The AICP Awards tour heads into the Bay Area on October 11 with a panel discussion and screening. The event will be held at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and a selection of top winners from AICP’s three competitions–The AICP Post Awards, the AICP Next Awards, and the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial–will be screened and analyzed by a quintet of industry leaders.
Speakers at the panel will include 2023 AICP Show chairperson Sally Campbell, global CEO & founding partner, Somesuch; Margaret Johnson, a past AICP Show curator and current chief creative officer and partner, Goodby Silverstein & Partners; Jason Kreher, a 2023 AICP Show curator and chief creative officer, North America, Accenture Song; Hillary Coate, a past AICP Show curator who’s head of integrated production, Venables Bell & Partners; and Carol Dunn, a 2023 AICP Show curator, AMP National Board president and executive producer at Human.
Moderated by Matt Miller, president and CEO of AICP, the evening will include montages of the winning work from each show, with the panel reviewing selected winners, offering insights into what made them rise to the top of their respective categories and share their viewpoints on key trends in the industry.
The event kicks off at 6 pm with a happy hour, followed by the Awards presentation at 7 pm, and concludes with a reception. The Exploratorium is located at Pier 15 on The Embarcadero. Tickets are available; for more information, click here.
The San Francisco event is the second stop on this year’s AICP Awards national tour, after a sold-out event in Los Angeles in July. The next stops on the Tour include Dallas and Mexico City, both set for November 2, and Chicago on November 9. For more details on these events, click here.
Established in 1992, The AICP Show is one of the most important advertising showcases in the world that’s dedicated to excellence in craft. The AICP Post Awards, which debuted in 2001, honors excellence in a wide range of postproduction crafts and disciplines. And the AICP Next Awards, launched in 2007, highlights the winners of the 11 Next categories, which honor innovative marketing communications.
Honorees at the AICP Show and The AICP Next Awards are preserved in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s state of the art archives for future generations to study and are available for use or exhibition by the museum’s curators.
6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy — the first time he's been sued by a person alleging they were abused as a minor.
At least six lawsuits were filed against Combs in federal court in Manhattan, adding to a growing list of legal claims against the indicted hip-hop mogul, all of which he has denied. The lawsuits were filed anonymously to protect the identities of the accusers, two by women identified as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does.
Some of the Does, echoing others who've accused Combs in recent months, allege that he used his fame and the promise of potential stardom to entice victims to lavish parties or drug-fueled hangouts where he then assaulted them. Some allege that he beat or drugged them. Others say he threatened to kill them if they didn't do as he pleased or if they spoke out against him.
The lawsuits describe alleged assaults dating to the mid-1990s, including at Combs' celebrity-studded white parties in Long Island's Hamptons, at a party in Brooklyn celebrating Combs' then-collaborator Biggie Smalls, and even in the storeroom at Macy's flagship department store in midtown Manhattan.
The plaintiffs in Monday's lawsuits are part of what their lawyers say is a group of more than 100 alleged victims who are in the process of taking legal action following Combs' Sept. 16 arrest on federal racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. The lawsuits are among more than a dozen in the last year that accuse Combs of sexual assault.
Messages seeking comment were left for Combs' lawyers and other representatives. When the planned lawsuits were announced Oct. 1, a lawyer for Combs said the... Read More