The Loerie Awards 2008 News South Africa

Loeries Print Crafts, Experiential judging panels

Two more 2008 Loeries judging panels have been announced this week: Print Crafts and Experiential Judging. And if you want to impress these judges, get your entries in pronto as tomorrow, Saturday, 31 May 2008, is the very last day to do so!

Print Crafts panel


  • Rajesh Ranchod, executive creative director, Leo Burnett
  • Andrew Whitehouse, executive creative director, FOXP2
  • Mike Martin, art director, Ogilvy
  • Liam Wielopolski, executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi
  • Pepe Marais, executive creative director, Joe Public
  • Slade Gill, creative director, Net#work BBDO
  • Gareth Lessing, creative director, DDB SA
  • Gerhard Myburgh, creative director, DraftFCB
  • James Daniels, creative director, Euro RSCG
  • Rui Alves, creative director, Lowe Bull
  • Graeme Jenner, creative head, Net#work BBDO
  • David Prior, photographer
  • Clive Stewart, photographer
  • Gerard Turnley, photographer
  • Adam Livesey, executive creative director, King James
  • Ivan Johnson, creative director, BBDO
  • Melusi Tshabalala, creative director, Young & Rubicam
  • Roger Paulse, creative director, Singh & Sons
  • Conn Bertish, executive creative director, JWT
  • Brett Morris, executive creative director, The Scoville Unit
  • Festus Masekwameng, creative director, McCann
  • Alistair King, executive creative director, King James
  • Paul Warner, executive creative director, MetropolitanRepublic
  • Kirk Gainsford, creative director, Lowe Bull
  • Fran Luckin, creative director, Ogilvy

Experiential Judging panel


  • Peter Bidenko, creative director, Tequila, Jury Chairman
  • Nici Stathacopoulos, CEO, Proximity#ttp, Assisting Chairman
  • Bernice van Rooyen, creative director, Action Ambrose
  • Felix Kessel, creative director, Brand Activation
  • Roelof van Wyk, creative head, Trigger
  • Marthinus Duckitt, executive creative director, DraftFCB
  • Xolisa Dyeshana, creative director, Joe Public
  • Kassie Naidoo, creative director, King James
  • Bongiwe Mhlongo, senior writer, Lesoba Difference
  • Lisa Chrsitopher, creative director, Lesoba Difference
  • Peter Badenhorst, executive creative director, Ogilvy
  • Michael Zylstra, head of digital, Delta Bravo, Oscar Tango
  • Stuart Stobbs, creative partner, Proximity#ttp
  • George, Rautenbach, creative director, Switch Design
  • Hilton Tennant, creative director, Tennant McKay
  • Livio Tronchin, creative director, The Jupiter Drawing Room
  • Matthew Barnes, creative director, The Jupiter Drawing Room
  • Matthew Kretzschmar, creative director, Wunderman

The Loeries' judging will take place in Johannesburg at Vega, The Brand Communications School, from 30 June until 4 July.

The finalists will be announced on 7 July, and the winners will receive their awards at the festival weekend, which will take place in Margate on the South Coast from Friday 25 to Monday 28 July.

Entry deadline is tomorrow, Saturday 31 May. For more information, go to www.theloerieawards.co.za.

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