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2008 One Show Festival in New York City on May 5 - 9

The One Show

Mar 03, 2008

ONE SHOW FESTIVAL INAUGURATES
One Show Speaker Series May 6-7 featuring Jerry Della Femina, Kerri Martin, Kevin Proudfoot and Brian Collins

NEW YORK, NY (February 25, 2008)—On May 7th the world's top creatives, advertising agency CEOs and heads of multinational brands from across the globe will converge on Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City for advertising's equivalent of the Oscars, the 33rd Annual One Show gala awards ceremony. Produced by The One Club, the foremost nonprofit organization promoting creative excellence in advertising, presenters will award the coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencils for the best print, television, radio and innovative media of the year.

"Winning a One Show Pencil is a career-defining honor," says Mary Warlick, Chief Executive Officer of The One Club. "While there are many other advertising awards shows, the One Show Pencil is the most highly regarded award among advertising industry professionals. If you are in the advertising business, New York City is the place to be the week of May 5 - 9."

The One Show awards program is part of One Show Festival Week which for the first time will include One Show Design on May 6th at the Chelsea Art Museum.While design has been a part of the One Show since 2001, in 2007 a separate design awards ceremony was launched due to the growing emphasis on good design in the consumer marketplace and the overwhelming increase in entries in the design categories.

Another highlight for professionals coming to New York for One Show Festival Week will be the One Show Speaker Series featuring Jerry Della Femina, Kevin Proudfoot, Kerri Martin, and Brian Collins. On May 6, Jerry Della Femina opens with "Still Crazy After All These Years" and Kevin Proudfoot discusses the work of his award-winning agency Wieden + Kennedy, New York; on May 7, Kerri Martin, former marketing executive for Volkswagen and MINI, asks the question "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Am I the Fairest Fair Client of Them All?" while Brian Collins, designer and former chairman of the Brand Integration Group (B.I.G.) at Ogilvy and Mather, presents “East Meets West Meets East.”

On Friday, May 9 at the Nokia Theater, the One Show Festival Week will conclude with one of the most innovative events in the industry, the One Show Interactive awards celebrating the best international digital media and web design.

The 33rd Annual One Show has attracted 23,825 entries from more than 60 countries around the world. Judged by an international panel of the leading authorities on excellence in advertising, winning a One Show Pencil is considered the ultimate achievement within the advertising industry.

For a full schedule of events and ticket information, go to http://www.oneclub.org/oc/events/.

For more information about The One Club and the One Show Festival Week, please contact Rachel Konik or Diane Stefani at 212.255.8455 or rachelk@rosengrouppr.com and diane@rosengrouppr.com.
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