Mumbai, May 25, 2010

Mudra team wins the
AAAI-Cannes Young Lions Creative Competition 2010

Pradeep Ravindran (Art Director) and Shruti Sadani (Copy Writer) of Mudra Communications, Bangalore were adjudged the winners in the national creative initiative taken by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and supported by THE TIMES GROUP.

Announcing the result of AAAI-Cannes Young Lions Creative Competition 2010, Vinod Nair, convener of this Competition stated, “THE TIMES GROUP and Advertising Agencies Association of India are giving a rare opportunity to young creatives in India to participate in Cannes Lions and compete with the very best young talent in the world”.

In all 200 entries on the theme ‘Don't buy animal-tested products’ were received. In the two-phased judging, Ravi Deshpande, Chief Creative Officer, Contract Advertising; Ramanuj Shastry, National Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi and Adrian Mendonza, Creative Partner, Dentsu India were jury members.

It is a matter of pride that the Mudra Communications team which AAAI has selected through this Competition will be the official Indian team to take part in the Young Lions Creative Competition 2010 at Cannes Lions. The winning team will be flying off to the Cannes Advertising Festival in June to participate in the prestigious International Young Lions Creative Competition. THE TIMES GROUP, the Official Festival Representatives of Cannes in India, will bear all the expenses of the wining teams' trip to Cannes.

Click Here to view the entry submitted by the winning team.

Sudesh Kapoor
Executive Secretary