The half-day seminar, at The Campus in Bryanston, is open to everyone and tickets can be purchased from the Loeries website (www.theloerieawards.co.za).

Seminar Speakers:

Print Communication chairman: Adrian Miller, chief creative officer of JWT Delhi
South-African born Miller has been ranked by Media Magazine as one of the top five executive creative directors in Asia-Pacific, as well as one of the top two creative directors in Asia by Campaign Brief Asia. He has won numerous Lions, multiple D&AD in books, Gold at Clio, One Show, London International, Adfest and Spikes. He has twice had work listed in the Gunn Report top 10 and has been a judge at Cannes, Clio, D&AD, Spikes, Adfest and AWARD. Miller is also a member of the JWT world wide creative board.

Communication Design chairman: Garrick Hamm, creative partner of Williams Murray Hamm, London
Hamm is currently executive president of the D&AD and an active member of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). With a love of moving image and filmmaking, his most recent film, The Man Who Married Himself, starring Richard E Grant and Emilia Fox, won Best Comedy Award at the LA Shorts Festival. He has won numerous major awards, including a D&AD Yellow Pencil, two DBA Design Effectiveness Grand Prix Awards and a shelf full of Clios, and has been profiled in the Financial Times and The Observer.

TV & Radio chairman: André Laurentino, executive creative director of TBWA\London
Also known as Dede, this successful novelist and sitcom writer is also a director for the Brazilian Creative Club and jury member for the Brazilian Creative Annual. In the early years Dede became one of Brazil’s most awarded art directors. He has gone on to win further awards, including Cannes Lions (which total 13 to date), Gold medals at the Brazilian Creative Annual and a national Grand Prix for his print work. His novel, The Passion of Amâncio Amaro, was voted one of the best books of 2005.

Venue details
The Loeries subsidises this seminar and tickets are only R165 excl VAT (seats are limited so book early to avoid disappointment)
The Forum – The Campus
Bryanston

Begins: 07:00 for 07:30 (a light breakfast will be served and there will be a tea break)
Date: 5 July

Bookings should be made directly through the Loeries website (www.theloerieawards.co.za).

The seminar will mark the beginning of the Loeries judging, which will be hosted by Vega, the Brand Communication School and Design School SA in Johannesburg.

Finalists will be announced after judging week and Loerie winners will be announced at the CTICC during the Loeries Festival Weekend from 16 to 18 September. Tickets for the awards may be booked via the Loeries website, where information on accommodation and Tempest car hire specials can also be found.

Major Sponsors

The major sponsors of The 33rd Annual Loerie Awards are Cape Town Tourism, The City of Cape Town, Gearhouse South Africa

Additional Sponsors and Official Suppliers

Greensky, Sappi, Vodacom Mobile Media, Adobe, Aon South Africa, Hetzner, Lasernet, Gallo Images, Paygate, Ornico Group, Rocketseed, Newsclip, Grand Daddy Hotel, Cape Town Partnership, Ultra Litho, Graphica, BEE Online, ARC Telecoms, Tempest Car Hire, Think iT Solutions, Backsberg, ADreach, Vega the Brand Communication School, Design School South Africa, Draftfcb Johannesburg, Ads24, GreaterCapital, Southern Sun Hyde Park Sandton, SilverstoneCIS, Injozi, Pollen, Mail Gloo, Mesh, Associated Magazines, LifeSense Financial Services, Commercial Producers Association

Travelling Exhibition Venues and Dates

Dates to remember:
Markex, Sandton 7 – 9 June 2011
Oliwenhuis Museum, Bloemfontein 20 – 24 June 2011
Concept Interactive, Cape Town 19 – 22 July 2011
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 5 - 12 August 2011
North West University, Potchefstroom 25 August – 2 September 2011
Stellenbosch Academy, Stellenbosch 3 – 17 October 2011
DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi, Namibia 7 – 11 November 2011

*All dates are subject to change

Important Loerie dates to diarise:

Final entry deadline: 6 June 2011

Migrate – issue 13
May 2011

Loeries printed annual & DVD Set
Available at Exclusive Books, Pulp Books & the Loeries website

Judging: 05 – 13 July 2011
Judges Seminar: 05 July 2011

The Loerie Awards Festival Weekend
Cape Town: 16 – 18 September

Migrate magazine – issue 14
Oct/Nov 2010

For more information, go to www.theloerieawards.co.za.