MANILA – The most prominent and respected movers and shakers in advertising and print media make up the 4th Tinta Awards jury. Leo Burnett Manila Group Chief Creative Officer Raoul S. Panes heads this year’s judging as jury president.
The jury also includes TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno Creative Director and Head of Design Manuel Villafania, BBDO Guerrero Executive Creative Director Dale Lopez, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Chief Digital Officer Denise Tee, DM9JaymeSyfu / Digit Executive Creative Director Eugene Demata, McCann Worldgroup Deputy Executive and Creative Director Noel Bermejo, Carat Philippines Chief Executive Officer Boy Pangilinan, Omnicom Media Group Philippines President & CEO Nicanor Gabunada, Jr., Havas Media Ortega Chairman and CEO Jos Ortega, Starcom Mediavest Managing Director Joanna Mojica, MEC Managing Director Malu Vasallo, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chief Digital Officer Donald Patrick Lim, and Smart Communications, Inc. Group Head – Media Convergence Leah Besa-Jimenez.
Tinta Awards is the first Philippine press award-giving body geared toward recognizing excellence in print advertising. Its aim is to encourage creativity in print and to keep the spirit of print media alive in an increasingly digital terrain.
The Tinta Awards is a project of the United Print Media Group, a progressive organization of print media and publication companies in the Philippines. It aims to “represent the interest and position of the print media industry in the Philippines with regards to business, social, and operational concerns.” UPMG currently has 33 active member-publications with over 120 titles.
adobo magazine editor-in-chief Angel Guerrero mans this year’s Tinta Awards, with UPMG President Ricky M. Alegre and Jay R. Sarmiento as co-chairs.
“I’ve always believed in creativity in advertising on print,” says four-time Tinta Awards overall chairman Guerrero, “I believe print will remain a strong and relevant medium of communications.”
Competitors will be battling it out in the consumer and public service print advertising, interactive and integrated print campaign, special print media execution, and online advertising campaign categories. There is also a special category open to college students.
For more information, visit www.philippinetintaawards.com, call the UPMG Tinta Awards Secretariat at 403-9859 or email philippinetintaawards@gmail.com.
