Following Leo Burnett’s KV Sridhar (Pops) on New York Festivals 2009 jury, two more Indian names are added to the festival’s judging panel -- Agnello Dias and Kamlesh Mehta, RMG Connect. Dias, JWT India’s outgoing Chief Creative Officer would be on the print jury while Mehta, Senior Creative Director would be on the cyber jury.
The New York Festivals Award is one of the most prestigious and sought after advertising awards in the world. The Festivals’ unique online judging process is carried forth by renowned judges representing 40 countries, handpicked by the Festival’s Executive Directors.
In his career, Dias has been on a number of creative festival shows that include D&AD, London International Awards, Indonesian Ad Awards, Abbys and GoaFest amongst many others. At RMG Connect, Mehta and his team handle brands like MTV Roadies 6 (a brand they brought with them when they moved from Tribal DDB to RMG), Star TV, Sony Bravia, Bharti Axa, Kotak Kings XI, Phoenix Mills, Legrand, Nike, CEAT, Godrej.
The Festival’s Peer Recommendation programme also allows the industry experts from across the world to keep the competition afresh with new perspectives.
