MUMBAI: Head of Mumbai-based Vyas Giannetti Creative - Preeti Vyas Giannetti has been invited to judge the prestigious New York Festivals (NYF) by Michael A Demetriades, who is the executive director of the festival.

 The NYF has a long and illustrious history in honouring excellence in creative communications throughout the world. For almost 50 years, it has been inspiring minds to think big and is touted as one of the most esteemed award functions in the ad mad world.

The NYF has made optimum use of its online judging facility to form a jury that includes a veritable “Who’s Who” of world leaders in communications. Vyas Giannetti was bestowed the task of judging over 300 television commercials, online in a mere six days.

Says Vyas Giannetti about her experience, "It was a gruelling task, but well worth the effort. It’s indeed an honour to be part of the jury for such a distinguished award show, and I hope in the near future more of us from the Indian advertising fraternity would become a regular feature at such events."