25th October 2012

From: London International Awards

Contact: Rebecca Morgan: beccy@liaawards.com

EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, 5th Nov 2012, 10:00 GMT

Y&R Dubai wins Gold, Silver and Bronze at the

27th Annual London International Awards

(London, 5th November 2012) The 27th Annual LIA Judging Session was held at the Wynn/Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, convening over a ten-day period with the addition of seminars and one-on-one ’Creative Conversations’.

The juries, led by their respective Jury Presidents, viewed and scored every entry within their medium ensuring that all the work was judged equally. They concluded with final discussions to determine Grand LIAs, Statue Winners and Finalists. Grand LIAs are chosen from the Golds, within their respective media. It is not mandatory for a Jury to select a Grand LIA.

Barbara Levy, President of LIA stated, “This year’s Juries worked diligently, sometimes late into the night to be sure all entries were given their due consideration. The results reflect the Juries’ lengthy discussions and sometimes heated debates. With judging running simultaneously with the ‘Creative Conversations’ for over 60 individually selected, Young Creatives from around the world there was much going on and the vibe was phenomenal.”

Y&R Dubai, Dubai is awarded a Gold in Print – Direct Marketing and a Bronze in Non-Traditional – Personal Items/Gift Items for Land Rover titled “Edible Desert Survival Guide”. They were also awarded a Silver in Print – Art Direction Campaign for Land Rover titled “Mountain”, “Orangutan” and “River”. In addition to the achievements listed above, they also attained Finalist status in Non-Traditional – Media Promotion for Gulf News titled “The Headline News Cup Sleeve”.

Other winning companies from the United Arab Emirates include:

DDB FZ, Dubai

• Silver in Radio – Sound Design for Whirlpool T50 Washing Machine titled “Explore The Silence – The Juvenile Fruit Fly”

• Bronze in Radio – Home Furnishings/Appliances Campaign for Whirlpool T50 Washing Machine – Explore the Silence titled “The Distracted Mosquito”, “The Juvenile Fruit Fly” and “The Army Ants”

They also attained Finalist status in Radio – Home Furnishings/Appliances for Whirlpool T50 Washing Machine titled “Explore The Silence – The Distracted Mosquito” and in Design – Non-Profit for Committee of Organ Donation in Lebanon titled “Get a Life”.

TBWA\RAAD, Dubai

• Bronze in Digital – Retail for Red Tomato Pizza titled “VIP Fridge Magnet”

• Bronze in Digital – Apps/Products for Red Tomato Pizza titled “VIP Fridge Magnet”

They also attained Finalist status in Digital – Innovative Use of Digital and in The NEW for Red Tomato Pizza titled “VIP Fridge Magnet”.

Memac Ogilvy, Dubai

• Bronze in Digital – Banners for IKEA titled “The Worlds Smallest IKEA Store”

FINALISTS

Leo Burnett Dubai, Dubai attained Finalist status in Print – Media Promotion Campaign for Fox Movies titled “Matrix Reloaded”, “Hollywood Land” and “Aliens vs. Predator”.

GRAND LIAs

There were a total of five Grand LIAs awarded worldwide this year:

CP+B, Boulder has been awarded Grand LIA in Integrated Campaign for American Express titled “Small Business Gets an Official Day”.

R/GA, New York has been awarded Grand LIA in Non-Traditional for Nike titled “Nike+ FuelBand”.

BETC, Paris has been awarded Grand LIA in TV/Cinema/Online Film for Canal+ titled “The Bear”.

Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles and Duotone Audio Group, New York were both awarded Grand LIAs in TV/Cinema/Online Film - Music for Chipotle titled “Back to the Start”.

serviceplan, Munich has been awarded the Grand LIA in Radio for Voluntary Humanitarian Organisation titled “Radio Ghosts”.

LIA has awarded Network of the Year, Agency of the Year, Production Company of the Year and Post-Production Company of the Year. These winners were decided based on the outstanding work chosen by the Juries across all media.

AGENCY OF THE YEAR: R/GA, New York

NETWORK OF THE YEAR: BBDO

PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR: Soixante Quinze, Paris

POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR: The Mill

In 2012, a total of 15,418 entries were received from 76 countries.

The vast number of submissions reflects the prestige and explosive growth of the London International Awards since its inception in 1986 when only 2,600 submissions were entered.

All Winning Work, Creative Credits, Press Releases and LIA Statue images can be accessed on the London International Awards Press site. High-resolution images of Winners and Finalists can be downloaded from this site.

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