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Student publicity campaign begins buzzing

LONDON, UK. Earlier this week, 15 past winners of the D&AD Student Awards began the battle to create a publicity campaign for the 2010 Student Awards. They have until 21 October 2009 to create a buzz that will inspire tutors and students to take part in next year's awards.

The prize is a four-week paid work placement at AMV.BBDO in London and goes to the idea that results in the largest number of eligible registrants and creates the biggest splash across multiple media channels.

“D&AD Student Awards have a record of helping to kick-start careers,” said D&AD president Paul Brazier, also executive creative director at AMV.BBDO. “And we want as many people to enter the 2010 Awards as possible. The winner of the challenge will get some valuable industry experience and the pleasure of me breathing down his or her neck for a month.”

The following student winners are taking part:

  • UK: Will Bollen, Emily Churches, Jerry Clark, Tori Fannon, Alex Harrison, Sarra Hornby, Chris Lee, Sarah Elizabeth Mayes, Aaron McCarthy, Sam Pilling, Jan-Erik Skevik and Stuart Stutch
  • Sweden: Petter Prinze and Samuel Nilsson
  • Italy: Valeria Vanzulli

The winner will be announced on 22 October.

Entries for the D&AD Student Awards open 11 January - 19 March 2010, judging takes place 20 April - 1 May 2010 and the awards are made on 24 June 2010. For more information and a list of all the briefs for the 2010 Student Awards, go to http://studentawards.dandad.org/.

D&AD is a British not-for-profit organisation that represents the international design, advertising and creative communities. Its inaugural awards ceremony was held in 1963. For more, go to http://awards.dandad.org/, read the D&AD blog, join the D&AD Facebook group, follow @dandad on Twitter, view D&AD on YouTube and D&AD photos on Flickr.

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