Kyiv International Advertising Festival Unveils Jury Members from 19 Countries
Kyiv International Advertising Festival (KIAF) has unveiled jury members from 19 countries that would judge creative works for the 2023 edition.
According to the organisers the jury members are leading experts of the global advertising industry in various disciplines.
“Every year the selection of the jury takes place very carefully. In 2023 all categories will be judged by judges, featuring top industry professionals that are multiple winners of international festivals/contests and members of international jury teams, including the Cannes Lions.
“We are pleased to present the specialists who have already joined the KIAF 2023,” the organisers revealed. They list of the judges are:
• Edson Athayde, CEO and Creative Director, FCB Lisbon, Portugal
● Luka Bajs, Executive Creative Director, SHIFT, Slovenia
● Bayyina Black, Global Director, Sustainability & Impact, Make/Good, R/GA, USA
● Paolo Boccardi, Customer Experience Creative Director, VMLYR Milan, Italy
● Robert Boyle, Creative Director and Head of Art, BBDO Dublin, Ireland
● Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer and Founding Partner, White Rabbit Budapest, Hungary
● Raphael Brinkert, Founder, brinkertlück, Germany
● Davor Bruketa, Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer and Head of Design, Bruketa&Zinic&Grey, Croatia
● Dace Izabella Grundsteina, Art Director, MAGIC, Latvia
● Chrystel Jung, Associate Creative Director, BETC Paris, France
● Tytus Klepacz, Content and Creative Consultant, PZL Warsaw, Poland
● Marsel Levi, Creative Director, Noble Graphics, Bulgaria
● Luca Lorenzini, Co-Founder and Executive Creative Directors, SMALL, USA
● Marius Lukošius, Creative Director, Not Perfect Vilnius, Lithuania
● Pia Lystad, Art Director, POL, Norway
● Nail Muratov, Creative Director, SEED, Kazakhstan
● Lizzie Murray, Studio Director, W+K Amsterdam, Netherlands
● Kerstin Raidma, Creative Director, Tabasco, Estonia
● Heli Roiha, Creative Director, SEK, Finland
• Temur Sadi, Design Director, MA’NO Branding Agency, Uzbekistan
It added that, “This year the contest program will be judged by five international jury teams. The announced judges are representatives of different jury teams. Other members of the jury will be announced soon.”
KIAF contest program focuses exclusively on socially significant communications in advertising. The jury members will evaluate ideas aimed to change the world: to change perception and inspire action toward helping the environment; to fight against racial, ethnic, religious and other discriminations; to achieve gender equality and empowerment for all; to reduce poverty and hunger everywhere; to support, protect, and conserve animals and wildlife, etc.
In the 2023 season it is presented a special contest PEACE, created for works and campaigns that against war, aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity, including the current war in Ukraine.
“Make the world a better place” is the message that Ukrainian advertisers convey to the world through KIAF 2023.
Entries that have been created, aired, launched or run during January 2022 – May 2023 incl. are accepted for participation in the contest program of the festival.
Entry submission is open on the website creative-stories.com.ua.
Final Deadline – April 21, 2023.