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Ali Rez, CCO, Impact BBDO Announced as London International Awards 2022 TV/Cinema and Online Film Jury President

17 August 2022

ALI REZ, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER MENAP

 OF IMPACT BBDO ANNOUNCED AS 

LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
 2022 TV/CINEMA AND ONLINE FILM JURY PRESIDENT

 

Ali Rez
 

What an absolutely stellar jury to lead at an absolutely stellar show…” – Ali Rez

 

(17 August 2022) London International Awards is pleased to announce Ali Rez of Impact BBDO as the 2022 TV/Cinema and Online Film Jury President. On chairing the LIA jury Ali commented, “What an absolutely stellar jury to lead at an absolutely stellar show – I am incredibly honored, and look forward to seeing some of the most impactful films of the year. Films that engage you, that astound you, that transform behavior and industry, that move brands forward, that shape culture.”

 

Rez is ranked the No.1 Executive Creative Director in MENA and APAC on a number of creative rankings. His work has been instrumental in Impact BBDO Dubai being named the No.2 Creative agency in the world on the WARC Report and has brought tremendous positive impact to business and social causes alike. He currently leads creative output for the Impact BBDO Group across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan regions.

 

“We are excited to have Ali as our TV/Cinema and Online Film Jury President. This is a category that offers much in terms of not just the idea, but also how the idea is crafted and executed. The combined expertise and experience of the jury under the leadership of Ali will ensure that no piece of great work will be overlooked,” said Barbara Levy, President of LIA.

 

TV/Cinema and Online Film Jurors:

Samira Ansari, Chief Creative Officer, Deutsch NY, New York

Adrian Bosich, Managing Partner / Creative Founder, AIRBAG, Melbourne

Chris Garbutt, Chief Creative Officer Vice Media Group / Co-President Virtue, New York

Kelsey Horne, Chief Creative Officer, No Fixed Address, Toronto

Erin Kawalecki, Partner / Chief Creative Officer, Angry Butterfly, Toronto

Gigi Lee, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Group Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Daniel Lobatón, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, New York

Gabriel Mattar, Chief Creative Officer, Innocean Berlin, Berlin

Noriaki Onoe, Copywriter / Creative Director, Dentsu, Tokyo

Piyush Pandey, Chairman of Global Creative / Executive Chairman, India, Ogilvy

Courtney Richardson, Creative Director, Droga5, New York

Danny Robinson, Chief Creative Officer, The Martin Agency, Richmond

Eva Santos, Co-CCO / Founder, Delirio & Twain, Madrid

SooHee Yang, VP, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe Korea, Seoul

 

For more information about LIA, go to www.liaawards.com

 

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Notes to the Editor:

Ali Rez has replaced Eugene Cheong as Jury President, as Eugene had to step-down due to work obligations.

 

London International Awards (LIA) is the Creative Awards for Creatives. We stand as a champion of the creative process, creatives themselves, and of course, great creative ideas and executions, and are proud to award the best creative work each year.

 

Barbara Levy, was the first woman to start and operate an International Awards Show honoring multiple media types. Now, 37 years later, the company is still the only International Awards Show completely owned and operated by a woman.

 

LIA’s mantra is that creativity is everything in the advertising, design and technology business in all forms of media. That is why each year, LIA assembles the most celebrated creatives in the industry together in Las Vegas to judge all the submitted work.

 

All jurors are required to be on-site in Las Vegas for all rounds of judging. Every juror on every judging panel sees every piece of work within every category of their competitions at the same time. There is no pre-judging or division of the work amongst the jury.

 

As a way to give back to the industry, LIA fully funds an educational program called Creative LIAisons at an approximate cost of $250,000 USD annually.  The mission of Creative Liaisons is to develop, educate, inspire and grow young creative talent. The goal of this initiative is to be the elite standard in creative coaching.