Ireland’s premier international creative advertising awards show, the Kinsale Shark Awards, is now open for entries. As from today, Film, Music Video, Print and Design categories can all be entered until the deadline on Wednesday 6 September. The festival runs from Thursday 21-Saturday 23 September in Kinsale, Ireland.
AMVBBDO London creative partner and head of art Rosie Arnold will be headlining the speaking schedule, along with former Havas ECD Andy Sandoz, and NYC-based wiseguy-turned-good-guy, Antonio Fernandez (aka King Tone) the former head of the Latin Kings, the largest Hispanic street gang in the US, who in 1999 was sentenced to 12 for conspiring to sell narcotics.
Fernandez is the main figure in the 2007 HBO documentary, Latin Kings: A Street Gang story. Upon his release, Fernandez singlehandedly transformed the Latin Kings into a political movement, fighting for social justice on behalf of a suppressed Latin American community.
“I’m afraid that this year we have no lovely jury members from New Zealand,” writes Zoe Brooks of Boo PR London.
“Last year we had Luvly’s Maggie Mouat – but I wanted to keep you in the loop anyway.”
Festival director Aisling White said: “Kinsale is a small, intimate festival with a personal approach to speaking to, and engaging with, the creative community.”
“Headlining is reformed crim Antonio Fernandez, once head of the largest Hispanic street gang in the US.”
Jury members include:
- Emmet Wright – Chemistry Dublin
- Chris Beresford-Hill – BBDO New York
- Darren O’Kelly – The Mill London
- Jim Gilchrist – Outsider Canada
- Juliette Larthe – Prettybird Films London
- Marc Donaldson – CHI&Partners London
- L.A Ronanyne – Havas London
- Peter Gatley – Grey London
- Mary Doherty – Red Dog New York
- Russell Brown – Leo Burnett London
- Lee Hickey – Windmill Lane Dublin
This year. The Best New Awards categories are expanding to include Best New Film Editor and Best New DOP which will be determined from a shortlist by the delegates at the festival. Media has been withdrawn in order to focus on the creative and craft categories.
- Enter here: www.kinsalesharks.com
About Kinsale
The Kinsale Shark Awards celebrates and acknowledges Irish and international creativity whilst encouraging new fresh approaches to advertising and creativity.
Now in its 55th year, the global brand continues to attract entries from top agencies across all continents reaching as far as Dubai, Indonesia, New York, Sydney, Cape Town, Moscow and Lebanon.
The festival is held in the beautiful harbour town of Kinsale in Cork. Every year the event guarantees world-class workshops and speakers to inspire delegates who travel to Ireland as well as Ireland’s own advertising leaders and industry creatives.
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