Kinsale Sharks open for entries

The 2017 Kinsale Shark Awards is now open for entries with the Film, Music Video, Print and Design categories all available to be entered via the website until the deadline on Wednesday September 6 with the festival running from Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 September in Kinsale, Ireland.

AMV’s creative partner and head of art, Rosie Arnold, will be headlining the speaking schedule, along with previous Havas ECD Andy Sandoz and NYC based wise-guy-turned-good-guy, Antonio Fernandez (A.K.A ‘King Tone’) who single-handedly transformed organised crime syndicate, The Latin Kings, into a political movement, fighting for social justice on behalf of a suppressed Latin American community.  

Jury members  at this year's event include:

Emmet Wright @ Chemistry

Chris Beresford-Hill @ BBDO

Darren O’Kelly @ The Mill

Jim Gilchrist @ Outsider

Juliette Larthe @ Prettybird

Marc Donaldson @ CHI&Partners

L.A Ronanyne @ Havas

Peter Gatley @ Grey

Mary Doherty @ Red Dog

Russell Brown @ Leo Burnett

Lee Hickey @ Windmill Lane

More to be announced in the lead-up to the festival.

There are a few category changes this year. The Best New Awards are expanding to include Best New Film Editor and Best New DOP which will be determined from a shortlist by the delegates at the Festival. Media has been withdrawn in order to focus on the creative and craft categories.