A couple of months ago a few whispers wisped out of Kensington Olympia that the D&AD judging had become a bit of a stand-off because of the High School-esq cliquey-ness of the jurors and their predilection to sticking to their relevant continents in a paranoia-based fit of clannish-ness not seen since England first invaded Scotland.
But not in Cannes. No siree Bob. It’s seriously like the summer of love has hit over here (the 60’s one, not the pill-fuelled Madchester one) because all of the juries absolutely love each other.
Almost every press conference has started with the president gushing about his fellow jurors (nothing unusual so far) but the camaraderie that has been on display cannot be faked without some form of mood enhancer – oh, maybe its more like Madchester than I first thought.
But, seriously, at the Radio Lions press conference Ewan Paterson could barely hide his admiration for his jury-mates.
Then, if that wasn’t enough, half of the press jury turned up sporting eye-catching and matching green t-shirts with a picture of Dave Lubars, the jury president, on them and the phrase “I like Lubie”. Awwwwwww.
