The ICA allotted a record 47 prizes at the Cassies in Montreal and Toronto in November. A top winner was BBDO Montreal’s ‘Lait au chocolat’ campaign for the Quebec Federation of Milk Producers, which scooped two Golds and a Grand Prix with a horror movie spoof about lovable chocolate animals disappearing. A special 10th anniversary feature were awards given for cumulative track records across all 10 Cassies events held so far. Honourees were: Gold – Bensimon Byrne; Silver – JWT; Bronze – BBDO. Winning advertisers were: Gold – Pfizer; Silver – Labatt; Bronze – Unilever. (www.cassies.ca)
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