Bessies open nominations, pick judges

TORONTO – Nominations are now open, and the judges have been named for the 2009 Bessie Awards. Deborah Prenger from Dentsu Canada; Dean Lee from DDB Vancouver; Karen Silver from The Garden Production Company; Henry Lu from Soft Citizen; Gary Thomas from Crush; Daniel Vendramin from Cossette; Heather Vincent from Ogilvy & Mather; and Nellie Kim from john st. will all serve on the jury to choose Canada’s best English-language television advertising. The awards have added two new categories this year – one for online broadcast advertising, and another for integrated television and online campaigns. Organized by the Television Bureau...