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National Artist Kidlat Tahimik champions Filipino stories as creativity beyond the brief
There’s a particular kind of creativity that begins neither with a brief nor a budget, platform, production deck, or the…
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VML UK leads Gerety Awards 2026 global rankings with ‘KitKat Heist’
After revealing the companies that led their regions, Gerety has now named the agencies, networks, production companies and brands that…
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AI can scale creativity. Purpose, Carlo Ople says, stays human
“You cannot make money out of that.” An all-too-familiar response to anyone who dares to turn a passion for dancing,…
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BLKJ Havas’ Brewlander AI Irresponsibly takes first ever Effie Singapore Grand Prix
The Association of Advertising and Marketing Singapore (AAMS) has celebrated marketing effectiveness across Singapore’s advertising and marketing industry, as the…
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GCash earns Philippine Quill honors for sustainability and digital safety campaigns
Driven by its commitment to inclusion, innovation, and social impact, GCash took home two Merit awards and one Excellence distinction…
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What survives without a prompt? Advertising veteran Emily Abrera on keeping creativity human in the age of AI
AI has officially moved beyond the realm of novelty. It writes headlines, generates key visuals, produces dozens of script variations,…
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The I Behind the AI
Two works, before anything else. In 1970 Kim Whanki painted “Where, in What Form, Shall We Meet Again?”, turning memory,…
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2026 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence Awardees turn personal perspectives into new possibilities
Drawing from the world around them and their own experiences, the 2026 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) grand awardees…
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Gerety Awards 2026 Grand Jury: The power of creativity rests with humans
AI can generate, technology can scale, and platforms multiply the ways brands can reach audiences. But amid all this change,…
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VidCon joins LIONS to build a global platform for the creator economy
LIONS today announced that VidCon, the world’s largest celebration of digital culture and its creators, is joining the LIONS family…
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Arcade’s Marius Talampas takes Gold as inaugural Advertising Film Director of the Year at Kidlat 2026
Arcade director and co-founder Marius Talampas has won Gold in the inaugural Advertising Film Director of the Year category at…
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LIONS announces a new chapter for Asia-Pacific creativity as Spikes Asia evolves into LIONS Asia
After nearly four decades championing Asia-Pacific creativity, Spikes Asia is evolving into LIONS Asia, including the Asia Lions Awards. The…
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lePub Singapore, Leo Constellation and Arcade Film Factory lead Asia honors at Gerety Awards 2026
Singapore and the Philippines lead the way in Gerety’s 2026 Asia rankings, with lePub Singapore, Leo Constellation and Arcade Film…
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