2024 Press Releases
06 March 2024
LIA Insider Issue 325
LIA + TRANSATLANTIC PRESENT OCEAN'S 17
SEASON 2, EPISODE 14 FEATURING VERA PORTZ,
MANAGING DIRECTOR & PARTNER, TEMPOMEDIA
This special edition of Transatlantic, hosted by Simone Nobili, brings you Season 2 featuring the oceans of 17 new Jury Presidents!
Renamed Ocean's Seventeen in honor of the 2007 film, Ocean's 13 directed by Steven Soderbergh that was set in Vegas, this season was recorded live at Encore @ Wynn, Las Vegas, from 7th October to 15th October 2023, running concurrently with LIA judging.
In a room where red was the dominant color and casino chips were scattered across a coffee table, Simone used "The 7 Seas Interview" format to dive deep into the lives and works of his guests, bringing to the surface undiscovered stories.
Season 2, Episode 14 features Vera Portz, Managing Director & Partner at Tempomedia.
A producer who yearns to resurrect Oppenheimer and reverse his invention. Vera's demeanor may be soft-spoken, but the cadence of her ideas resonates like the beat of Childish Gambino's "This is America”.
Vera was the LIA 2023 Jury President for Production & Post-Production.
Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer at Cheil Worldwide discusses the importance of Creative LIAisons, an educational initiative funded by London International Awards - LIA, to train emerging talent, coaching them to their full potential. Malcolm was on the 2023 LIA Integration Jury.
Malcolm delves into the invaluable Creative LIAisons onsite bootcamp, in which young creatives get a glimpse into what goes on in the judging rooms, experience real time, high pressure ideation and executing a brief with a deadline, during a workshop and receive face time with some of the worlds industry leaders.
In addition, Malcolm goes on to talk about the Creative LIAisons virtual coaching program and how impactful it is for mentees to get one-to-one access to the leaders of the industry, to be able to ask the mentors any questions they have at this stage in their careers and for mentors to also find out what is going on at that level.
Malcolm highlights "that we are seeing the Creative LIAisons program in person and online accelerating the growth and depth of capability in the creative up and coming in the industry, the next generation, who will define what comes next. It is so import, because traditional learning structures have pretty much evaporated from the industry. There is a lot when people first get started; there are executive level coaching opportunities, but actually for people who are in the industry to get through and push the industry forward, this is such a unique program that does it in a way unlike any others and that is a massive benefit to the industry."
After experiencing Creative LIAisons, a number of past attendees quickly rose through the ranks to become high level creatives, company owners, or hold managerial positions at some of the world’s best known agencies, tech companies and brands. An elite few have been invited back as LIA Jurors or as Creative LIAisons Coaches.
Malcolm delves into the invaluable Creative LIAisons onsite bootcamp, in which young creatives get a glimpse into what goes on in the judging rooms, experience real time, high pressure ideation and executing a brief with a deadline, during a workshop and receive face time with some of the worlds industry leaders.
In addition, Malcolm goes on to talk about the Creative LIAisons virtual coaching program and how impactful it is for mentees to get one-to-one access to the leaders of the industry, to be able to ask the mentors any questions they have at this stage in their careers and for mentors to also find out what is going on at that level.
Malcolm highlights "that we are seeing the Creative LIAisons program in person and online accelerating the growth and depth of capability in the creative up and coming in the industry, the next generation, who will define what comes next. It is so import, because traditional learning structures have pretty much evaporated from the industry. There is a lot when people first get started; there are executive level coaching opportunities, but actually for people who are in the industry to get through and push the industry forward, this is such a unique program that does it in a way unlike any others and that is a massive benefit to the industry."
After experiencing Creative LIAisons, a number of past attendees quickly rose through the ranks to become high level creatives, company owners, or hold managerial positions at some of the world’s best known agencies, tech companies and brands. An elite few have been invited back as LIA Jurors or as Creative LIAisons Coaches.