CineMARK announces nominations for 2005 SA Cannes judges

CineMARK will send all local nominations directly to Cannes Lions Advertising Festival officiators, who will in turn make the ultimate decision on whose entries have proven successful. This year, South African judges will adjudicate on the following genres: Television, Cyber, Direct Marketing and the newly introduced Radio category.

The nominated 2005 Cannes International Advertising Festival Judges are:

Television:

Alistair King - Creative Director, King James
Wingwing Mdlulwa - Creative Director, AfricaExtraBold
Rob Mclennan - Executive Creative Director, Lowe Bull

Radio:

Brett Morris - Executive Creative Director, FCB (Jhb)
John Davenport - Creative Head, Net#work BBDO
Theo Ferreira - Executive Creative Director, TBWA Hunt Lascaris

Cyber:

Adam Whitehouse - Creative Director, Stonewall Productions
Brent Shahim - Managing Director, Aqua online

Direct Marketing:

Nia Stathacopoulous - Chief Executive Officer, Tipping point
Andrew Ambrogioni - Chief Executive Officer, Action Ambro's
Luke Hartdegen, Creative Director - DWF

The representatives and management of the 52nd annual Cannes Lions International Advertising Awards will make the final decision on who will represent South Africa in 2005.

The 52nd International Advertising Festivals will be held from 19 to 25 June 2005 in Cannes, France. For more information on the Cannes Lions, log on to www.canneslions.com.