Justin Borromei wins AWARD School 2019 in WA

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Justin Borromei wins AWARD School 2019 in WA

AWARD School announced its top students for 2019 in each state in a celebration of emerging talent at graduation ceremonies held in capital cities around the country last night.

 

In WA, Marketforce art director Justin Borromei (pictured right) won the Gold Pencil for top student. Ellen Treharne was second and Simon Mullins was third. Mullins also won Brief 5 (Mobile) – the special Whitelion/Facebook live brief.

The win continues a stellar early-career run for Borromei, who last month won a D&AD New Blood pencil and last year was one of The One Club’s 14 Portfolio Night All-Stars worldwide, which saw him travel to New York.

Other state winners were Angel McMullan (NSW); Hannah Lawson (VIC); Annastasia Albouze (QLD); and Alysha Menzel (SA/NT).  The five state winners are now in the running to be named National Top Student and will have their books reviewed by an international super jury.

The finalists will be flown to Sydney for the national winner announcement on August 8.

Chair of AWARD and M&C Saatchi Chief Creative Officer Cam Blackley congratulated the winners and praised all this year’s graduates for their hard work and commitment throughout the challenging but ultimately rewarding 12-week program.  Blackley also thanked this year’s school heads, more than 50 lecturers, over 90 tutors, and in excess of 80 judges nationally, whose combined efforts make AWARD School not just possible but so hugely successful.

Head of  AWARD School WA this year was Rikki Burns, Creative Director at Meerkats.

2019 tutors were Dean Hunt (The Brand Agency), Adam Barker (Gatecrasher), Mike Edmonds (Meerkats), Mitch Mitchell (Southern Cross Austereo), Dustin de Souza and Wilora Keeley (Wunderman Thompson). The final portfolios were judged by Paul Coghlan, (Marketforce), Liz Hammond (Rare), Joe Hawkins (Wunderman Thompson) and PADC President Josh Edge.

“This year the judges commented that although there were certainly amazing pieces in the top-rated folios, there were many stand-out ideas across the board – a few of which they could imagine doing well at international award shows,” said Burns. “This is particularly exciting for the future of our industry as the number of students in 2019 has been double that of previous years.”

The 2019 AWARD School National Winner will be announced in Sydney on August 8 at Facebook Australia HQ. This year’s state winners will be flown to Sydney courtesy of Facebook for the national announcement, and will also attend an exclusive workshop and dinner.

AWARD and The Communications Council would like to thank Esther Clerehan, founder and principal of Clerehan Pty Ltd and AWARD Committee member, for providing this year’s national prize, the winner of which will fly to Las Vegas to attend the 2019 London International Awards Creative LIAisons.

2019 AWARD School State Top Students

NEW SOUTH WALES
Angel McMullan – Gold Pencil
Callum Foot
Donna Kalish
Brief 5 (Mobile) Winner : Laura Grimshaw

VICTORIA
Hannah Lawson – Gold Pencil
Michelle See-Tho
Leighton Howindt
Brief 5 (Mobile) Winner : Leighton Howindt

QUEENSLAND
Annastasia Albouze – Gold Pencil
Henry Coughlin
Kimberley Bridle
Brief 5 (Mobile) Winner : Amelia Barker

SOUTH AUSTRALIA/NORTHERN TERRITORY
Alysha Menzel – Gold Pencil
Loren Jolly
Brief 5 (Mobile) Winner : Susanna Haefner

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Justin Borromei – Gold Pencil
Ellen Treharne
Simon Mullins
Brief 5 (Mobile) Winner : Simon Mullins

Justin Borromei wins AWARD School 2019 in WA Justin Borromei wins AWARD School 2019 in WA Justin Borromei wins AWARD School 2019 in WA