shots Awards juries add more names

As we creep ever-closer to the end of this week, and the deadline for this year's shots Awards The Americas, the already excellent juries for the 2025 event continue to grow.

A host of creative minds have been added to a selection of the categories, stuffing the already full juries with even more amazingly talented people who are ready and waiting to cast their critical eyes over some of the best work to come out of North and South America across 2024 and early 2025. 

You can see the full list of jurors for each category by clicking here, and below are the latest additions to this admirable assembly of advertising experts.

Animation & VFX

• Chloe Sedelmaier, Executive Producer, Carbon
• Marcel Ziul Founder & Executive Creative Director, State

Casting, Production & Styling

• Shasta Lutz, CDC Casting Director, Jigsaw Casting
• Gabrielle Rosenberg, Art Director/Set Decorator/Stylist

Charity 

• Henry Medina, Creative Chairman, Ogilvy

Cinematography

• Melissa Culligan, Partner & MD, Epoch Films
• Justin Gurnari, cinematographer

Concept & Copywriting

• Michael Hagos, Creative Director, HBO Originals Marketing, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Kim Haxton, Partner & Creative Director, Mythology
• Pedro Izique, Creative Director, Someplace
• Maggie Paris, Art Director
• Dexter Randazzo, Founder, The Department of Sales

Direction

• Marcio Leitão, Director, Mercuria TV
• Margaret Nickerson, Executive Producer, TBWA\Media Arts Lab

Editing

• Emiliano Alvarenga, Global Creative Production, Partner Grey
• Amburr Farls, Managing Partner, Cut+Run and Jogger Studios
• Jeremy Fox, Executive Producer, Accenture Song/Droga5
• Erica Thompson, Managing Director, Work Editorial

Use of Music & Sound Design

• Josh Marcy, Director of Music, TBWA\Media Arts Lab
• Renée Massé, Executive Producer, BUTTER Music + Sound

Music Video

• Michel Waxman, Managing Executive Producer, Great Guns

New Director

• Benjamin Davies, MD/EP, Stink Films US

The deadline for entries to this year's shots Awards The America's is Friday February 14.

Above: Some of this year's judges for the shots Awards The Americas [top row, from left] Emiliano Alvarenga, Margaret Nickerson and Chloe Sedelmaier. [Middle row, from left] Gabrielle Rosenberg, Pedro Izique and Renée Massé. [Bottom row, from left] Michael Hagos, Marcel Ziul and Amburr Farls. 

To enter your work and be in with a chance of picking up a coveted shots trophy, click here to find out all the information you need. 

You find additional details on the categories you can enter, by clicking here, and for info on price and eligibility, please click here. 

The shots Awards The Americas will take place on May 1 2025, at the NeueHouse in West Hollywood.