{"id":3274,"date":"2016-09-22T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T07:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/\/ble-2016-annunciati-i-finalisti-del-concorso-annuale-license-this\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T16:37:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:37:29","slug":"finalists-announced-for-bles-license-this-competition-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/en\/finalists-announced-for-bles-license-this-competition-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists announced for BLE\u2019s License This! Competition 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The four finalists have been announced for <strong>Brand Licensing Europe\u2019s annual License This! competition<\/strong>. Now in its seventh year, the challenge offers those with brand new unlicensed creative concepts the opportunity to break into the global licensing industry. The final takes place at the show on <strong>Thursday 13th October<\/strong> when the four finalists will present their concepts to a live audience and the panel of judges, chaired by Kelvyn Gardner, Managing Director, LIMA UK.<\/p>\n<p>The finalists are:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May The Thoughts Be With You, presented by Charlotte Reed \u2013 a book of Charlotte\u2019s own thoughts illustrated with cheerful, fun cartoon characters.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I Like Birds, presented by Stuart Cox &#8211; beautiful bird-based greeting cards and designs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Super Geek Heroes, presented by David Lawrence Jones \u2013 animation based on a unique group of nursery school kids with friendly \u2018super-powers\u2019 derived from specific development areas of the \u2018Early Years Foundation Stage\u2019 (EYFS).<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chihuahua Hiyaa, presented by Ryan Winchcombe and Chris Berntsen &#8211; a TV show concept set in the fictional world of West Valley, California following the adventures of five young Chihuahuas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelvyn Gardner <\/strong>said: \u201cHaving received 24 entries for the contest this year, the judging panel had a difficult task. As ever, the calibre of entries was extremely high with lots of very interesting new property concepts. However, we felt the final four have strong licensing potential and we are looking forward to hearing their pitch at BLE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gardner will be joined for the final panel by: Tom Gunn, Senior International Brand Director, Nickelodeon &amp; Viacom Consumer Products; Jane Evans, Director, JELC; Sam Ferguson, Senior Director of Licensing &amp; Retail, Jazwares; Pat Reading, Licensing Director, UU Ltd; Max Lister, Senior Licensing Manager, Natural History Museum and Clare Piggot, Director of Licensing and Merchandising, Larkshead Media and Pippa Smith, Childrenswear Licensed Character Coordinator, Marks &amp; Spencer.<\/p>\n<p>The four finalists will now compete for a chance to win the prize valued at over \u00a36,000. The winner will receive a fully furnished nine square metre stand at BLE 2017 to bring the property to market; along with LIMA membership for one year and one ticket to the LIMA Licensing Essentials Course &amp; Spring Fling Networking Party in May 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The four finalists have been announced for Brand Licensing Europe\u2019s annual License This! competition. Now in its seventh year, the challenge offers those with brand new unlicensed creative concepts the opportunity to break into the global licensing industry. 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