The Sweet Shop and CAANZ have unveiled their young NZ creative team to represent New Zealand at the Adfest Young Lotus Workshop in Thailand.

The winners are Lachlan Palmer-Hubbard and Graeme Clarke from Colenso BBDO.

“It was a strong line up of finalists this year and I’m confident that the New Zealand team will be very competitive in Thailand,” says The Sweet Shop Auckland-based md George Mackenzie.

“We’re both very excited for the opportunity to represent New Zealand this year at AdFest,” the pair said in the release from CAANZ and The Sweet Shop. “Travelling to Thailand is pretty cool, too. We feel all worldly and stuff, like P Diddy or pirates.”

To be eligible for this opportunity both creatives had to be under 30 and have been in advertising for a year. The Afest Young Lotus Workshop is an opportunity for young creative teams to grow their experience in the presence of award-winning industry gurus from the Asia Pacific region. The workshop takes place from the 15-17th March in Pattaya, Thailand. The winners are announced at the Adfest Young Lotus Awards presentation.