Announcing Fort Worth's 2023 ADDY Award Winners
Posted on Feb. 27, 2023 / American Advertising Awards / Subscribe 0
AAF Fort Worth Celebrates 2023 ADDY Award Winners
The Fort Worth club of the American Advertising Federation (AAF Fort Worth) is pleased to announce the winners of the local 2023 American Advertising Awards competition, including 13 local agencies and corporate businesses and 22 students across three universities. The winners were recognized at an awards show held on Friday, February 24, 2023, at Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth.
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The 2023 competition included over 325 submissions from 27 different agencies and companies and 63 students. Judges for this year’s competition were Silver Cuellar III, Creative Director at Tombras in Atlanta, Georgia; John McCafferty, President and Creative Director of McCafferty Advertising in Louisville, Kentucky, and a former Chairman of the AAF Council of Governors; and Evan Peter, Creative Director and Founder of EPeterCreative in Boise, Idaho. Over a two-week period ending Saturday, January 28, 2023, the esteemed panel of judges identified the winning submissions, including 26 professional and student gold ADDY© award recipients, 33 silver winners, 40 honorable mentions, and 7 special judges awards, including the overall Best of Show winner.
AAF Fort Worth has automatically forwarded the gold ADDY© Award winners to the district level to have their work considered for regional recognition. The district on Monday, February 27, 2023, contacted the silver winners to determine whether they want to submit their work for advancement.
Professional Awards
Congratulations to the following Best Of and Special Judges’ Awards winners of Fort Worth’s 2023 American Advertising Awards:
- Best of Show: N8 Visuals Inc. – “Kimbell Stories” for Kimbell Art Museum
- Best of Traditional: Schaefer Advertising Co. – “Season Title Illustrations” for Texas Ballet Theater
- Best of Interactive: Twisted X Global Brands – “Love of the Land” for Twisted X
- Best of Video: Hoegger Communications – “Beyond Loving” for 5 Continents Editions
- Funky Town Award: N8 Visuals Inc. – “Visit Fort Worth – Things to Do”
- Best of Never Ran: Toki’s Mama – “Japanese Akitainu Club of USA”
In addition to the Best Of and Special Judges Awards, AAF Fort Worth announced the professional winners of 20 Gold ADDY© Awards, 27 Silver ADDY© Awards, and 31 Honorable Mentions (f.k.a. “Bronze”). Twisted X Global Brands topped the list of winners with the most accolades, taking home the Best of Interactive award for its Love of the Land Earth Day Campaign along with 7 gold awards, 4 silver awards, and 2 honorable mentions. Agency Habitat snagged two golds, 2 silvers, and 2 honorable mentions. Balcom Agency won five silvers and 5 honorable mentions. General Public Branding Co. secured three golds, 3 silvers, and 2 honorable mentions. Hoegger Communications received one silver in addition to being named the Best of Video winner and winning gold for its “Beyond Loving” video. Make Something Beautiful scored one silver and 3 honorable mentions for its Texas A&M film series. In addition to winning Best of Show and a gold ADDY© for Kimbell Stories, N8 Visuals Inc. secured two silvers and an honorable mention. Red Productions snagged three silvers. Saddleback Leather Co. walked away with a gold for its Grandfather Collection. Schaefer Advertising Co. secured two gold awards, 6 silver awards, and 5 honorable mentions. Twelve Midnight won three golds for its work on the Way Down Yonder music video by Chase Rice along with 2 honorable mentions. Robeegraffix Advertising Design snagged two honorable mentions, and Bell Textron, Inc., Farlow Media, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Mouser Electronics, Prelude Films, Texas Wesleyan University, and Warren Douglas Advertising each received an honorable mention.
Student Awards
This year’s Best of Show winner among the students was University of Texas at Arlington student Tommy Torres for his integrated brand identity campaign for Tradici, which also won a Gold ADDY© Award. Other gold winners included Vahnnezza Alvarez (UT Arlington), Kathryn Herrera (UT Arlington), Rebecca Lopez (UT Arlington), Jacqueline Nguyen (UT Arlington), and Rachel Torres (University of North Texas).
Silver winners included Sarmad Adelakun (UT Arlington), Ellen Brown (Texas Christian University), Misael Ortiz (TCU), Gabbie Quiroz (UT Arlington), Alecia Sam (UT Arlington), and UT Arlington team Alan Josmar Guerra, Tommy Torres, and Hieu Pham.
Honorable mentions were bestowed upon University of North Texas students Nima Ayagh and Amy Fang; TCU students Avery Kokinda, Abigail Lund, Abigail Newlund, and Payton Terrell; and UT Arlington students Jessica Myrick, Thomas Nguyen, and Cecilia Tran.
A complete list of winners can be found by viewing the 2023 Winners Book.
AAF Fort Worth expresses gratitude to Printed Threads, Balcom Agency, Farlow Media, Spectrum Reach, Afallon Productions, Jackson Walker, Robert Half, and Williams Sign Company for sponsoring the 2023 Funkytown American Advertising Awards show. The Club is also grateful to the show’s in-kind sponsors, Pugnacious LLC, Robeegraffix Advertising Design, and Backlot.
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, AAF Fort Worth will host a Happy Hour featuring an informal panel of some of the top ADDY© Award winners of 2023 followed by networking. Visit the Events page to learn more and register.
About the American Advertising Awards
The American Advertising Awards are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition. The mission of the American Advertising Awards competition is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the Fort Worth competition is the first of a three-tier national competition. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie for recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local winners compete against other winners in one of 15 district competitions. District winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national American Advertising Awards competition. Entry in a local competition is the first step toward winning a national American Advertising Award.
About AAF Fort Worth
AAF Fort Worth supports agencies, marketers, and young professionals in the advertising industry, and works to build and improve the overall advertising community in Fort Worth. Founded by Amon G. Carter in 1909, AAF Fort Worth holds the title of Fort Worth’s oldest civic group. AAF-Fort Worth is a 501(c)(6) run by a volunteer board of advertising professionals dedicated to advancing the profession, supporting educational initiatives, and uniting our industry community. We are the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), a national network representing more than 50,000 advertising professionals. Visit aaffortworth.com to learn more.
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