Oz doubles Film wins
21 Jun 2008
and 52 Bronzes.The Film category was expanded this year to include Internet Film, Mobile Film, Other Screens (including branded content and digital outdoor signage) and integrated film. As a result, the judges had to trawl through an additional 15 hours of entries, Davies said.
"We pulled a few late nights to get through this work thoroughly," he said.
The Film competition attracted a total of 4,626 entries from 72 countries.
The jury avoided discussion over whether broadcast film and other forms of distribution should be separated, saying recoginsing the two different forms by choosing two Grands Prix was the right decision for this year.
Australian winners
GOLD: George Patterson Y&R Mebourne, Cadbury Schweppes, "Burst"
SILVER: JWT Sydney, Thrifty, "Birthday Girl".
BRONZE: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Foster's, "Skytroop"
BRONZE: Colman Rasic Carrasco, MTV Asia Exit Foundation, "Different Lives"
NZ winner
BRONZE: DDB Auckland, Volkswagen, "Finance"
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