New York Festivals has named five internationally prominent chief creative officers to act as mentors in the first annual Torch Awards.Torch Awards invites young creatives between ages 18-25 to compete in this years challenge: The Art of the Pitch. The competition encourages the next generation of creative talent to enter and review a marketing opportunity brief for creating a campaign that will to aid the beneficent organization Road Recovery.Road Recovery is a non-profit dedicated to helping young people win their fight against addiction and other adversities, making full use of entertainment industry professionals who have faced similar crises and now wish to share their experiences, knowledge and resources.Mentors of the 2014 Torch Awards are Bridget Jung, chief creative officer Paris and regional creative director for Europe West of DIGITASLBi in Paris, France; Chris Kyme, chief executive officer of Kymechow Communications, Hong Kong; Gaston Legorburu, worldwide chief creative officer of SapientNitro, U.S.A., KV Sridhar, chief creative officer of India Sub-Continent Leo Burnett, India; and Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer of VML, U.S.A.Each one of the five finalist teams chosen will have an intensive mentoring session to help polish and perfect their pitch of a creative campaign and thus promote the mission of Road Recovery.For more information visit the website of {New York Festivals;www.newyorkfestivals.com/torchawards} or of {Road Recovery;www.roadrecovery.org}.
Festival de Nueva York lanza los Torch Awards para los jóvenes creativos
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