KIAF 2024 announces international jury teams
April 18, 2024
The Kyiv International Advertising Festival has announced its 2024 jury teams, which include over 50 professionals from 20 countries across Europe, Asia, and America. The Jury Chairmen are seven leading professionals from the UK, Germany, France, South Korea, Finland, Poland and Ukraine.
In the 2024 contest program, there will be 6 international jury teams and 1 client jury team formed by advertisers. The KIAF jury members are leading experts in the global advertising industry across various disciplines and are one of the main assets of the festival.
Announced Jury Chairmen of KIAF 2024:
- Vince McSweeney, Chief Creative Officer, McCann Central, UK
- Mariana Peluffo, Global Creative Director, Publicis One Touch, Germany
- Jean Benaim, Head of Strategy and Media Creativity, Havas Media Network, France
- Bae Geumbyul, Executive Creative Director, INNOCEAN, South Korea
- Juha-Matti Nieminen, Executive Producer, CEO, Directors Guild Helsinki, Finland
- Pablo Dominguez Agregan, Group Creative Director, 180heartbeats + JUNG v. MATT, Poland
- Olena Plakhova, Chief Reputation and Marketing Officer, NOVA, group of companies (Nova Post), Ukraine
Judging will begin on May 6. Following the jury's evaluations, finalists and winners (gold, silver, bronze) will be determined, along with the Best of Contest for each festival’s contest. GRAND PRIX awards will also be presented to the best works within the four main blocks of the festival (Creative Communications, Craft/Technology, Social Goals Contests, Client`s View). The winners' names will be announced at the award ceremony on May 31.
Submissions are ongoing at creative-stories.com.ua until April 26th.
The KIAF is part of Ukrainian Creative Stories (UCS) 2024, taking place in Kyiv on May 30-31. The General Partner of UCS 2024 is Nova Post. Delivering victories from Ukraine worldwide.
Registration for UCS 2024 is already open. The event includes award ceremonies for KIAF, the national contests ADC*UA Awards and Ukrainian Design: The Very Best Of, as well as a seminar program featuring leading experts from Ukraine's advertising and communications market. Participation is free with early registration until May 12th. To participate, you need to fill out a Google form available via the link. Starting May 13th, registration for UCS 2024 will become paid.
Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your work at the Kyiv International Advertising Festival 2024!
