View the best from the Melbourne industry awarded at the MADC Creative Showcase
Wearable earring trophies with on-site piercings for award winners was just the tip of the excitement at The MADC Creative Showcase in Melbourne tonight, where over 500 creatives have gathered at The Forum. Here are the top winners from the night.
Says Matt Lawson, co-president, MADC: “We were blown away by the calibre of creative work that emerged from Melbourne in the last 12 months, it was great work from good times. And that’s what we also made an effort to celebrate, how fun this incredible industry really is. We sincerely hope everyone had a great night because they’re the ones who make this job so wonderful.”
Best In Show, Non Charity – ‘The Solo Project’ for Asahi Premium Beverages, TBWA/Eleven Melbourne
Jury comments: “An idea bigger than the category. Congratulations to a beer brand for being brave. An enormously difficult execution, which becomes part of the target audience’s culture.”
Best In Show, Non Charity – ‘The Endangered Generation’ for Monash University, VMLY&R
Jury comments: “This idea transcends advertising. It starts as a creative campaign and becomes something else, which is far more important.”
Best In Show, Charity – ‘I’m Neale Daniher’ for Fight NMD, Clemenger BBDO Australia
Jury comments: “The simplicity of using an existing piece of social media to give him back his voice is so clever. A superb use of what is an existing feature that we have never seen used like this before.”
Emerging Creative of the Year – Kale McRedmond, TBWA Melbourne
Jury comments: “A great collection of idea-based work which made it into the showcase, combined with an interesting emerging direction reel, made Kale this year’s winner.”
MADC Champion – Esther Clerehan
For the first time, the inaugural MADC Champion Award was awarded to industry legend Esther Clerehan for being a champion of, and for, creativity.
Says Simon Thomas, co-president, MADC: “Esther is a true champion of creativity in every sense of the word – it’s hard to imagine who’s had a bigger impact on the careers of so many. Esther’s exemplary leadership, care for her peers and wicked smarts make her the only choice for our inaugural MADC Champion Award.”
