The Loerie Awards 2005 News South Africa

Loerie judges announced

The Loerie Awards committee has announced the judging panels for the Corporate Video and Interactive categories. Bizcommunity.com MD, Andre Rademan, is one of the judges in the Interactive category this year.

The Corporate Video category judges are:

Peter CarrProducerVelocity Films (CHAIR)
Fran LuckinOgilvy
Gersh KgamediDirectorPicture Tree
Kevin van der MolenGearhouse
Mahle KwababaOgilvy
Michelle CaldeiraBlue Moon
Mickey DubeFilm DirectorCPA
Moonyeen LeeTheatre MLA
Nina MorrisMorris Jones
Peter BondO'Mage
Phindile MkhabeleDreamcatcher
Spero PatriciosLaunch Factory
Vuyani PlataHerdbuoys McCann
Warren StewartVWV
Zwelakhe TshabanguLowe Bull

Interactive category:

The first round of some Interactive categories will be judged by a remote panel of judges. Thereafter, finalists will be judged at the judging venue.

Final and Remote panel:

Kirstin BrownInternational Healthcare Distributors
Matthew BucklandPublisherMail & Guardian Online
Christo DohertyProfessor/Head of Digital ArtsWits School of Arts (WSOA)
Arthur GoldstuckManaging DirectorWorld Wide Worx
Uwe GütschowAtPlay
Alison JacobsonManaging DirectorReusable Objects
Graunt Krugerunder-grad in Politics and Journalism
at Rhodes with academic colours
Jonathan McKayCreative DirectorEject Media
Gustav PraekeltFounding PartnerPraekelt Consulting
Andre RademanManaging DirectorBizcommunity.com
Gavin RookeManaging DirectorTrigger
Johan SaaimanCreative PartnerVINYL
Tebogo SerobatseDirectorOrange Factory
Brent ShahimManaging DirectorAqua Online
Grant ShippeyChief Executive OfficerAmorphous
Mark WilliamsCEOAshland Communications JHB
Alison WrightManaging DirectorStriata SA (Pty) Ltd

Remote Only Panel:

Justin BradburyCreative/Technical DirectorCreative technologist
Diane LarsenCreative DirectorPhynxe
Jason LevinConsultantTBWA
Hilton TennantPartner/Creative DirectorTennant McKay
Michele SandersCreative DirectorSix Million Dollar Media
Nathaniel SternArtist/lecturerWits' Digital Arts MA programme
Preston ThomasTechnical DirectorPixel Project
Paul ToozeCreative DirectorWireframe Studio
Templar WalesExecutive Creative Directorblink new media
Adam WhitehouseCreative DirectorSTONEWALL+
Mark WinklerExecutive Creative DirectorRipe Design South Africa

The Integrated Campaign Category will be judged by a selection of judges made up from the other panels. The judging panels for the Advertising, Direct and Design cateories have already been announced.

Judging takes place at the AAA School of Advertising (Johannesburg) from 26 September to 30 September. Finalists will be announced as soon as they are confirmed at the end of the judging week. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Grand Prix winners will be announced at the Gala Events on 15 and 16 October in Margate.

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