advertising - VML Australia with 15; The Monkeys Australia, part of Accenture Song with 13; DDB Group Australia with 12; DDB Group Aotearoa with 11; Howatson+Company, Special Australia with 10.
Design - BMF and The Monkeys Australia, part of Accenture Song with 3; R/GA Australia, TBWA\HAKUHODO and The Nine Shanghai all with 2.
Craft - Revolver with 15; FINCH with 14; The Sweetshop with 10; DIVISION with 8; ARC EDIT with 7.
Film & Entertainment - The Monkeys Australia, part of Accenture Song with 8; Special Australia, Howatson+Company with 4; DDB Group Australia and Wolf BKK with 3.
Innovation - The Monkeys Australia, part of Accenture Song, VML Australia with 2; HERO, Eleven, a division of TBWA\Australia, TBWA\HAKUHODO all with 1.
Media - FCB New Zealand with 4; VML Australia, CHEP Network with 2.
Purpose - Special Australia, M&C Saatchi with 6, Dentsu Creative with 3, DDB Group Aotearoa, DDB Group Australia, Leo Burnett Australia and TBWA\Australia all with 2.
Strategy - BMF with 3; DDB Group Australia, Howatson+Company, Special Australia, The Monkeys Australia, part of Accenture Song all with 2.
The AWARD Awards ceremonies announcing Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will take place during This Way Up, held at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art from August 13-15.
The AWARD Awards Special Awards finalists will be announced in the lead-up to the festival, with winners announced during the three-day event.
Chairs for the AWARD Awards juries are:
Craft in Motion: Adrian Shapiro, Scoundrel
Culture: Asheen Naidu, TBWA\Singapore
Design: Lincoln Grice, BMF
Digital: Stan Lim, Dentsu Creative Singapore
Film: Hilary Badger, Ogilvy Australia
Impact: Brigid Alkema, Clemenger BBDO Wellington
Life-Changing: Avish Gordhan, Saatchi & Saatchi Australia
Media Thinking: Virginia Hyland, Havas Media Network Australia
Press, Poster and The Dark Arts: Katrina Alvarez-Jarratt, TBWA\Australia
Sound: Dan Higson, Smith & Western Sound
Strategy: Fran Clayton, DDB Group Australia
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