of world press awards 2008

Got this link via email (Thanks Simon).

The World Press Awards 2008: The winners of the awards are out and Singapore clinched a few awards.

The ad titled "Helicopter View" by Eugene Cheong and Adrian Chan is worth a mention which clinched 2 awards. Click here to read Adrian's blog post.

You have to see the original image to see the details. Click image for the original

Another ad (though it did not win) that stood out is by Y&R (Singapore) because it is funny (and NSFW). Click here (NSFW) to see the ad. The ad is for U4Ria, a shop selling adult novelties.

Here's the Singapore list of winners in various categories:
FHM "Lingerie" by Ogilvy (Singapore) - silver winner for Media Promotion and Art Direction
The Economist "Helicopter" by Ogilvy (Singapore) - silver winner for Art Direction and Illustration
Panadol Extra "Drum" by Ogilvy (Singapore) - bronze winner for Pharmaceuticals
UHU Glue "Best Use" by Y&R (Singapore) - bronze winner for Copywriting

Click here and here to see all the finalists for both the Newspaper and Magazine category.