LONDON--7 Nov--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Asia Scoops a Total of 16 Statues Across a Range of Categories Dentsu Inc., Tokyo, Wins a Prestigious Grand Prize for Interactive Media Tonight, at the 21st Annual London International Awards, a number of agencies from across Asia scooped a total of 16 statues for their outstanding work in Advertising, Design and Interactive Media. Dentsu Inc., won a coveted Grand Prize for Interactive Media for their compelling "Her Past" banner for the Japan Advertising Council. The 2006 London International Awards honoring Advertising, Design and Interactive Media received 17,139 entries from 80 countries. The total number of finalists was 1439 and the total number of winners was 127. "Our competition jurors faced some tough choices this year as they had a huge pool of entries to choose from," said Barbara Levy, President of the London International Awards. "Each year the number of entries increases and so does the level of global creative excellence. This year the Television/Cinema, Print and Poster & Outdoor winners created some of the best work we've seen in recent years." A complete list of winners -- including images and credits -- is available November 6th at www.liaawards.com/winners AUSTRALIA TELEVISION / CINEMA EDITING TAC -- "Reconstruction" Guillotine, Sydney UTILITIES BigPond Broadband -- "Education" Belgiovane Williams Mackay, Sydney HONG KONG INTERACTIVE MEDIA -- WEBSITE POLITICS/ISSUE ADVOCACY Forgotten War URL: www.pillandpillow.com/msfCongo/ pill & pillow, Hong Kong INDIA PRINT APPAREL Levi's Slim Jeans -- "Slim 4" JWT India, Mumbai AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS Apollo Tubeless Tyres -- "Note" JWT India, Mumbai PUBLIC SERVICE/SOCIAL WELFARE CAMPAIGN IAPA Adoption -- "Bed", "Book", "Toys" Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai JAPAN GRAND PRIZE Japan Advertising Council -- "Her Past" URL: www.interactive-salaryman.com/pieces/past_e/ Dentsu Inc., Tokyo DESIGN BROCHURES/CATALOGUES-CONSUMER Cherry Blossoms of the Four Seasons -- "Memories of Mt. Takao and Cherry Blossoms of the Four Seasons" Dentsu Inc., Tokyo INTERACTIVE MEDIA E-MAIL ADVERTISING GE Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. -- "Para-Para Lake" URL: http://award.i-studio.com.jp/2005_lake/mail/ Hakuhodo i-studio Inc., Tokyo EDUCATION Dentsu Creative School URL: www.interactive-salaryman.com/pieces/crjuku2005_e/ Dentsu Inc., Tokyo INTERACTIVE BANNERS Japan Advertising Council -- "Her Past" URL: www.interactive-salaryman.com/pieces/past_e/ Dentsu Inc., Tokyo TELEVISION/CINEMA CORPORATE Toyota -- "Humanity" Hakuhodo Inc., Tokyo KOREA INTERACTIVE MEDIA -- WEBSITES RETAIL SERVICES d'strict holdings -- "d'strict official website" URL: www.dstrict.com d'strict holdings, Seoul MALAYSIA PRINT ART DIRECTION Sony PlayStation 2 -- "Maze" McCann Erickson Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur PHILIPPINES PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY Concordia Children's Services -- "Piglets" Y&R Philippines, Makati PUBLIC SERVICE/SOCIAL WELFARE Concordia Children's Services -- "Piglets" Y&R Philippines, Makati SINGAPORE PRINT MEDIA PROMOTION The Economist -- "Scratch & Win" Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore TRAVEL East Timor -- "Chickens" Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore THAILAND DESIGN CORPORATE IDENTITY Postquick Bangkok Postal Service Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Bangkok UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PRINT PERSONAL ITEMS/GIFT ITEMS Sony Cybershot T7 -- "Wallet" Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai SOURCE: London International Awards CONTACT: Kimberly Bernhardt of Rubenstein Associates, New York, +1-212-843-8056, +1-917-903-5280, or Nov 2nd - 9th in UK, + 44 (0) 770 255 5441, [email protected]/ --Distributed by AsiaNet ( www.asianetnews.net )--