The One Club, which exists to champion and promote excellence in advertising and design in all its forms, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the craft of advertising. Founded in 1975, The One Club has approximately 1,000 members, including copywriters and art directors. As part of its mission to promote high standards of creative excellence, The One Club produces four prestigious awards shows—the One Show, One Show Design, One Show Interactive and the recently-launched One Show Entertainment. Judged by a panel of the advertising industry's elite creative directors, the One Show acknowledges excellence in art direction and copywriting in a variety of categories, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, billboards and public service announcements. The coveted One Show "Gold Pencils" are regarded as the zenith of achievement in the advertising world.
The One Club also premiered its critically acclaimed documentary film, Art & Copy, at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009.
The One Club regularly produces a variety of events and materials that encourage aspiring advertising types to hone their craft. These programs include:
- · The One Club diversity outreach
· The One Show College Competition and portfolio reviews
· Gallery exhibitions and lectures
· one. a magazine, produced by The One Club for creatives, by creatives
· The One Show Annual, showcasing the best advertising worldwide
2010 JURY SELECTED TO JUDGE THE ONE SHOW
Panel of Experts from Around the World to Judge Year’s Best Advertising for
Industry’s most Prestigious Award Show
NEW YORK, NY (February 21, 2010)— Thirty of advertising’s most influential and respected professionals have been selected to judge the One Show, the international awards competition which is widely regarded as the advertising industry’s equivalent to the Oscars®.
The One Show, One Show Design and One Show Interactive honors the year's best creative advertising, design and interactive achievements worldwide. The complete international jury for the One Show will select winners of the coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencils. Winners will be announced at the One Show awards presentation ceremony on May 13, 2010 at the new Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Winners in One Show Design will be honored at a ceremony on May 10th at the IAC Building in Lower Manhattan, and the festival week will conclude with One Show Interactive on May 14th at Terminal 5.
“We are excited to attract such an esteemed and diverse panel of judges,” said Mary Warlick, CEO of The One Club. “The One Show maintains its prestige by the caliber of the jury, and this year’s group is definitely at the top of their game.”
The One Show, now in its 35th year, is produced by The One Club, the New York-based non-profit organization dedicated to elevating the standards of excellence in creative advertising. This year, the One Show has received entries from over 60 countries.
Judges for the One Show 2010 are:
- · Andrew Keller – Crispin Porter + Bogusky (Boulder, CO)
· Andy Berndt – Google Creative Lab (New York, NY)
· Anna Qvennerstedt – Forsman & Bodenfors (Sweden)
· Bob Winter – Leo Burnett (Chicago, IL)
· Christian Mommertz – Ogilvy (Germany)
· Chuck McBride – Cutwater (San Francisco, CA)
· Colin Jeffrey – David&Goliath (Los Angeles, CA)
· Danielle Flagg – Wieden + Kennedy (Portland, OR)
· David Oakley – BooneOakley (Charlotte, NC)
· Duncan Marshall – Droga5 (New York, NY)
· Feh Tarty – Wieden + Kennedy (UK)
· Fernando Sosa – la comunidad (Argentina)
· Fernando Vega Olmos – JWT (Spain)
· Götz Ulmer – Jung Von Matt (Germany)
· Graham Warsop – Jupiter Drawing Room (South Africa)
· Greg Hahn – BBDO (New York, NY)
· Ian Reichenthal – Y&R (New York, NY)
· Jason McCann – Taxi (Canada)
· Jimmy Smith – TBWA\Chiat\Day (Los Angeles, CA)
· Joe Alexander – The Martin Agency (Richmond, VA)
· Josh Denberg – McCann (San Francisco, CA)
· Judy John – Leo Burnett (Canada)
· Mark Waites – Mother (UK)
· Mike Hughes – Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners (Sausalito, CA)
· Mimi Cook – Apple (Cupertino, CA)
· Paul Keister – Goodness Mfg (Venice, CA)
· Perry Fair – Grey (New York, NY)
· Polly Chu – JWT (China)
· Rosie Arnold – BBH (UK)
· Steve Simpson – Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (San Francisco, CA)
Entry deadline for One Show and One Show Design: February 12th, 2010
Entry deadline for One Show Interactive: March 31st, 2010
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