The jury selection is:
Film: Sandra de Witt; TBWA\Hunt Lascaris
Press: Rob McLennan; JWT South Africa
Outdoor: WingWing Mdulwa; (previous: AfricaExtraBold)
Media: Lucinda Dare; FCB
Direct: Andrew Ambrogioni; Action Ambro's
Radio: Brett Morris; FCB
Andrew Cuthbertson, General Manager of The INC comments; "Independent Newspapers assumed custodianship for Cannes Lions this year and what a year to kick-off with. Cannes' selected a full house of jury members from South Africa with jurors in six of the seven categories. We offer our congratulations to those chosen to represent South Africa in what is the most important advertising festival in the world. We also look forward to fully developing the Cannes Lions brand in conjunction with The Creative Circle."
Alistair King, Chairperson of The Creative Circle comments; "We are truly delighted. The panel is fantastic and will proudly represent us. Being selected in so many categories is indicative of our level of creative excellence and of the respect our industry has developed over the past few years. As we work in complex markets compared to the homogeneous first-world we see things differently, bringing a fresh and unique take on creativity. This is what we bring to Cannes."
The 2006 Cannes Lions Competition is now open for entries.
