Spikes Asia To Pay Tribute To Yasmin Ahmad
4 September 2009 – Spikes Asia has announced that a special tribute will be made to Yasmin Ahmad, who tragically passed away in July at the age of 51 after suffering a stroke. Yasmin will be remembered and celebrated through a tribute that will be made in a fitting environment among her peers and friends during the awards ceremony on Friday 18 September.
Widely respected both at home and abroad, Yasmin Ahmad was Executive
Creative Director of Leo Burnett Malaysia as well as an acclaimed
director and scriptwriter who used her talent to produce multi-award
winning feature films such as Gubra, Sepet and Mukhsin.
With a career in advertising spanning over 25 years, her work
accumulated over 150 awards including Golds at the Clio Awards, the
Andy Awards, London International Awards, Kancil Awards and momentously
at Cannes Lions, where she became the first Malaysian winner of a Gold
Film Lion in 2008 for Tan Hong Ming. Yasmin was inducted into the
Malaysian Advertising Hall of Fame by the Association of Accredited
Advertising Agents Malaysia in November 2008.
Commenting on her career at Leo Burnett, Jarek Ziebinski, President of
Leo Burnett & Arc Asia Pacific, said: "Yasmin was a brilliant star
at Leo Burnett and the whole creative industry. Her works truly
reflected humanity and love. They touched people’s hearts and inspired
them to change and to make a difference in life. We are thankful to
Spikes Asia for acknowledging Yasmin and allowing all who love and
admire her to pay tribute to her at the event."
Festival Chairman Terry Savage said, "Yasmin Ahmad made a real
contribution to Asian creativity. It is therefore entirely appropriate
that we pay tribute to her life and work at an awards ceremony that is
celebrating creativity."
"To quote Isaac Newton, 'If I have seen further ... it is by standing
upon the shoulders of giants.' Yasmin helped us all see further, deeper
and more honestly. Her work could make grown men cry. We have lost a
great talent and an extraordinary human being," says Linda Locke, CEO
of brand consultancy Godmother and former Regional Creative Director of
Leo Burnett and Arc Worldwide.
The montage tribute to be shown at Spikes Asia is being created by VHQ, The Gunnery and producer Pamela Phang.
To register to attend or for more information on Spikes Asia 2009, visit www.spikes.asia
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SPIKES ASIA - The 1st Asian Advertising Festival to celebrate and inspire Asian creativity in advertising.
Suntec City, Singapore, 16-18 September 2009 |
