Chaitanya Joshi takes JWT Portfolio Night All-Star crown

Chaitanya Joshi

This story first appeared in DNA Money edition on Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Chaitanya Joshi, currently with Draft FCB Ulka, came out on top when he was adjudged the ‘All Star’ winner on Friday at JWT’s Portfolio Night 11 held in Mumbai. A gold medalist from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Joshi was picked from a total of 90 contestants for the coveted title. He is now headed for New York where he will compete at the Portfolio Night All-Stars Creative Challenge in August.  

Colvyn Harris, CEO, JWT South Asia, terms a Portfolio Night ‘All-Star’ as the one who is rated as the most talented young creative and notches up the highest score of the evening. “This is the first time ever in the 11-year history of Portfolio Night that this has been instituted,” said Harris.

“It was wonderful to see 90 bright, young minds unleashing their creativity with the legends of Indian advertising. We hosted the event with a view to giving back to the industry and recognising and guiding aspiring young creatives to carve a career for themselves,” he said, adding the entire JWT team worked overtime to create and put together this event.

Tista Sen, national creative director (NCD) and senior vice-president, JWT India, who was part of an impressive array of 28 reviewers, talked about two types of portfolios that hogged the limelight. “One category included kids in college who were sharing their college projects and there were others who had put together different ideas to showcase their writing skills, mock up advertisements, art direction and illustrations skills. I met and reviewed some very interesting portfolios. Despite just starting out in life, the kids were very clear on what they wanted to be and do, which I think is fantastic,” Sen gushed.

Portfolio Night is an event that provides a platform to aspiring ad copywriters, art directors and designers to pitch their cases with renowned advertising creative directors. Ford Motor Company has partnered with Portfolio Night for the All Stars Creative Challenge and together with Ford’s agency Team Detroit, the Portfolio Night All-Stars will tackle a Ford creative brief.