AdFest 2010 Canceled Due To Political Unrest In Thailand
Fearing that political unrest in Thailand could turn violent, AdFest has cancelled its event scheduled between March 18-20 this year. One of Asia's top annual gatherings for the ad industry, AdFest is held annually in Pattaya.
The organizers of the award hope to reschedule the event in May this year.
It is important to mention that four Indians were selected to judge this year’s Adfest Awards.
Ravi Deshpande, Chief Creative Officer, Contract Advertising was nominated as the jury president for Direct category and a jury member for 360 Lotus, Innova and Lotus.
Other Indian jury members for AdFest 2010 included Anil Thomas, Creative Director, McCann Erickson Bangalore for Film and Radio; Kurnal Rawat, Design Director, Grandmother India Design, Mumbai for Design and Print Craft; Sabyasachi Sengupta, Director, Gingerwater Films, Mumbai for Film Craft and New Director Lotus.
Thailand is polarized between urban and educated Thais, including the military and business elite supporting King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's shaky, six-party coalition, and rural supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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pattaya adfest cancelled due to political unrest
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