APA Collection judging underway
Jul 20, 2010 - 04:12 PM
The responsibility for selecting the APA Collection, to represent the best from UK agencies and production post and editing around the world falls to our distinguished panel of judges [LIST THEM HERE]. The APA Collection is top secret until it is revealed at the APA Show, prior to going around the world via our partnership with shots magazine and events around the world.
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UK production companies shine at Cannes
Jun 28, 2010 - 03:46 PM
Congratulations to RSA on winning the inaugural Film Craft Grand Prix for The Gift for Phillips and DDB.
Three UK production companies featured in the Palm D’Or, the Cannes list of the top ten production companies worldwide: RSA UK, Knucklehead and Blink.
Congratulations too to Mad Cow Films winner of the first Good Grand Prix. Good is the new category for charity and psa films, which are now not permitted to be entered in the film category.
In the film category, Gold Lions were won by Knucklehead and HLA, Sliver by Blink and Moxie and Bronze by Partizan, Hungry Man, Outsider and Gorgeous.
In the new film craft category, Gold Lions were won by Academy, RSA and Studio AKA, Silver by MJZ, Rattling Stick and The Mill and Bronze by Final Cut and Stink
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APA Show - Date and venue announced
Apr 16, 2010 - 05:29 PM
The APA Show, which features the APA Collection, our compendium of the best commercials of the year, has become the most popular advertising night of the year. We will be telling you much more about the APA Collection and the APA Show over the coming months.
Prior to the launch of APA Show and Collection news, the APA announced that the APA Show this year will take place on 9th September 2010 and the venue is the fabulous One Marylebone.
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Number 1 for jobs in production
Jul 14, 2010 - 08:47 AM
The APA website job vacancies section is the best place to find jobs in commercials production. For APA members, advertising on the site means potential applicants beyond word of mouth.
With new roles with top production companies being announced regularly, it provides applicants with the best information about new opportunities.
It’s free to advertise a job on the site and the service is open to post, editing, music production and audio post companies too, of course.
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APA Collection entries up 23%
Jul 05, 2010 - 05:52 PM
The APA Collection judges have a bigger workload this year, with 23% more commercials being submitted for consideration for the APA Collection than last year.
That reflects the positive trend of TV advertising data we have seen in 2010.
According to the latest data from the Advertising Association and WARC, TV has overtaken the internet in terms of expenditure growth, with revenues estimated to be up by 9.1% from last year.
Overall advertising expenditure is now predicted to increase by 3.3% in 2010, taking projected expenditure to close to £15 billion.
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