Members of the Creative Circle judged the Ad of the Year from the winners of the Creative Circle Monthly Awards, on 24 March 2009 at The Venue, Melrose Arch. A total of 12 months’ work from January 2008 to December 2008 was judged.
Nineteen judges participated in choosing the winner for the six media categories. The awards were presented the same evening to the winning agencies by the Creative Circle Chairman, Rob McLennan.
MAGAZINE
1. Client: Energiser/Batteries
Title: Paint/Park/Pants/Spit
Agency: DDB SA
CD: Gareth Lessing
AD: Julie Maunder
CW: Kenneth van Reenen
Photog: Clive Stewart
NEWSPAPER
1. Client: Cape Union Mart
Title: Shark/Lioness/Snake/Crocodile
Agency: KingJames JHB
CD: Adam Livesey/Matthew Brink
AD: Adam Livesey
CW: Matthew Brink
Photog: Clive Stewart
OUTDOOR
1. Client: Drive Alive/Anti Drunk Driving
Title: Road Block
Agency: Draftfcb JHB
Exec CD: Rob McLennan
CD: Gerard Myburg/Brent Liebenberg
AD: Gerard Myburg
CW: Brent Liebenberg
FILM
1. Client: Allan Grey
Title: Beautiful
Agency: KingJames CT
CD: Alistair King
AD: Damian Bonse
CW: Devin Kennedy
Prod Co: Velocity
Director: Keith Rose
Editor: Ricky Boyd
Audio Eng: Rob Schneider
Audio Des: Arnold Vermaak
RADIO
1. Client: Interactive Africa/Design Indaba
Title: Recycled Radio Ad
Agency: The Jupiter Drawing Room (South Africa)
CD: Livio Tronchin
CW: Jonathan Commerford
Prod Co: Big Leap Music & Post
Audio Eng: Craig Ormond
EXPERIENTIAL
1. Client: Unilever/Flora Margarine
Title: Meet Wally’s Heart
Agency: Lowe Bull JHB
CD: Rui Alves/Eoin Welsh
AD: Christopher Charoux
CW: Dominique Silva
Prod. Co: Urban Brew/Glass House
Editor: Angela Whitehouse
Audio Eng: Frequency
Voice Artiste: Tom Fairfoot