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The 45th AWARD Awards winners will be announced virtually and in person next month at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art as part of This Way Up, Australia's advertising festival of creativity. On Tuesday 13 August and Wednesday 14 August, AWARD will host two virtual...

Kate Idle and Hannah Lawson were named Emerging Team of the Year at last year’s AWARD Awards. They recently shadowed a jury of top creatives to judge entries for 2024's Press, Poster and Dark Arts category. Here, they give us the lowdown on insights gained, and what...

Following its debut in 2023, AWARD Uni returns to This Way Up, AWARD’s signature creative festival, next month with a new lineup of mentors and a revamped curriculum designed to enhance the performance of mid-weight creatives. The six-session program, developed by...

Contagious, the creative intelligence powerhouse, is set to host its highly anticipated presentation ‘Cannes Lions Deconstructed’ at This Way Up, AWARD’s signature creative festival, in Sydney next month. The session promises to be the ultimate guide to award-winning...

Advertising Council Australia has today announced 98 finalists for this year’s Australian Effie Awards, representing 19 agencies and 41 clients. Agencies with multiple finalist entries include 303 MullenLowe Sydney, BMF Australia, CHEP Network, DDB Australia, Dentsu...

Full festival program of speaker sessions, workshops, creative courses, parties, award shows and more released today Global and locally acclaimed creatives including Liz Taylor (Ogilvy Global CCO), Damon Stapleton (The Monkeys Aotearoa Co-Founder & CCO) and...

Scott Nowell and Justin Drape, Co-Founders of The Monkeys, and Anna Fawcett, Executive Producer at Filmgraphics, will be inducted into the prestigious AWARD Hall of Fame at a black-tie event in Sydney next month as part of This Way Up, Australia’s advertising festival...

The Australasian Writers and Art Directors (AWARD) has today announced the lineup of international ‘Super Jurors’ who will select the national top student for AWARD School 2024. This year’s Super Jury includes an exceptional group of ECDs, agency leaders, CCOs and...

On Friday, July 5, First Nations academic and proud Noongar man, Professor Shane Hearn, ran a Yarning Circle in Perth — a cultural connection and awareness workshop exclusively for ACA members and partners. The session offered an insightful overview of the historical...

By Sarah McGregor, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative *** I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how it is we come to learn the skills that make us into brilliant, well-rounded creative people. Not so much what I will call the practical skills – how to...

So Kolby, what’s happening in Brissy? Are you guys setting the pace for the rest of the industry or what? You bet. Right now, Brisbane’s all about understanding what the community needs and handling major growth. The State Government is big on behaviour change...

Last week, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) became a hub of creative fervour as AWARD School held its first-ever workshop for the university's arts, advertising and media students. Over 40 aspiring creatives gathered to learn from industry professionals who...

By Stephen von Muenster, Partner, Von Muenster Legal. We are currently living in an era defined by a digital and AI revolution. Businesses operating in the realm of advertising and communications have found themselves at the forefront of a rapidly evolving landscape....

AdSchool Semester Two is now open, presenting agencies with a valuable opportunity to build their teams' core competencies and boost their business’ bottom line. As the industry provider of quality education, AdSchool plays a key role in raising confidence and...

Dentsu Creative CEO Kirsty Muddle and Howatson+Company Founder and CEO Chris Howatson have been announced as chairs of this year’s IPA Business & Agency Leadership course, to be held at QT Melbourne from 27-29 October. The three-day residential, hosted by Advertising...

First acclaimed speakers in local and global lineup confirmed 45th AWARD Awards, AWARD Hall of Fame black-tie dinner, AWARD Uni, and Gold Pencil Award Party kick off program Delegates to contribute their own worthwhile opinions in 2024 The Australasian Writers and Art...

Finalists for the 45th AWARD Awards, APAC’s most prestigious creative awards program, have been announced today. A full list of finalists can be accessed here. By category, entrants with the most finalist entries include: Advertising - VML Australia with 15; The...

Industry heavyweights Warren Brown and Scott Nowell return as course chairs alongside top creatives Advertising Council Australia and AWARD have today announced that nominations for the popular AWARD Creative Leadership course are now open. The three-day residential -...

ACA’s biennial Create Space Census again provides rich insights into DE&I in Australian advertising Females in C-suite/exec management roles increase from 46% in 2021 to 54% in 2023 35% of respondents report significant positive changes to DE&I in their...

By Amanda Fuller, Managing Partner, DDB Remedy Congratulations, you're finally a manager. You’ve been promoted and now all of a sudden you’re managing people. It’s a career highlight, a sign that the leadership team believe in you, that you’ve accomplished a lot by...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) and the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) will host Inside Effectiveness - an event featuring Effie Award-winning CMOs - in Melbourne on May 28 and Sydney on June 6. The two-hour sessions will help brands and...