Marketing Mreža has announced the call for entries for the fourth national annual awards KAKTUS 2018. Works will be judged in 25 categories, and the awards are given to organizations, companies, institutions and agencies for the highest quality and most professional individual and integrated campaigns in the past year. As in previous years, KAKTUS 2018 will only celebrate ideas that push the boundaries, and in spite of difficult conditions, inspire and produce the most effective communication with the target groups. The entries are open until September 20.
Jury that will decide who will get this year’s KAKTUS awards includes renowned and distinguished professionals from creative, PR and digital agencies from Serbia and the region. The jury from Serbia this year includes: Ana Šutić, Creative Director, New Moment New Ideas Company; Bojan Brukner, Creative Director, Leo Burnet; Bojan Šaptović, Head of Creative, Pioniri Communications; Igor Grmuša, Country Manager, Degordian; Jana Savić Rastovac, Creative Director, McCann Beograd; Marko Prokić, Creative Director, Wireless Media; Miloš Đurđević, Creative Director, Fullhouse Ogilvy; Nebojša Krivokuća, Creative Director, Communis DDB; Radovan Kupres, Creative Director, LUNA TBWA; Sanja Milaković Kolundžija, Principal, Executive Group; Sonja Grčić, Head of Creative & Video, Represent Communications; Vladimir Mitrović, Creative Director, Ovation BBDO; Voljena Daničić, Head of Creative, Direct Media.
Regional jury this year includes: Bojan Hadžihalilović, Founder and Creative Director, Fabrika (BiH); Boštjan Napotnik, Creative Director, Futura DDB (SLO); Domen Husu, Creative Director, Yin+Young (SLO); Dušan Drakalski, Chief Creative Officer Europe, Ray Production; Ilinka Crvenkovska, Creative Director, Idea Plus Skopje (MK); Nikola Žinić, Co-Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Bruketa&Žinić&Grey (HR), Petra Krulc, Executive Creative Director, Grey Ljubljana (SLO); Sašo Dimitrievski, Partner and Board Member, Pristop/Rednerspace (SLO); Sean Poropat, Partner and Creative Director, Studio Sonda (HR); Tomislav Bader, Partner, Švicarska (HR); Tomislav Krajačić, CEO/CCO, Kofein (HR); Vanja Bertalan, CEO, web.burza (HR); Žarko Dimitrioski, Creative Director, Eden na Eden (MK).
“There have been many interesting and innovative campaigns in the past year that we think are worthy of attention, both of professional and wider public. The contest for the KAKTUS awards is an opportunity to find out whether these are really different that live forever, but also to see the progress of the industry. In addition, this year the accent of the festival will be on quality, timeless executions, without which no idea could survive. We expect a lot of great campaigns that will point to the developing trends, but also the challenges that will determine the future of the creative industry in Serbia,” said Ivana Parčetić Mitić, founder and editor of Marketing Mreža portal which organizes the KAKTUS 2018 festival.
Awards will presented at the fourth national Festival of Integrated Communications – KAKTUS 2018, to be held on November 12 and 13 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Belgrade.
You can find the terms of the contest, application form and rulebook of the jury at www.kaktus.rs.
