The organisers of the Shark Awards Kinsale have announced a panel of keynote speakers that includes Vaughan Arnell, Vicki Maguire, Dave Dye, James Burke and Wilfrid Wood.
Director Vaughan Arnell is famous for his collaboration with Sam Smith, George Michael, the Spice Girls and Robbie Williams as well as the famous ‘Creek’ ad for Levi’s. As part of his address, Arnell will take the audience through the world of music videos and the differences in directing promos versus commercials.
Chief Creative Officer of Grey London, Vicki Maguire will be looking at how our disjointed world will open the path for greatness ensuring creativity will save the day while legendary Creative Director and Consultant Dave Dye will discuss Advertising Unplugged’.
Artist James Burke, founder of the award-winning artist studio Acrylicize will explore ‘Three Difficult Truths to Creativity’ and how he has overcome barriers to creativity in his epic installations.
Portrait sculptor Wilfrid Wood, meanwhile, will discuss his career on creating well-known heads and figures and the craft of bringing his subjects to life.
In addition to the speakers, the London editing house Cut+Run will host a panel with the creators of some of the most artistic music videos in recent memory. They will discuss the trends, challenges and remarkable work characterising the industry today.
Cinelab London will also host a panel of filmmakers to discuss the huge renaissance of creatives shooting on film, covering recent film projects across music, fashion, feature film, episodic and commercials.
The changes in festival format on previous years, sees a focus on four key areas – Short Films (Wednesday 18th September), Design (Thursday 19th September), Music Videos (Friday 20th September) and Advertising (Saturday 21st September). This is in line with Jury President Mark Denton’s ‘CREATIVE CRAFT’ manifesto.
According to Aisling White, Festival Director: “Our new Sharks format is all about celebrating the key strands of our festival: Short Films, Design, Music Videos and the business of Advertising. Winners will be presented their Shark Trophies on each of the four days with a mix of talks and winners’ presentations.
“We’re all aware that this world of advertising and brand communications has become multi-faceted, with brands trying to engage with their audiences on a variety of platforms and channels. That coupled with the increasing importance of craft, is why we’ve worked hard to make sure the new categories at the Shark Awards this year reflects that,” she adds.
The international festival of creativity is held in the picturesque town of Kinsale, Co.Cork and will start on September 18th, concluding on September 21st. The deadline for entries is August 30th.
For further information on the festival, to enter the awards or to buy a festival pass click HERE https://www.kinsalesharks.com/2019
