4As holds Young Lotus Sri Lanka 2013

After being held for its eighth year, with youthful creative talent emerging once again, the 2013 Young Lotus Sri Lanka creative competition saw copy writer Sailesh Gunasekera from Response Marketing and art director Shehan Rodrigo from Grant McCann Erickson, being declared as 2013's winners. This young duo impressed the five member panel of judges with their creative innovation, beating out 20 other teams representing both small and large advertising agencies across Sri Lanka.

Young Lotus Sri Lanka 2013 winners

Winners of 2013 Young Lotus Sri Lanka will participate in AdFest 2013, in Pattaya, Thailand, as representatives of Sri Lanka's advertising industry. At AdFest, they will have the chance to work with young creatives from across the region. They will also be given the opportunity to absorb knowhow imparted by world-class creative gurus.

Conducted locally by the Sri Lankan Chapter of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies (4As), Young Lotus is a regional competition that offers young creative professionals, under 28 years of age, a catapult onto the world's stage.

At the same time, lending support to this year's Young Lotus Sri Lanka was sponsor Keells Foods, with a panel of judges comprising of industry professionals.

The search for young creative talent this year was conducted under the guidance of Chalaka Gajabahu, President of the 4As, and Laila Gunasekera Martenstyn, Chair for the local Young Lotus Project, both of whom unanimously agreed that this year's competition was a resounding success.