New York Festivals Hosts International Advertising Awards(R) Ceremony on June 10-12 in Shanghai, China

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards(R) will honor this
year's award winners at a gala awards ceremony in Shanghai, China. NYF's
three day series of events takes place Thursday, June 10th, thru
Saturday, June 12th. The event will include prominent keynote speakers,
interactive speaking sessions, a Print & Design winner's gallery, TVC
screenings, Lifetime Achievement Award presentations, and the
announcement of the 2010 NYF Advertising Award winners. In addition to
honoring the 2010 winners, NYF will also award the 2010 Agency of the
Year, Advertiser of the Year, Boutique Agency of the Year, and Best New
Agency of the Year.

"In addition to honoring and showcasing the 2010 winners, this year's
festival will prove to be an uncensored look at where the industry
currently stands, and where it will ultimately go or not go. And
capitalizing off of last year's success, we are excited about the
opportunity of bringing in even more attendees and participants from the
world's established and emerging creative markets," said NYF President
Michael O'Rourke.

Sponsored by Sino ADI, this year's festival will be held at the Shanghai
Theatre Academy and Sino ADI's state-of-the-art advertising and marketing
center, along with a showcase of NYF's award winning public service
communications featured at the 2010 World Expo's World Wildlife Fund
Pavilion.

For 53 years, NYF's International Advertising Awards has honored the
World's Best Work(R) in all media from around the world: Television,
Cinema, Print, Outdoor, Interactive, Design, Mixed Media, Collateral,
Radio, and Student advertising. The 2010 GRANDJURY(R) is comprised of 255
Senior Creative Directors from 56 countries around the world,
representing the largest and most diverse jury of any advertising
competition in the world.

All winning entries of the 2010 New York Festivals International
Advertising Awards will be featured on newyorkfestivals.com, the newly
launched newyorkfestivals.tv, and are promoted by a network of partners
and representative in 84 countries around the world.

For more information on this year's festival and to order tickets, please
visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=4,4,8

All press inquiries are welcome and should be directed to Gayle Mandel:
gmandel@newyorkfestivals.com. Ph: 1 212 643 4800

International Awards Group has representation in 84 countries and
organizes international advertising and programming competitions for the
AME Awards(R) for Advertising Marketing Effectiveness; Hive Awards(R) for
the Unsung Heroes of the Internet; Midas Awards(R) for Financial Services
Communications; The Global Awards(R) for Healthcare Communications and
the New York Festivals Awards for Advertising, TV, Film and Radio
Programming. Entries in each of the international competitions are
annually judged online by hundreds of professionals in their respective
industries.

For more information, go to www.InternationalAwardsGroup.com.

Contact: Gayle Mandel
New York Festivals
260 West 39th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
1 212 643-4800
gmandel@internationalawardsgroup.com

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