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From India, Sonal Dabral to judge Cannes Lions Film
Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | London
The Organisers of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival have announced the members of this year's Film jury.

Chaired by Craig Davis, JWT's Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, the judging of the Film entries will take place in Cannes during the Festival week with the winners being announced and honoured on June 21.

"We are delighted to bring together a very talented group of international award-winning creative's to judge and honour the best advertising Film work from around the globe," said Terry Savage, Chairman of the Festival.

The Film Jury members are UK, Craig Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide, JWT (Jury President); Argentina, Joaquín Molla, Founder/Executive Creative director, la comunidad; Australia, Ted Horton, Partner, Big Red; Belgium, Jens Mortier, Partner/Creative director, mortierbrigade; Brazil, Eduardo Lima, Creative director, F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi; Canada, Aaron Starkman, Creative director, Zig; Denmark, Per Pedersen, Creative director, Uncle Grey; France, Alexandre Hervé, Executive Creative director, DDB; Germany, Lars Ruehmann, Chief Creative Officer / Founder, Nordpol+ Hamburg; India, Sonal Dabral, Chairman, India & Regional Executive Creative director, Bates David Enterprise; Italy, Fabrizio Russo, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA Italia; Japan, Masahiko Ishii, Executive Creative director, Hakuhodo; Mexico, José Beker, CEO & Creative director, Euro RSCG Beker; New Zealand, Toby Talbot, Executive Creative director, DDB New Zealand; Norway, Janne Brenda Lysoe, Creative director, McCann Norway; South Africa, Paul Warner, Founder & Executive Creative director, MetropolitanRepublic; Spain, Marcelo Vergara, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Spain; Sweden, Håkan Engler, Executive Creative director, Lowe Brindfors; Thailand, Nopadol Srikieatikajohn, Executive Creative director, Ogilvy & Mather The Netherlands, Aad Kuijper, Creative director, Alfred International; United Kingdom, Ben Walker, Creative director, Wieden & Kennedy; and from USA, Susan Credle, EVP, Executive Creative director, BBDO New York.

This year, the Film section will also be expanded to include categories for films created for transmission on screens other than TV and cinema, such as Internet film, Mobile film, Other screens (for instance, digital outdoor solutions and branded content on TV) and Integrated film (films made to be adapted for different screens).
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