ANDY Awards jury line-up is out

The 25 jurors voted on www.electthejury.com for the International ANDY Awards, advertising’s first awards show to bring innovators from inside and outside the industry together.

The crowd-sourced jury selection process was announced by the show’s co-chairs Ty Montague, co-president and chief creative officer of JWT North America, and Michael Lebowitz, founder and CEO of Brooklyn, NY-based digital agency Big Spaceship.

After six weeks of voting across five continents, the jury has been decided.

“I believe we were successful in getting a jury of amazing creative talent and innovators that are helping define the future of our industry,” said Montague.

“Elect The Jury was meant to drive conversation about how technology is influencing creativity and ideas, and I think we’ve generated a lot of positive and necessary debate. I hope that debate continues.”

Through multiple media channels highlighted by online discussion, Elect The Jury also served as a platform to address several important issues facing the ad business.

They included the future and necessity of award shows, the relevancy of big ideas in the digital age, how the recession is affecting creativity, and the role of specialists vs. generalists in creative technology.

“Elect The Jury was an important step for the industry to take,” noted Lebowitz. “The future of our business involves collaboration, disrupting the traditional way of doing things, and cultivating ideas from around the world from many different disciplines. I think Elect The Jury has us pointed in the right direction.”

Gina Grillo, executive director of the Advertising Club of New York and producer of The ANDYs said: “Besides being a showcase for the best work in the world that engages advertising’s finest talent, The ANDY Awards has always evolved with the leadership and passion of the creative community."

"So for 2010, we wanted to do something that’s never been done by any other award show. Thanks to Ty and Michael, we were able to change the game with Elect The Jury.”

The ANDYs is now accepting entries at http://www.andyawards.com and the final call for work is Jan. 4, 2010.

ANDY Jury:

Suzana Apelbaum, Partner & Chief Creative Officer, REDE

Remi Babinet , Founder & Global Creative Director, BETC Euro RSCG

Hashem Bajwa, Executive Director of Digital Strategy, Droga5

Jeff Benjamin, Executive Creative Director/Interactive, Crispin Porter + Bogusky

Rick Boyko, Director, VCU Brandcenter

Juan Cabral, Creative Director, Fallon London

Rebecca Carrasco, Partner & Executive Creative Director, Colman/Rasic/Carrasco

Mimi Cook , Creative Director, Apple

Shepard Fairey, Graphic Designer/Graffiti Artist

Pete Favat, Chief Creative Officer, Arnold Worldwide

Tony Granger, Global Chief Creative Officer, Y&R

Rei Inamoto, Chief Creative Officer, AKQA

Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman, McCann Erickson, India

Alessandra Lariu, Senior Vice President, Digital Group Creative Director, McCann NY

Nick Law, Executive Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, R/GA

Jose Molla, Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director, la comunidad

Bob Moore, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis

PJ Pereira, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Pereira & O’Dell

Leo Premutico, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Johannes Leonardo

Ashley Ringrose, Co-Founder, Soap Creative

Vivian Rosenthal , Co-Founder, Tronic Studios

Rob Schwartz, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day

Mark Tutssel , Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide

Erik Vervroegen, Creative Director, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners

Mark Waites , Founding Partner & Joint Creative Director, Mother/London