March 2009
Corbis and ihaveanidea (www.ihaveanidea.org), advertising's intellectual archive, has announced Corbis' renewed global partnership for Portfolio Night 7, the largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review in the world.
Portfolio Night 7 is scheduled for June 11, 2009 and will unite the world's leading advertising agency creative directors with up-and-coming creatives in an anticipated 20 cities globally. At this event, students and aspiring young designers have the opportunity to showcase their talent and have their portfolios critiqued by some of the top creative directors in each participating city.
Ihaveanidea's Portfolio Night 7 is the largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review ever held, featuring a uniquely designed review process in a ‘speed-dating setting.’ Students enrolled in advertising programs, recent graduates, and young creatives will benefit from valuable face-to-face time with three or more world-class creatives during the event.
"Portfolio Night is the only global event of its kind aimed at identifying and cultivating aspiring designers and providing them with a fun environment to present their work and connect with industry leaders," said Ivan Purdie, SVP, Sales & Service, Corbis.
"Despite the tough economic climate, Corbis is proud to continue to partner with ihaveanidea on this valuable event to nurture the next generation of creatives."
"When the ad industry faces change, like what we're experiencing right now, agencies have no option but to react. Portfolio Night's role in the industry is to predict where the industry is going and help it adapt. New talent enters the business through the doors of Portfolio Night and without the help of Corbis we simply would not be able to carry out this event." said Ignacio Oreamuno, president, ihaveanidea.
Portfolio Night 7 will see hundreds of industry professionals mentoring aspiring creatives in cities like Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Hamburg, Johannesburg, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Miami, Montreal, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Quebec City, Sao Paulo, San Francisco, Santiago, Shanghai, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Vancouver.
All aspiring creatives or juniors with an advertising portfolio must register online at ihaveanidea's Portfolio Night 7 website www.portfolionight.com. The cost to participate varies by region and can be found on the website.
Corbis is proud to currently be the only global partner for Portfolio Night 7. In addition to sponsoring the event worldwide, Corbis will provide global digital imagery for the event web-casts as well as provide onsite support to help students network with the world's leading advertising professionals.
Portfolio Night 7 hosts include adci in Milan, GERTRUDE in Chicago, Leo Burnett in Lisbon, David & Goliath in Los Angeles, Ogilvy in Caracus, PGA Advertising in San Francisco, SOCOM in Quebec City, Complot in Barcelona, and Sid Lee in Montreal and Amsterdam.
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