From: London International Awards (LIA)
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For Immediate Release
Y&R Network Awarded Two Gold, 14 Silver and Eight Bronze LIAs
at the 2013 London International Awards
(New York, 20 November 2013) The 28th LIA judging was held at the Wynn/Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, convening over a ten-day period. The juries, led by their respective Jury Presidents, viewed and scored every entry within their medium ensuring that all the work was judged equally. They concluded with final discussions to determine Grand LIAs, Statue Winners and Finalists.
Launched in 1986, the London International Awards (LIA) accepts entries into thirteen unique media types; Billboard, Design, Digital, Integration, Non-Traditional, Package Design, Poster, Print, Radio, The NEW, Television/Cinema/Online Film, Television/Cinema/Online Film Production | Post-Production, and Television/Cinema/Online Film Music & Sound. In keeping with the constantly fluctuating market of communication and technology,
Y&R Network was honoured with Two Gold LIAs, 14 Silver LIAs and Eight Bronze LIAs. The Network also attained 13 Finalists at LIA 2013.
Y&R Dubai, Dubai was awarded one Gold, three Silver and two Bronze LIAs. They also attained one Finalist:
Y&R South Africa, Cape Town
Y&R New York, New York was awarded four Silver and three Bronze LIAs. They also attained one Finalists:
GPY&R, Melbourne was awarded two Silver LIAs and attained two Finalists:
Y&R Peru, Lima was awarded one Silver and one Bronze LIA. They also attained one Finalist:
Y&R, Mexico City was awarded a Silver LIA:
Y&R Philippines, Taguig City
Y&R Canada, Toronto was awarded a Bronze LIA:
Y&R Colombia, Bogota was awarded a Bronze LIA:
The following companies attained Finalists:
Y&R South Africa, Johannesburg
Y&R Thailand, Bangkok
RKCR/Y&R, London
Y&R Midwest, Chicago
Y&R São Paulo, São Paulo attained a Finalist:
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This year seven Grand LIAs were awarded.
McCann Melbourne, Melbourne has won three Grand LIAs in Digital, Non-Traditional and Integration for Metro Trains - "Dumb Ways to Die Campaign"
Wieden+Kennedy New York, New York was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of TV/Cinema/Online Film for Southern Comfort titled "Whatever's Comfortable - Beach"
ShootMedia, London was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of TV/Cinema/Online Film - Production | Post-Production for ChildLine titled "It Follows Me Around"
serviceplan, Munich was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of Design for Auchan titled "The Selfscan Report"
Memac Ogilvy & Mather, Dubai was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of Radio for Sawa Mninjah - Rescue Radio - The Rescue Continues Campaign "Nepalese Street Festival", "Sri Lankan Health Spa", "Kenyan Romantic Drama" and "Filipino Pop Singer”. This is the first Grand LIA ever awarded to an entrant from the United Arab Emirates.
2013 LIA ‘Of The Year Awards’ were decided based on the outstanding work chosen by the Juries across all media. This year LIA awarded five of these coveted Awards.
The following companies were honoured with the 2013 Of The Year Awards:
Network of the Year: Ogilvy
Agency of the Year: McCann Melbourne, Melbourne
Design and Package Design Company: serviceplan, Munich
Radio and Audio: Eardrum Australia, Sydney
Music and Sound Design Company: Song Zu
Of the 13,242 submissions, from 72 countries, 6% attained Shortlist status. Of those elite selections, only 0.8% won Gold Statues; 1.5% Silver Statues; 1.6% Bronze Statues and 2% Finalist. The vast number of submissions reflects the prestige and explosive growth of the London International Awards since its inception in 1986 when only 2,600 submissions were entered.