Colenso BBDO and FCB NZ lead the agency pack at the finalist round of the NZ Effie Awards 2015

​CAANZ has today revealed the 99 successful entries that have made the finalist list for the 2015 New Zealand Effie Awards in association with TVNZ. Colenso BBDO leads the agency pack with 24 finalists followed by FCB NZ with 17 shortlisted entries.

Entries have been judged by over 200 preliminary judges and 70 category judges and the front-runners for New Zealand’s most anticipated communications industry event can now be revealed.

VIEW THE LIST OF FINALISTS

This year’s executive judges who will determine the metal are Aisha Daji Punga (Frucor Beverages Ltd), Oliver Lynch (Westpac), Kate Smith (Independent), Jenny Stiles (Nielsen), Kellie Nathan (Independent Marketing), Jodie Burnard (Flight Centre) and Ben Rose (Sovereign). They will be joined by UK guest judge Ali Bucknall. The executive judging panel also determine the Hardest Challenge award and the coveted Grand Effie Award. With such a high calibre of skills and experience amongst the executive judging panel and with international judge, who herself has written many successful international Effie papers, this year’s Effie Awards are placed in the most capable of hands.

CAANZ is excited to bring Bucknall (left) to NZ shores. Bucknall has extensive advertising and communications experience in agencies such as CDP, WCRS, D’Arcy, Leo Burnett and Elvis – the latter two as executive planning director. She’s worked across most business sectors and some of the world’s most famous brands, including P&G (global responsibility for Always), Orange (development and launch of the brand), McDonald’s, Fiat and the British Government (NHS and Police, Crime and Benefit fraud prevention) to name but a few.

Bucknall will be headlining the Effectiveness Function, in association with TVNZ, to be held on Monday 5th October at AUT. Tickets on sale this week.

Finalists will learn their fate at the gala dinner to be held at The Langham on Thursday 8th October.