AICP Announces Roster for the 2026 AICP Awards Committee

AICP Announces Roster for the 2026 AICP Awards Committee
Left to right: Michelle Ross, AICP Show Chairperson (Managing Director & Founding Partner, SUPERPRIME), Jimmy Smith, AICP Next Awards Judging Chair (Chairman, CEO & CCO, Amusement Park Entertainment), Gloria Pitagorsky, AICP Post Awards Chairperson (Managing Director, Heard City)

The AICP today announced the lineup for the 2026 AICP Awards Committee. A far-reaching and diverse group of industry veterans from the production, post production, and agency ranks, the AICP Awards Committee is tasked with promoting and marketing the 2026 AICP Awards, which comprises the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Post Awards and the AICP Next Awards.

Entries for the 2026 AICP Awards are now being accepted, with a deadline of March 11, 2026. Full rules and eligibility information is available on the AICP Awards portal, which can be found here. There will be an extended entry deadline of March 18, 2026, though late fees will apply. 

The AICP Awards Committee’s membership includes industry experts from such countries as Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, and the U.K., reflecting the global nature of each competition. The Committee works closely with the Chairs of the AICP Show, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards - Michelle Ross, Managing Director and Founding Partner of SUPERPRIME; Jimmy Smith, Chairman, CEO & CCO of Amusement Park Entertainment; and Gloria Pitagorsky, Managing Director of Heard City, respectively - to ensure the best work from around the world has been entered into the AICP Awards.

The full Awards Committee includes: Tor Allen, The Quarry; Carmen Amos, Juice Film; Kamela Anderson, Human; Julia Bidakowska Andrén, Tango Production; Kristina Anzlinger, Outsider Editorial; Dana Balkin, resource; Anne Batz, Talent Republic; Brandon Boerner, INNOCEAN; Erika Bokamper, Safeword Creative; Cara Brophy; Jen Cadic, PSYOP; Joe Calabrese; Gavin Carroll, Warner Chappell Music (WCM);  Luke Colson, Untold Studios; Ceri Davies, Squeak E. Clean Studios; Marcos de Fortuny Gamache, FAMILY; Corey Esse, FINCH; Matt Factor, SKUNK; Sorenne Gottlieb, MIRIMAR; Jani Guest, Creators Inc.; Suzanne Hargrove, PRETTYBIRD; Lauren Hertzberg, Cut+Run; Stacey Higgins, PREACHER; Qadree Holmes, Quriosity; Mai Huynh, The Lift, Mexico; Barrie Isaacson, Barrie Isaacson MGMT; Ariel León Isacovitch, The Roots Production Service; Jonathan Jakubowicz, Animal Influence;  Josie Juneau, RSA Films UK; Andrew Loevenguth, Cartwright; Marni Luftspring, Feels Like Home; Ryan MacLean; Marie Mangahas, Cosmo Street Editorial; Evan Mangiamele, Heard City; Joanna Margilaj, Champion; Julie Margilaj, Champion; Jordi Mollà, Twentyfour Seven; James Moore, Flying Fish; Millie Munro, bueno; Kelly Nelson, Channel Z; Tracie Norfleet;  Jaclyn Paris, Cosmo Street Editorial; Diane Patrone, The Family; Kamila Prokop, division7; Jamie Rabineau, project3 Agency; Olivia Ray, 750mph; Heather Richardson, Cutters; Francesca Roberts, SUPERPRIME UK; John Robertson, RepresentationCo; Sue Rosen, Wry Wit; Melissa Ross, Melissa Ross Represents; Matt Sanders, SUPERPRIME; Jamie Scalera, Miss Smith Inc.; Erika Sheldon, Safeword Creative; Kaz Shinagawa, Toboggan; Tori Silvera, Bad Girls Casting; Sila Soyer, Arcade Edit; Tobias Steinhauser, ANORAK; Sasha Stern, Miss Smith Inc.; Mary Kate Valentino, Sonic Union; Dana Villarreal, Sound Lounge; Erin Wahed, SMUGGLER; Brittney Walker, Framestore; Vivienne Wan, Marketing Architects; and Joanna Woods, Optimus. 

The AICP Awards are one of the industry’s leading creative and executional benchmarks and serves as more than a mere awards show. Each year, The AICP Show, The AICP Next Awards, and the AICP Post Awards are preserved in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s state-of-the-art archives for future generations to study and are available for use or exhibition by the museum’s curators. All individual works and each year’s shows in their entirety can be viewed exclusively here.  

The entry deadline for the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, along with the AICP Post Awards and the AICP Next Awards, is March 11, 2026; the extended entry deadline is March 18, 2026 (late fees will apply). Full entry details can be found here. The results of each show will debut during AICP Week in New York, from June 2 to June 4, and be featured at a gala celebration at The Museum of Modern Art on June 4, 2026.