As the once clearly defined roles of creative and media agency become less defined and as new partners, such as specialist PR companies, technical agencies, production companies or the media owners themselves increasingly become the creators of communication ideas, the Festival of Media Awards Jury aims to reflect these wider viewpoints.
The judging panel will also involve global advertisers, including Maarten Albarda, VP Global Connections for Anheuser-Busch InBev, Nigel Conway, global media director of Nestle and Andrea Newman, group head of advertising for HSBC.
Glock, now heading up his own consultancy, will chair a two stage judging process, involving over 30 jurors. First stage judging will be an online process, involving a wider jury from around the globe who will score all entries and so deliver the shortlist. A final stage jury will then meet to review the shortlist and select the award winners.
Glock said of his role, “I am delighted to have the opportunity to be involved in the judging process for the Festival of Media Awards, which have quickly established themselves as providing a globally recognised standard of recognition for the best media thinking and communication strategy from around the world.”
The Festival of Media Awards have 12 entering categories designed to recognise the most creative and effective campaigns and, uniquely for an advertising awards, two entering categories designed specifically for media owners and those companies developing innovations in media products. The deadline for all entries is 28 January 2010.
For a full list of entering, jury and voting categories, go to www.festivalofmediaawards.com.
The winners of all the Festival of Media Awards 2010 will be announced at the Awards Gala Dinner on 20 April, the closing night of the Festival of Media in Valencia, Spain.
