2015 PRESS RELEASES

CHILE WINS EIGHT STATUES AT THE 30th ANNUAL LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

10 November 2015

CHILE WINS EIGHT STATUES AT THE

30th ANNUAL LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

(New York, 10 November 2015)  The 30th LIA judging was held at the SLS 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.

Chile picks up 8 Statues and 8 Finalists at LIA 2015 – 6 Silver and 2 Bronze.

Prolam Y&R Chile, Santiago is the big winner from Chile at LIA 2015, taking home six Silver and two Bronze.

They were awarded:

  • SILVER - Poster - Public Service/Social Welfare Campaign for UNICEF titled “Fatty”, “Nerd”, “Weak”
  • SILVER - Print - Public Service/Social Welfare Campaign for UNICEF titled “Fatty”, “Nerd”, “Weak”
  • SILVER - Poster - Public Service/Social Welfare for UNICEF titled “Nerd”
  • SILVER - Print - Public Service/Social Welfare for UNICEF titled “Nerd”
  • SILVER - Poster - Use of Photography Campaign for UNICEF titled “Nerd”, “Weak”, “Fatty”
  • SILVER - Print - Use of Photography Campaign for UNICEF titled “Nerd”, “Weak”, “Fatty”
  • BRONZE - Poster - Confections/Snacks for Dos en Uno titled “Bees”
  • BRONZE - Print - Confections/Snacks for Dos en Uno titled “Bees”
  • FINALIST - Poster - Consumer Campaign for Dos en Uno titled “Parrot”, “Rake”, “Bees”
  • FINALIST - Print - Consumer Campaign for Dos en Uno titled “Parrot”, “Rake”, “Bees”
  • FINALIST - Print - Public Service/Social Welfare for UNICEF titled “Fatty”
  • FINALIST - Print - Public Service/Social Welfare for UNICEF titled “Weak”
  • FINALIST - Print - Cosmetics/Toiletries/Pharmaceuticals for X-Sense titled “Fighter”
  • FINALIST - Print - Cosmetics/Toiletries/Pharmaceuticals for X-Sense titled “Rockstar”
  • FINALIST - Print - Consumer Campaign for X-Sense titled “Rockstar”, “Sailor”, “Fighter
  • FINALIST - Print - Cosmetics/Toiletries/Pharmaceuticals for X-Sense titled “Sailor”

Barbara Levy, President of LIA, stated, “It is a remarkable accomplishment that Prolam Y&R has brought home eight Statues and eight Finalists. This is a huge increase in wins from Chile, as last year only two Statues were awarded.”

This year seven Grand LIAs were awarded: 

adamandeveDDB, London was awarded the TV/Cinema/Online Film Grand LIA for John Lewis titled “Monty's Christmas”

BBDO Proximity Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur was awarded the Poster Grand LIA for KFC titled “Burger”, “Drumstick”, “French Fries”

Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg was awarded the Non-Traditional Grand LIA for EXIT Deutschland titled “Nazis against Nazis - Germany´s Most Involuntary Charity Walk”

Leo Burnett Argentina, Buenos Aires was awarded the Billboard Grand LIA for Samsung titled “Safety Truck”

Leo Burnett Chicago, Chicago was awarded the Integration Grand LIA for Allstate titled “Social Savvy Burglar”

R/GA, New York was awarded the Design Grand LIA for Ad Council titled “Love Has No Labels”

The Mill, London was awarded the Production & Post-Production Grand LIA for SSE titled “Maya”

 

2015 LIA ‘Of The Year Awards’ were decided based on a point system 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 2015 Of The Year Awards:

Network of the Year: BBDO

Agency of the Year: R/GA, New York

Production Company of the Year: Smuggler

Post-Production Company of the Year: The Mill

Radio & Audio Company of the Year: Eardrum Australia

Of the 11,439 submissions from 72 countries, 8% attained Shortlist status. Of those elite selections, only 1.2% were awarded Gold Statues; 1.6% Silver Statues; 2% Bronze Statues and 2.1% 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.

To View All the Winners: http://www.liaentries.com/winners

 

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