Indiantelevision.com Team

(19 December 2007 2:00 pm)

MUMBAI: The 49th annual Clio Awards honouring creative excellence in advertising and design have announced the first group of industry people who will serve as executive jury chairs to head its seven awards categories for 2008.

Heading content and contact is Johnny Vulkan who is a partner at Anomaly. Saatchi and Saatchi chief creative officer Tony Granger will look after Television/Cinema/Digital categories. The Print/Poster/Innovative/Integrated categopries will be handled by Jeremy Craigen, who is DDB executive creative director.

Clio Awards MD Tony Gulisano says, "These individuals collectively represent the power of the idea. They are an excellent fit for the role because they're totally plugged in to the new dynamics of the marketplace, and proactively playing a part in moving the industry forward with their own work. Because of their fresh thinking and personal experience, they're challenging the expected and generating great creative across all media."

For nearly five decades, the Clio Awards has been committed to the mission of celebrating and rewarding creative excellence in advertising and design, honouring one of the most influential forms of communication and its impact on modern culture. The Clio Awards, part of Nielsen Business Media, claims to receive more than 19,000 entries from over 60 countries in a broad range of mediums including Interactive, Television/Cinema/Digital, Content & Contact, Print, Poster, Billboard, Innovative Media, Integrated Campaign, Radio, Design and student work, and are judged by world-class juries comprising more than 100 top creatives from 65 countries.