{"id":17147,"date":"2019-06-05T10:20:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T08:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/?p=17147"},"modified":"2019-06-05T10:20:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T08:20:48","slug":"2019-international-licensing-awards-the-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/en\/2019-international-licensing-awards-the-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 International Licensing Awards: the Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Licensing International has announced its winners of the 2019 International Licensing Awards which took place during Licensing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.<\/h3>\n<p>For the first time ever, submission and judging of the International Licensing Awards took place fully online, resulting in a more internationally diverse group of nominees and winners than ever before. More than 600 entries were judged by 150 executives in 18 countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2018 was an incredible year for our industry, which is reflected in this slate of winners and honorees,\u201d says <strong>Maura Regan, president, Licensing International<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s been particularly satisfying to see the increasingly international nature of the licensing business reflected throughout the entire awards process. Congratulations to the winners, who showcase the creativity and innovation that makes our global industry tick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the awards presentation, <strong>Pam Lifford, president, Warner Bros. Global Brands &amp; Experiences, and Michael Stone, chairman and co-founder, Beanstalk, were honored as the latest inductees into the Licensing Industry Hall of Fame for their lifetime of achievements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Eight up-and-coming licensing professionals were also named as Risings Stars in the industry including Barbara Adu of PEZ Candy; Sophie Booth of Brandgenuity; Nemo Bussu of KIDdesigns; H\u00e9l\u00e8ne El Arouni of TF1 Entertainment\/Licenses; Pablo Franco of International Management Group; Sophia Hunter of Pocket.watch; Mireille Maragakis of KMPG and Kalle T\u00f6rm\u00e4 of Flowhaven.<\/p>\n<p><b>2019 International Licensing Awards winners:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>BEST LICENSED PRODUCTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>APPAREL \/ FOOTWEAR \/ ACCESSORIES<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Spirit Halloween for the Fortnite costumes and accessories range<\/li>\n<li><b>APPLIANCE \/ AUTOMOTIVE \/ HOUSEWARES \/ ELECTRONICS<\/b>&nbsp;\u00ad\u00ad\u2013 Ion Audio for the Ford Mustang LP record player<\/li>\n<li><b>TOYS \/ GAMES \/ NOVELTIES FOR AGES 0-12<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 (Tie) Lego for the Harry Potter range AND<b><\/b>Jazwares for the Fortnite Llama Loot Pi\u00f1ata<i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>APPS \/ SOFTWARE \/ VIDEO GAMES<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Kano for the Harry Potter Coding Kit<\/li>\n<li><b>FOOD \/ BEVERAGE<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 The Ruprecht Company for the Tony Roma\u2019s range<\/li>\n<li><b>HEALTH &amp; BEAUTY AIDS<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 ASOS\/CREA Cosmetics for the Crayola Beauty Range<\/li>\n<li><b>HOME D\u00c9COR<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Crate &amp; Kids for the Sesame Street furniture and d\u00e9cor range<\/li>\n<li><b>PUBLISHING<\/b>&nbsp;<b>\/ BACK-TO-SCHOOL<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Moleskine for Super Mario notebook and stationary range<\/li>\n<li><b>TOYS \/ GAMES \/ NOVELTIES FOR AGES 13+<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Hasbro for Fortnite Monopoly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>BEST LICENSED BRAND<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ART \/ DESIGN \/ CELEBRITY \/ FASHION BRAND&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 The Very Hungry Caterpillar \/ World of Eric Carle by Eric Carle Studio, LLC &amp; The Joester Loria Group<\/li>\n<li><b>DIGITAL \/ APP \/ VIDEO GAME BRAND<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Fortnite by Epic Games<\/li>\n<li><b>CORPORATE BRAND<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 The Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co. by The Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>ENTERTAINMENT \/ CHARACTER BRAND: ANIMATED<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 L.O.L. Surprise! by MGA Entertainment<\/li>\n<li><b>ENTERTAINMENT \/ CHARACTER BRAND: LIVE-ACTION<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Harry Potter by Warner Bros. Consumer Products<\/li>\n<li><b>FOOD \/ BEVERAGE \/ RESTAURANT BRAND<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Hershey\u2019s Reese\u2019s by The Hershey Company<\/li>\n<li><b>SPORTS \/ COLLEGIATE BRAND \u2013<\/b>&nbsp;NFLPA by NFLPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>OTHER AWARDS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BEST LICENSED PROMOTION<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Home Alone Again by 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Century Fox \/ Google Assistant<\/li>\n<li><b>BEST LICENSED COLLABORATION&nbsp;<\/b>\u2013 The Peanuts Global Artist Collective by Peanuts Worldwide<\/li>\n<li><b>BEST EXPERIENTIAL OR LOCATION-BASED INITIATIVE<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Camp Master Chef by Cerdanya \/ Endemol Shine North America<\/li>\n<li><b>BEST RETAILER FOR A CHARACTER \/ ENTERTAINMENT INITIATIVE<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Gal\u00e9ries Lafayette for Wizarding World<\/li>\n<li><b>BEST RETAILER FOR A CORPORATE \/ LIFESTYLE\/ SPORTS INITIATIVE<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Forever 21 for Coca Cola<\/li>\n<li><b>THE NEWCOMER AWARD<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Fortnite by Epic Games<\/li>\n<li><b>COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARD<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Funko for Warhammer 40,000 figurines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Licensing International has announced its winners of the 2019 International Licensing Awards which took place during Licensing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. 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