Eurobest, one of the Cannes Lions family of festivals, announced the 2018 Jury Presidents, as well as the launch of the European Creativity Report, which when released on 13 December, will include in-depth analysis of the winners and the current landscape of creativity across the region.
A total of 12 Jury Presidents will guide specialist juries from different corners of the European creative communications industry. With the Festival taking a break for 2018, the jurors will convene in London in November to judge and award Europe’s best work.
The full line-up of 2018 Eurobest Jury Presidents have been named as follows:
Brand Experience & Activation and Direct and Integrated: Laurence Thomson, Co-President & Chief Creative Officer, McCann London, UK
Creative Effectiveness: Lucy Jameson, Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio, UK
Design and Print & Outdoor Craft: Katrin Oeding, Chief Creative Officer & Creative Director, Studio Oeding, Germany
Digital, Mobile and Digital Craft: Wesley ter Haar, Founder / COO, MediaMonks, Global
Entertainment: Louise Johnson, CEO, Fuse, EMEA
Film, Print & Publishing and Glass: Kate Stanners, Chairwoman & Global Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi, Global
Film Craft: Sandrine Huijgen Le Goff, Creative Partner, Cloudfactory, The Netherlands
Healthcare: Tom Richards, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Lynx Group, UK
Innovation and Creative Data: Tracey Follows, Founder, Futuremade, UK
Media: Dan Hagen, Global Chief Strategy Officer, iProspect, Global
Outdoor and Radio & Audio: Alan Kelly, Executive Creative Director, Rothco, Ireland
PR: Mattias Ronge, Chief Creative Officer, Edelman Deportivo, Europe
The Jury Presidents will be joined in London in November by 75 jury members where they will review, debate and decide the most innovative and creative campaigns from across Europe. The winners will be included in the inaugural European Creativity Report, which will offer further insight, analysis and themes.
The European Creativity Report will be released at ‘Eurobest Unwrapped’, where the juries will give insight from the jury rooms and reveal the winners of the 2018 Grands Prix and special awards. The event, which will take place on 13 December, and will be open to the presidents, jurors, winners and press, will be live-streamed to the wider Eurobest community.
