Dubai International Advertising Festival, the leading festival and awards for creative advertising and communications in the Middle East and Africa, has today announced the names that will make up the 2011 juries.

A total of 28 jury members will come together in Dubai, where they will view the entries, deliberate and award the most outstanding work that the region has to offer. Divided into four juries and led by their jury president, they will judge a total of 12 entry categories; Design, Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive, Media, Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Integrated, Print & Outdoor Craft and Film Craft.
"We are seeing some exceptional work coming out of the MENA region at the moment, making it essential to have a world class team of global judges on board. This is a very strong line-up and we know that together they will judge the work using their knowledge, understanding and passion," said Steve Lane, Festival Director.
The 2011 Juries are as follows:
Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio and Craft Jury
Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman & Regional ECD APAC, McCann Erickson Worldgroup, India - Jury President
Richard Brim, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UK
Valérie Chidlovsky, Senior Copywriter, BETC Euro RSCG, France
Bridget Johnson, Creative Director, Ogilvy, South Africa
Simon Langley, Executive Creative Director, 303 Sydney, Australia
Scott Lewis, Executive Creative Director, JWT, USA
Eric Schoeffler, Chief Creative Officer, Tribal DDB, Germany
Direct, Promo & Activation and Interactive Jury
Armin Jochum, Chief Creative Officer, Jung von Matt, Germany - Jury President
Ben Callis, Creative Director, SapientNitro, UK
Dagan Cohen, Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb, The Netherlands
Ghislain de Villoutreys, Executive Creative Director, JWT, France
Connie Lo, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Hong Kong
Damian Royce, Creative Director, Clemenger BBDO, Australia
Pipo Virgós, Creative Director, Shackleton, Spain

Media Jury
Mike Cooper, Worldwide CEO, PHD, Global - Jury President
Eric Bader, Chief Strategy Officer, Initiative, USA
Kristian Barnes, Group Managing Director, MPG/MediaContacts, Australia
Davy Caluwaerts, Creative Communications Director, Zenith Optimedia, Belgium
Gowthaman Ragothaman, Leader - South Asia, Mindshare, India
Amanda Koutra, Managing Director, Carat, Sweden
Jochen Lenhard, Managing Director, Mediaplus, Germany

Design Jury
Rodney Fitch, Founder of Fitch, Rodney Fitch Ltd., UK - Jury President
Henrique Cayatte, Designer & Teacher, Henrique Cayatte Design, Portugal
Francis Gosset, Strategic Planning Director, Malherbe Design, France
Richard Hart, Design Director, Disturbance Design, South Africa
Claudia Neri, Design Director/President, Teikna Design, Italy
Barbro Ohlson Smith, Creative Director, Ohlsonsmith, Sweden
Bhupal Ramnathkar, Founder & Chairman, Umbrella Design, India
Integrated Jury
(made up of members from other juries, including all jury presidents)
Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman & Regional ECD APAC, McCann Erickson Worldgroup, India - Jury President
Armin Jochum, Chief Creative Officer, Jung von Matt, Germany
Mike Cooper, Worldwide CEO, PHD, Global
Rodney Fitch, Founder of Fitch, Rodney Fitch Ltd., UK
Simon Langley, Executive Creative Director, 303 Sydney, Australia
Bridget Johnson, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy, South Africa
Scott Lewis, Executive Creative Director, JWT, USA
Entries are now being accepted across all categories. Anyone wishing to enter their work can do so online at www.dubailynx.com.
The 2011 winners will be revealed at the Dubai Lynx Awards Ceremony taking place on 30 March at the Madinat Arena, Dubai. Delegates wishing to attend the Festival and the awards should visit www.dubailynx.com/attend_fest/ where information on packages and how to register can be found.