London International Awards Announces 2018 Winners
LIA today announced the winners. The 33rd Annual London International Awards judging convened over a 10-day period. The Juries, drawn from the world’s most recognised talent and presided over by industry leaders, viewed and scored every entry within their medium, ensuring that all the work was judged equally.
In total, 705 LIA statues, in addition to finalists, were awarded from 40 countries. The top countries were United States (211), Germany (111), Australia (53), United Kingdom (50), and Canada (41).
The following companies were honoured with the 2018 Global Of The Year Awards:
Global Client of the Year: Mars
Global Network of the Year: McCann Worldgroup
Global Agency of the Year: BBDO New York
Global Independent Agency of the Year: Jung von Matt, Hamburg
Global Health & Wellness and Medical Network of the Year: FCB Health
Global Production Company of the Year: MJZ
Global Post-Production Company of the Year: The Mill
Global Music & Sound Company of the Year: Rumble Studios, Sydney
The following companies were honoured with the 2018 Regional Of The Year Awards for Europe:
Regional Network of the Year: Jung von Matt
Regional Independent Agency of the Year: Jung von Matt, Hamburg
Regional Production Company of the Year: Markenfilm, Hamburg
Regional Post-Production Company of the Year: The Mill, London
This year, twelve GRAND LIAs were awarded:
ANORAK Film, Berlin was awarded the Production & Post-Production Grand LIA for BMW Group MINI Brand Management titled “The Faith of a Few”
Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company, New York was awarded the Print Grand LIA for Change the Ref titled “Posts Into Letters”
Barking Owl, Los Angeles was awarded the Branded Entertainment Grand LIA for Montefiore Medical Center titled “Corazón”
Barking Owl, Los Angeles was awarded the Health & Wellness - Craft Grand LIA for Montefiore Medical Center titled “Corazón”
BBDO New York, New York was awarded the Integration Grand LIA for P&G / My Black is Beautiful campaign titled “The Talk”
DDB Chicago, Chicago was awarded the Non-Traditional Grand LIA for Skittles titled “Exclusive the Rainbow”
Host/Havas, Sydney was awarded the Design Grand LIA for Palau Pledge
Host/Havas, Sydney was awarded the Ambient Grand LIA for Palau Pledge
McCann London, London was awarded the Digital Grand LIA for Microsoft titled “Xbox Design Lab Originals: The Fanchise Model”
McCann New York, New York was awarded the Social Influencers Grand LIA for MGM Resorts International titled “Universal Love Songs”
Riff Raff Films, London was awarded the TV/Cinema/Online Film Grand LIA for Nike titled “Nothing Beats A Londoner”
Serviceplan Germany, Munich was awarded the Package Design Grand LIA for Beck's titled “Le Beck's: The Legendary Beer Can”
Barbara Levy, President of LIA, said of the UK’s two Grand wins: “There is certainly no shortage of creative talent or work coming out of the UK as evidenced by the fact that they won two Grand LIAs and a swag full of Statues. They are always the standard bearers for the industry. Congratulations to all the winners.”
The full winners list can be viewed here.
