Dubai Lynx Announces 2013 Jury Line-Up Entries Deadline Extended to 14 February

Dubai, UAE, Feb 11, 2013 – (ACN Newswire) – The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity has announced the 40 jury members who will judge entries into the 7th Dubai Lynx Awards.

“This is a fantastic global line-up of industry specialists. It’s an exciting time for the awards with a programme that’s grown to introduce the new Branded Content & Entertainment category and the Independent Agency of the Year accolade, which in turn offers a true reflection of the development in the region’s creative output. It will be fascinating to see which are the stand-out entries for the 2013 juries,” says Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals.

Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft Jury

– Erik Vervroegen, International Creative Director, Publicis Worldwide, Global – Jury President
– Jonathan Beggs, Creative Director, The Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa
– Matty Burton, Executive Creative Director, Whybin\TBWA Group Australia
– Atila Francucci, Creative Director, Lua Propaganda, Brazil
– Woon Siew Hoh, Regional Creative Director, Hakuhodo Asia Pacific
– Lolly Thomson, Executive Creative Director, McCann London, UK
– Gotz Ulmer, Executive Creative Director, Jung von Matt/Alster, Germany

Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive and Mobile Jury

– Ian Haworth, Global Chief Creative Officer, Rapp, Global – Jury President
– Thijs de Boer, Creative Director, Havas Worldwide, The Netherlands
– Marko Edfelt, CEO/Strategist, Satumaa Advertising, Finland
– Gian Carlo Lanfranco, Senior Creative, Fred & Farid, France
– Preethi Mariappan, Digital Executive Creative Director, TBWA, Germany
– Howard Smiedt, Regional Executive Creative Director EAME, Ogilvy Action, UK
– Stuart Stobbs, Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb, South Africa

Media Jury

– Iain Jacob, President of Dynamic Markets, Starcom MediaVest Group, UK – Jury President
– Hugh Cameron, Chief Strategy Officer, PHD, UK
– Yves del Frate, Chief Operating Officer, Havas Media, France
– Peter Petermann, Managing Director, Carat, Germany
– Michelle Posthumus-Meyjes, Chief Executive Officer, MEC Group, South Africa
– Andrea Suarez, President, World Markets, IPG Mediabrands, USA
– Helena Westin, Chief Executive Officer, Enholmen HW AB, Sweden

Design Jury

– Sylvia Vitale Rotta, Chief Executive Officer, Team Creatif Group, France – Jury President
– Axel Domke, Creative Director, Mutabor Design, Germany
– Tania Singh Khosla, Design Director, TSK Design, India
– Marten Knutsson, Executive Creative Director, Family Business, Sweden
– Greg Quinton, Executive Creative Director, The Partners, UK
– Nathan Reddy, Founder, Grid Worldwide Branding and Design, South Africa
– Gesina Roters, Creative Partner, DAY, The Netherlands

PR Jury

– Tom Beckman, Executive Creative Director, Prime, Sweden – Jury President
– Paul Baeyaert, Chairman, EMEA Consumer Practice, Weber Shandwick, Belgium
– Gabriela Lungu, Managing Partner & Creative Director, The Practice, Romania
– Tony Noel, Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum Pleon, Spain
– Stuart Smith, CEO EAME & Managing Director, Global Corporate Practice, Ogilvy PR, Regional
– Caterina Tonini, Senior Partner, D’Antona & Partners, Italy
– Kelly Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, MSL London, UK

Branded Content & Entertainment Jury

– Mike Wiese, Director of Branded Entertainment, JWT, USA – Jury President
– Matty Burton, Executive Creative Director, Whybin\TBWA Group Australia, Australia
– Hugh Cameron, Chief Strategy Officer, PHD, UK
– Atila Francucci, Creative Director, Lua Propaganda, Brazil
– Mike Mathieson, CEO & Founder, Cake, UK
– Roopak Saluja, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The 120 Media Collective, India
– Stuart Smith, CEO EAME & Managing Director, Global Corporate Practice, Ogilvy PR, Regional

Integrated Jury

– Erik Vervroegen, International Creative Director, Publicis Worldwide, France/Global – Jury President
– Tom Beckman, Partner & Executive Creative Director, Prime, Sweden
– Jonathan Beggs, Creative Director, The Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa
– Ian Haworth, Global Chief Creative Officer, Rapp, Global
– Iain Jacob, President of Dynamic Markets, Starcom MediaVest Group, UK
– Sylvia Vitale Rotta, Chief Executive Officer, Team Creatif Group, France
– Danny Searle, Vice Chairman, Asia & Chairman Singapore, BBDO Asia

Judging will take place during the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, held at the Madinat Jumeirah from 10-12 March. Cultural attaches will be on hand to assist the jury with questions relating to cultural nuances of the work being judged. The juries’ chosen winners will be revealed during the much anticipated Awards Ceremony and Dinner on 13 March. Entries into the 15 awards categories are now being accepted until 14 February 2013. Anyone wishing to enter can find key information and details atwww.dubailynx.com.

About Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity

The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is the leading awards and festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications in the Middle East and North Africa and the must-attend event on the region’s industry calendar. Since its launch in 2007, the number of entry categories at Dubai Lynx has more than doubled due to creativity stretching across a greater number of forms of communications. Held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, next year’s event will take place 10-13 March 2013, and will once again include an unbeatable line-up of international jurors who will use their expertise to award the best in creativity. For more information, please visit http://www.dubailynx.com/.

Contact:

Amanda Benfell, PR & Press Manager

Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity

Tel: +44-20-3033 4000

E-mail: amandab@lionsfestivals.com

Emma Lancaster, Festival Director

Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity

Dubai, UAE

Tel: +971 4 427 3090

Email: emmal@dubailynx.com

www.dubailynx.com