MANILA – DDB Worldwide chief creative officer Amir Kassaei and Y&R Malaysia executive creative director Gigi Lee are among the judges at the 2015 Kidlat Awards, set for early March.
One of the most awarded creatives in the world, Kassaei has been among The Big Won’s top three chief creative officers for the last three years, and has judged for top awards shows around the world, including the Clios, London International Awards, Dubai Lynx, and Cannes Lions.
Also a multi-awarded creative, Lee has won metals and sat as jury for shows including AdStars, New York Fest, Spikes, the One Show, the Clios, and Cannes. She has also been named Asia’s third most awarded art director by Campaign Magazine, and was shortlisted for Southeast Asian Creative of the Year by Campaign Brief in 2013.
This year’s Kidlat Awards has the theme ‘Innovative, Creative,” celebrating ideas that transcend medium, provide solutions, and push social change.
With changes in the rules this year, the competition will be the first in the world to judge work according to the product category it is in, regardless of the medium used.
Kidlat also celebrates its 15-year partnership with philanthropist Mercedes Zobel by updating its public service award, the Diwa, to the Ezobel Diwa Award, in honor of the Zobel family foundation.
This year, the Ezobel Diwa Award will be awarded to the idea that can dolve a current brief, provided by Zobel. The brief, which has yet to be revealed, will be open to any agency, company, or individual.
Diwa award entries will follow a template, and will be shortlisted in Manila, while finalists will present in March.
The Kidlat Awards will be held from March 4 to 6 in Boracay, Caticlan. Entries that have first aired, gone live, been posted online, or made available for public download between January 1, 2014 up to January 13, 2015 are qualified for the awards.
The early bird deadline for entries is on January 20, while the final deadline is on February 6.
For more information, visit the Kidlat website.
