shots Awards Asia Pacific 2026 reveals first wave of judges
With entries still open, and the second entry deadline approaching tomorrow, we reveal some of the names set to cast a critical eye.
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Celebrating creative excellence from across the APAC region, the shots Awards Asia Pacific is continuing its call for entries, with the 2026 jury beginning to take shape.
Open to work that aired between July 6th 2025 and July 10th 2026, the awards will once again honour the best work from Asia Pacific across a range of craft and creative categories.
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 to enter.
This year’s head judges are:
Animation & VFX: Emma Daines, Founder, CEO & Executive Producer, FIN DESIGN + EFFECTS ASIA
Casting, Production Design & Styling: Alex Holmes, Production Designer
Concept, Copywriting & Charity/PSA: Shruthi Subramaniam, Executive Creative Director, BBDO India
Cinematography: Kieran Fowler NZCS ACS, Cinematographer
Direction: Michael Ahmadzadeh, Co-Founder, electriclime°
Editing: Leila Gaabi, Editor, The Editors
New Director & Music Video: Yimeng Zhang, Executive Producer, Hamlet China Co.,Ltd.
Use of Music & Sound Design: Sophie Haydon, Creative Executive Producer, Sonar Music
Above [clockwise from top left]: Emma Daines; Alex Holmes; Shruthi Subramaniam; Kieran Fowler; Michael Ahmadzadeh; Leila Gaabi; Yimeng Zhang and Sophie Haydon.
Joining the juries are:
Maan Bautista, Executive Creative Director, Publicis JimenezBasic
Ryan Brett, Founder/Editor, Manimal Post
Kep Bruinsma, Group Director of Content, Monks Tokyo
Pia Chaudhuri, CCO, Clemenger BBDO
Georgia Collins, Sound Designer, Electric Sheep Music
Stefan Coory, Creative Director, Blockhead VFX
Sarah Cooper, Production Designer, Zhuzhi Design Limited
Vicki Dang, Founder/Art Lead, fromanother studio
Andy Del Rosario, Associate Creative Director, Ogilvy
Delaney de la Harpe, Editor, Freelance
Geri Docherty, Editor, ARC
Anna Fawcett, Executive Producer, Filmgraphics Entertainment
Alistair Ferrier, Head of Integrated Production, Havas Host
Ryan Fitzgerald, Executive Creative Director, Special
Stefan Hunt, Director, Exit Films
Nicole Jauncey, Creative Co-Founder, ABEL
Dennis Kung, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Tak Kuroha, Director, Producer, Connect The Dots
Grégoire Lière, Cinematographer, Freelance
Guilherme Machado, ECD, BLKJ Havas
Valerie Madon, Chief Brand Strategist, Pirate Pte. Ltd.
Steven Marolho, Managing Director & Executive Producer, Heckler
Katie Milwright, Cinematographer
Reiko Mori, Managing Director/Exec Producer, Stink Films
Nikhil Panjwani, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy Singapore
Priyank Prem Kumar, Editor, Freelance
Priya Seth, Cinematographer, Freelance
Tal Shub, Global Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide
Becky Yeung, Regional VP Brand Partnerships, Sync and Business APAC, Warner Music
Ziga Zupancic NZCS, Cinematographer, Freelance
The second entry deadline is June 5th, with the final deadline on July 10th.
The call for entries is now open and runs until 10 July 2026, with work eligible for entry if it aired between 6 July 2025 and 10 July 2026..
The shortlist will be announced on September 23rd, with the winners revealed on September 30th.
For information about categories, please visit here. To enter your work, head to the entry site here.
