Iggy dominates Axis awards; Cannes Lions extend entry deadline; New global award for aspiring creatives; Earth is open for business; jumP goes bi-coastal; Blacklist welcomes Polynoid in style; ADC call for Young Guns competition entries; shots newsletter gets a make-over.

New Zealand agency Special scooped every top gong at the NZ Axis Awards. The Kiwi agency won the Grand Axis, Titanium, Interactive and Integrated Axis trophies for their Together Incredible for Orcan starring Iggy Pop, produced by Curious and directed by Darryl Ward. For the full list of winners click here: http://www.campaignbrief.com/nz/2010/03/champagne-corks-pop-tonight-fo.html#more

If you're a bit behind in putting together your entries for the Cannes Lions Festival then fear not, the entry deadline has been extended until April 9. So get cracking and if you'd like to check out more info on the Cannes Lions then go to their website.

Framepool, LittleBlackBook online and Fireflies are starting up a new international award for directors and their teams. The 2010 Framepool/ LBBOnline/ Fireflies challenge will ask contestants to craft a short movie on the topic of courage. The submitted work will be judged by a jury of advertising industry heavyweights including Jake Scott (RSA), Steffen Gentis (BBDO), Olivier Altmann (Publicis), Ringan Ledwidge (Rattling Stick) and more. The call for entries starts now and the deadline is May 20. The winners will be honoured during the Cannes Lions festival on June 23. For more info check out the website.

Independent post production facility Evolutions has launched a new boutique digital studio called Earth. The new studio will service commercials, design, promos and VFX industries. Earth has already completed a number of commercials for clients including Nokia and McDonald's and is based in London.

Editorial and creative boutique jumP has opened an office in Los Angeles. Originally based in New York City, the physical expansion gives jumP a bi-coastal presence it believes is necessary as a top edit house.

Blacklist are throwing a party to celebrate the signing of their new director Polynoid. The shindig is scheduled for April 1st and features some of Polynoid's newest works. If you'd like to hop along then RSVP to artshow@blacklist.tv.

The Art Directors Club is calling for entries to their Young Guns competition. If you're 30 or under and have a bit of creative flair to throw around then check out the website for more details.

And last but not least... we hope you like our new revamped and made-over newsletter to accompany our 20th anniversary issue of the magaazine which is out now. Please feel free to send us your thoughts and comments about the new format to news@shots.net. Happy reading.

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