Shiny Awards

McCann London/ Craft Worldwide Jan 2024

WINNERS
SHORTLIST
PRIZES
JUDGES
PRESS
PHOTOS

18 fantastic short films, spanning spec ads to music videos, and micro-docs to comedies screened to capacity audience at the latest Shiny Awards.

As always with Shiny, c70% of the shortlist was work from under-represented directors. The winners were announced at the event by Regan Warner, ECD McCann London, Peniel Gebreselassie & Eleanor Weitzer, Creatives McCann London, Jack Bayley, Director of Integrated Production Craft WW/ McCann and LBB’s Europe reporter, Zoe Antonov.

“...We were blown away by the quality of the entrants, every one of them deserves better access to the advertising industry and we love that Shiny are giving them that stage…”

Jack Bayley, Director of Integrated Production Craft WW/ McCann

WINNERS

SHORTLIST

PRIZES AWARDED

BRAND NEW CATEGORY
For directors building their reels, and their network of contacts. These prizes include meetings with reps and free use of professional services.

Bec Evans wins meetings & mentoring with OurHouse & Hero Films and wins location services & production with LS Productions

Freddie Cattaneo wins meetings with PrettyBird & Kode

Giulia Mucci wins meetings with Abroad Films & FMLY CRTV

Issey Penwarden wins meetings with Prose on Pixels & Rogue

WINNER’S PRIZE Iulia Voitova, meeting with Craft WW Senior Integrated Producer, Courtney Prettejohn
Also gets meetings with Mrs Baxter & AMV BBDO/ Red Studios

Jake Bradbury gets meetings with Chelsea and Draftline

Lubos Vacke gets use of an edit suite with AVENUES, and a year’s casting membership to Spotlight

Nick Flugge wins a free grade with DOMA, and meetings with Dadbod Films & Odelay

WINNER’S PRIZE James Philip McGoldrick meeting with Craft WW Director of Integrated Production, Jack Bayley
Also gets meetings with CANADA, NM Productions and Not Just Any

Zoe Hunter Gordon wins meetings with Snapper and with Prose on Pixels

MOVING UP CATEGORY
For directors ready to move into big budget work, eg TVCs. These prizes include meetings with ECDs, CPOs, Heads of Production and Creatives

Charlie Dennis wins a meeting with Iris Worldwide’s Head of Moving Image, Bradley Woodus

Charlie Rees wins a meeting Havas London Creatives, Ken Abalos and Sam Adio

Evan Bourque wins a meeting with Uncommon CPO, James Guy

WINNER’S PRIZE Marleen Valien meeting with McCann London ECD Regan Warner
Also gets a meeting with Grey London Creative Director Shivani Patel

WINNER’S PRIZE Phoebe Brooks meeting with McCann London Creatives Eleanor Weitzer & Peniel Gebreselassie
Also gets a meeting with Saatchi & Saatchi Creative Directors Avani Maan and Ashley Milhollin

Tai Campbell wins a meeting with Iris Worldwide Creatives Abi Cotterell & Emily Bush

Theresa Varga wins a meeting with Maxine Hose, Head of Production at Grey London

WAXXWORK win a meeting with Saatchi & Saatchi CPO, Jess Ringshall