Leo Burnett Advertising ran away with the plum awards at the Kancil Awards last October 30, grabbing the Gold award for film for “Funeral” and Agency of the Year awards. The Agency won a total of two Golds, two Silvers, and seven Bronzes.
“Funeral”, Yasmin Ahmad’s last TV commercial, won two Golds and a Bronze.
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scene from "Funeral"
The agency’s success at this year’s Kancils was unprecedented, as it did not place in the top ten in 2008. However, Leo Burnett won Gold at the Malaysia Effie Awards for the “Earth Hour 2009” campaign.
A Gold award also went to IF/Interactive for “Seconds Away” in digital. The campaign has been a consistent winner, previously winning 11 awards in the 2006 Kancils. It also won a Bronze at the One Show in 2007.
The Kancils awarded Glaxo Smith Kline and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore with the Advertisers of the Year awards.
Other Kancils include The Chairman’s Award that went to Ho Kay Tat from The Edge. The Media Personality Award went to R. Nadeswaran of The Sun, while the Young Creative Award went to Davina Chan and Danny Chin of Naga DDB/Rapp.
For a complete list of winners, visit http://www.kancilawards.com/index.php/results-2009.
