by MarkLives (@marklives) The winners of the 2019 Gold, Silver, Bronze and Shortlist Clio Awards were announced late last week, with South Africa taking home one Gold, two Bronzes and four Shortlists, and Egypt two Silvers. Grand winners will be revealed at the 60th Annual Clio Awards on Wednesday night, 25 September 2019, in New York City.
The 14 Clio juries, which included five South Africans — Sabine Heckman (FCB Africa creative director), Molefi Thulo (Ogilvy creative director), Darrin Hofmeyr (BlackGinger CG supervisor), Meja Shoba (Ola! Films director ) and Lourens van Rensburg (7 Films director) — reviewed thousands of submissions in film, design, print, out of home and more and awarded just over 500 trophies.
“From around the world”
“It’s so fascinating to sit in the jury rooms each year and hear the perspectives of creative leaders from around the world,” says Nicole Purcell, The Clio Awards president. “Whether it’s the design jury critiquing an innovative visual execution or the Clio Music jury digging in to why a particular piece of music makes a spot more compelling, each group has a vision for where the industry should be heading and we get to use the awards as a platform to send that message.
“This year, being our sixtieth, we heard the jury’s reflections on the history of our industry, what enduring themes have stood the test of time and how to best pave the path forward so that we can all be proud when we look back at this work 60 years from now. With all of that in mind, they determined the best-in-class submissions that earned this year’s trophies and will build upon our competition’s elite history.”
African winners
Country |
Trophy |
Entry title |
Medium |
Entry Type |
Brand |
Entrant company |
| South Africa | Gold | Philips #ShaveToRemember | Experiential/Events | Product/Service | Philips & Nelson Mandela Foundation | Ogilvy South Africa |
| Egypt | Silver | Mutilated Words | Print & Out of Home Technique | Public Service | 28 Too Many | Impact BBDO |
| Egypt | Silver | Zero Tolerance Ribbon | Integrated Campaign | 28 Too Many | Impact BBDO | |
| South Africa | Bronze | #ShavetoRemember | Film Technique (Direction) | Product/Service | Philips & Nelson Mandela Foundation | 0307 Films |
| South Africa | Bronze | Just Do It: Caster Semenya | Film Technique (Direction) | Product/Service | Nike | Park Pictures |
| South Africa | Shortlist | #ShavetoRemember | Film Technique (Cinematography) | Product/Service | Philips & Nelson Mandela Foundation | 0307 Films |
| South Africa | Shortlist | After Tears | Film Technique (Music – Original) | Product/Service | Metropolitan | 0307 Films |
| South Africa | Shortlist | Altron “There When It Matters” | Film Technique (Music – Original) | Product/Service | Altron | Barking Owl |
| South Africa | Shortlist | The Phonetic Can | Direct | Product/Service | Coca-Cola | FCB Joburg |
The Clio Lifetime Achievement Award for David Droga and the Clio Brand Icon Award, which will be granted to Barbie, will also be awarded on the trophy ceremony, hosted by Andy Cohen.
For all the winners so far, go to clios.com/awards/winners.
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