The tally is: 113 companies, 316 entries, 1500-plus samples and 25 Jury members. The samples will be under scrutiny tomorrow, 25 August, at The Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
The 25 jury members of the print buying and brand-building community will converge to decide which printers would come out on top at the Seventh edition of the PrintWeek India Awards 2015.
The panel tasked with selecting the finalists and winners includes: Ajay Bapat, Emcure Pharma; Ajay Takalkar, Medulla Communications; Amit Saurkar, Heinz India; Ashwini Deshpande, Elephant Design; Deepapriyadarshini Ankalikar, IOAA; Dipankar Sanyal, MOMS (Madison OOH); Harsha Bhatkal, Popular Prakashan; Hemant Randive, FCB Ulka Advertising; Huzefa Kanorwala, Ctrl M Print Management; Manik Salunke, Kokuyo Camlin; Naju Hirani, Marg Publication; Paulose Parakkadan, R-Pac India; K V Sridhar, Sapient Media; Praful Akali, Medulla Communications; Prashant Devatraj, Ergo Asia; Purushottam Joshi, TRIP Creative Services (Taproot India); Rajnish Shirsat, R&S Enterprise; Ritam Banerjee, Ritam Banerjee Studio; Shashi Sinha, Laqshya Media; Subhash Kamath, BBH India and Yatish Suvarna, Stuff India.
Following the Jury Day process, the PrintWeek India team will crunch numbers to announce the Shortlist in the Friday eBulletin (28 August). The shortlist will also be announced in the 10 September issue.
Winners will be revealed on the PrintWeek India Awards night at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 7. Noel D’Cunha, managing editor, PrintWeek India said, “Since we launched the PrintWeek India Awards in 2009, the innovation and dedication of our finalists and winners have never failed to amaze and inspire and we are sure that 2015 will not disappoint.”
He further added, “These Awards provide a platform for individuals and organisations to gain recognition for their hard work, innovation, investment, great service and entrepreneurial flair, culminating in the gala awards dinner at Grand Hyatt.”
“Our previous winners reflect the diversity of the print community – companies of varying sizes, small and big – and we can’t wait to celebrate the success of this year’s crop of outstanding print jobs.”
On the Award 2015 night, an august line-up of big-name print VIPs will attend the evening.
To book your seats, contact Monica Rohra: monica@haymarket.co.in / +91 22 43025008.