Judging will take place in February 2021 with the juries awarding work across 23 Spikes Award categories. The winners of the Grands Prix and Special Awards will be announced on 4 March 2021.
Representing India on the jury are:
- Tista Sen, regional creative director, South Asia, Wunderman Thompson, India (Brand Experience and Activation)
- Rahul Mathew, chief creative officer, DDB Mudra Group, India (Creative Effectiveness and Creative Strategy)
- Ashima Avasthi, VP - creative and head, Zee Studios Originals, Zee Studios, India (Entertainment and Music)
- Sneha Iype, executive producer/partner, Nirvana Films, India (Film Craft)
- Parixit Bhattacharya, managing partner - creative, TBWA\ Mumbai, India (Healthcare)
- Vaishali Verma, CEO, Initiative, India (Media)
- Amit Misra, CEO MSL South Asia, MSL, India (PR)
Last month Piyush Pandey, chief creative officer, worldwide and executive chairman, India, Ogilvy, and Rajdeepak Das, managing director - India, and chief creative officer - South Asia, Leo Burnett
were announced as jury presidents.
Philip Thomas, chairman, Spikes Asia, said, “We are delighted to welcome a cohort of highly talented experts to judge the awards, and we are particularly pleased that this year we have reached gender parity with our juries. It’s a positive reflection of the region’s industry.”
He added, “Things will be a little different next year, with our juries meeting remotely for the first time. We have created a remote judging experience that’s as close to the physical judging as we can make it. It’s a crucial part of all of our Lions awards; a human experience but also a rigorous and robust process.”
