"We've never had this much neutrality before".
The jury chairman for the 2013 ADC competition in Germany has been chosen: it will be the Swiss Jean-Remy von Matt, co-founder and creative director of the agency Jung von Matt.
This means that one of the world's most renowned communicators will chair the approximately 340 jurors who will judge the creative works submitted for the ADC Competition and the ADC Young Talent Competition at the ADC Festival 2013. With Jean-Remy von Matt, the Art Directors Club for Germany (ADC) e.V. has been able to win one of the stars of the industry with international appeal for the office of Jury Chairman.
"We are delighted that Jean-Remy has agreed to join us. With him, we have one of the most distinguished minds in our industry at the head of the approximately 340 ADC jurors. Our honorary member Jean-Remy von Matt is a controversial spirit, a creative benchmark and has long since become a brand himself: The perfect choice for Jury Chairman of Germany's most important creative award," said Jochen Rädeker, the outgoing ADC Executive Committee Spokesman, in a statement.
"Jean-Remy is Swiss and his agency is not taking part in the competition in 2013. We've never had this much neutrality before," adds Dr. Stephan Vogel, Head of Advertising and designated ADC Executive Committee Spokesperson. "We also want to signal that we don't see Jung von Matt's abstinence from the awards as being directed against the ADC, but against the current media ranking system."
"I feel very honored that the Art Directors Club has asked me to be Jury Chairman," says Jean-Remy von Matt, co-founder of the agency Jung von Matt. "The ADC competition is the most important indicator of creative performance in Germany and one of the five most important competitions worldwide. We are not questioning this with our own abstinence. I am already looking forward to the submissions, to the discussion with the juries and will do everything I can to ensure that we select works that represent the future of creation in Germany." The jury selection process for the 26 juries will begin in November. The complete jury and the jury chairs of the ADC competition will be announced early next year. The ADC Festival 2013 will take place in Hamburg in May.
