Cannes Fringe at the Midsummer Awards
July 9, 2007
On Friday 6th July the Midsummer Awards were held at the Hurlingham Club in South London. Cannes Fringe was there to cover the event. Set in the beautiful grounds on the Hurlingham Club, this awards show stands alone as a yearly boutique event that steers away from the sterile formality of some of its counterparts…
Although the dress code was black tie, the atmosphere was not. Considering Cannes is still very much in the back of people’s minds, this event, obviously on a smaller scale, does not pretend to be anything like what we see in the south of France each year…and maybe thats a good thing. We were shown a variety of TV spots, most of them of high quality, and without the confusion of whether this is one fits into Cyber/Titanium/Intergrated…?
It was a relaxed atmosphere and we partied with the winners into the small wee hours of the night. Fallon seemed to come away with the most success on the night and scooped the Agency of the Year award ahead of all the rest.
So below is our coverage of the event along with a selection of the spots that won Gold Awards on the evening.
Check it out…
The Dinner, Awards and After Party:
Orange - “Belonging” - Gold - Agency “Fallon”
Cannes Fringe covers the Midsummer Awards
July 5, 2007
On the evening of Friday 6th July the Midsummer Awards will be taking place at London’s Hurlingham Club.
Cannes Fringe will be there continuing their coverage of all important industry events and have been granted exclusive access to the event. We will be covering the event fully, interviewing the winners, and joining in the festivities that take place at the after party.
The Midsummer Awards is the only international festival that was founded by working creative people. It is sponsored and organised by people who are themselves in the business of creating and producing films for television and cinema.
The Festival’s Board of Governors includes the Heads of Television of most of London’s top agencies. Its aim is to encourage and reward creative excellence. This year’s jury is headed by Billy Mawhinney, creative director of Leo Burnett. The rest of the jury are all working writers and art directors.
Cannes Fringe will also get exclusive access to a selection of the winning spots that will be posted on the site and give those in the industry a chance to comment and view the winners.
The jury for the awards are as follows:
Billy Mawhinney – Leo Burnett
Graham Fink – M & C Saatchi
Matt Doman – Fallon
Tom Howard – Beattie McGuinness Bungay
Steve Nicholls – Publicis
Chris Groom – Wieden & Kennedy
Chris Hodgkiss – RKCR/Y&R
Governors include
Lisa Cooper – Head of Television - JWT
Susie Innes – Head of Television – DLKW
Tim Page – Head of Television – RKCR/Y&R
Francis Lindsay – Head of Television – AMV BBDO
Graeme Light - Head of Television – Leo Burnett
Sarah Bailes - Head of Television – WCRS
Rob Steiner - Head of Television – Grey London
Nicky Barnes – Producer - Fallon
For more information on the event please visit www.midsummer.net
