Hard work during fall and winter brings forth the rewards in spring and summer. In full bloom this week are commercials honored by the AICP Show in New York June 14, while Chicago theatre takes a bow with the Joseph Jefferson Citations held June 13.
Alas, none of the AICP show winners came with a Chicago tag. New York and Los Angeles swept ’em all up.
In short, here’s rundown of the companies whose work you’ll see Nov. 17 at the AICP show at the Chicago Historical Society.
Production companies: Biscuit Filmworks and Tool of North American (and its satellite Paranoid Projects:Tool, seven honors each. Anonymous Content, Partizan, and RSA USA, four each; Harvest, MJZ, and Smuggler, three each. Directors: Noam Murro, seven; Francois Vogel, four and Jake Scott, and 3Traktor, three each.
Among agencies, five honors each went to TBWA\Chiat\Day, BBDO, DDB, and Wieden + Kennedy; two to Fallon.
In a nutshell: Out of the 47 winners in 23 categories, the big winners at the Jeff Citations were Bailiwick Repertory with nine citations; Timeline Theatre, seven, Raven and House Theatre, five each; The Hypocrites and Circle Theatre, four each.
Lawyers for the Creative Arts received a Special Citation for 30 years of pro bono service to the Chicago theatre community.
More to come: The Cannes International Advertising Festival June 19-25, where entries are up 18%.
