Archive for the 'Cannes' Category

Our 24-hour news channel, etv’s eNews, came of age this weekend with its non-stop news coverage on the Presidential drama - a panacea for news junkies like myself who tend to channel surf for all news angles. Well done! Also worth mentioning was the scrolling instant SMS reaction from viewers which SABC carried right after [...]

Well, we know that the advertising industry is just recovering from Cannes, but the countdown to Loeries has begun. It’s down by the seashore again in multi-faceted Margate and this year is a very special year as the industry celebrates 30 years of television advertising and 30 years of The Loerie Awards. Every anniversary is [...]

So how do I feel now that Cannes has ended? Uitgeput, sat, klapped, finito, exhausted, done, finished – sheesh, an onslaught it is. The continual stimuli of seeing amazing work – on all levels; being promoted by someone somewhere all the time; networking, networking, networking; oh yes, and party, party, party. Yikes, seriously pummeled.
Remember I [...]

Now, Theo Ferreira has a wager that HBO Voyeur will win the Titanium. Anybody want to place your bets?
New Directors showcase was yet again mind blowing for me. Just the start of it this year was amazing. The opening act (a real live act out of Brazil) did this incredible one-man show interpreting ‘Fearless’. I’m [...]

A Grand Prix, now isn’t that fantastic? Congrats, DDB, you do

us proud.
South Africa House is in full swing. This year, of course, it’s become South Africa BEACH House. Sitting on the beach talking to clients, how bad can it get?! Good to see some of the familiar faces, making their mark on the international market.
The [...]

Answer one thing for me – why do the beggars in France have dogs, surely one mouth is difficult enough to feed?
Eish! I have a bad headache. The opening gala was so bad (good) last night, I clearly managed to pour tons of champagne/wine down my throat and eish! Carlton beach, gorgeous food, lots of [...]

So here I am at the 55th annual festival… was I ready for the onslaught? Having not attended since 2005 (being heavily pregnant then, I even did the walk… yes, I picked up a Media Lion for the then Lobedu Leo Burnett… oh, enough about that) and having a good reason not to party then [...]