The One Club for Creativity announces ROCK YU Creative as the city host for Portfolio Night in Taipei.
After 14 years, Portfolio Night is making its grand return to Taipei as a live, in-person event this year. This year’s event will be hosted by ROCK YU Creative, a new creative independent agency co-founded by Richard Yu, who also serves as an international board director member for The One Club for Creativity. To celebrate this significant industry event, ROCK YU has created a theme film titled Birthday Celebration, which cleverly uses an over-the-top party filled with excessive gimmicks that ultimately backfires, serving as a metaphor for how gathering too many ideas at once is not always a good idea. End with the message to the young creatives: that the kind of practical guidance they will receive from top industry creative directors to sharpen their portfolios for future success.
This year, 25 of Taiwan’s top creative minds, across advertising, design, and digital fields, will review 50 young talents, providing invaluable feedback and direction.
The 25 Creative Reviewers are:
• Alice Chou – Dentsu Creative Taiwan, CCO
• Cowper Wang – dosomething studio, Creative Director
• Edward Tai – Group TRON, Chief Creative Strategist
• Fa-Hsiang Hu – Hufax Arts / FJCU, Creative Director
• Giant Kung – Ogilvy Taiwan, CCO
• Hayley Wen – Ideata, Creative Partner
• Jamie Wu – Blueprint Design Consultants, CEO
• Jesse Chen – Humanoid Social Consulting, CEO
• Jin Yang – Leo Burnett Taiwan, Creative Partner
• Joe Fang – JOEFANGSTUDIO, Creative Director
• John Yang – Bremen Digital Creative, CCO
• Ken-Tsai Lee – Ken Tsai Lee Design Lab, CCO
• Kiki Chen – Medialand Digital Communication Group, Co-Founder & Deputy Chairwoman
• Lee Lee – Dream’s Monster, Creative Director
• Leslie Chan – Leslie Chan Design Co., Ltd. , Founder & Creative Director
• Lulu Lu – VML Taiwan, CCO
• Martin Tsai – Publicis Groupe Taiwan, Creative Partner
• Michael Dee – United Communication Group-Growww Hakuhodo Taiwan, CCO
• Mouse Shih – WebGene, Founder & General Manager
• Richard Yu – ROCK YU Creative, Co-founder & CCO
• Shih-Yen Lee – BBDO Taiwan, CCO
• Shiny Lee – Whatever Taipei, Creative Director
• TC Chen – McCann Taiwan, ECD
• Vivien Chou – isobar Taiwan, ECD
• Wawa Wu – FLA digital creative, Co-Founder/Planning Director
Further details and ticket information can be found on the event website. Tickets are free and available now.
“As The One Club for Creativity, we are thrilled to see Portfolio Night return to Taipei after 14 years, hosted by the talented team at ROCK YU Creative. Portfolio Night is a global celebration of young creative talent, offering an invaluable opportunity for emerging creatives to have their portfolios reviewed by some of the top minds in the industry. Events like these help shape the future of creativity by fostering meaningful connections between rising talents and seasoned professionals. We look forward to seeing the next generation of Taiwanese creatives step up and shine.” – Kevin Swanepoel CEO, The One Club for Creativity.
“It’s a true honor to host Portfolio Night in Taipei once again, and we’re beyond excited to announce that it’s coming back as an in-person event! In my early years in advertising, I was fortunate to have met and learned from many talented and inspiring creative leaders. These mentors shaped my journey, and I’m excited to see 25 outstanding creative directors from various fields coming together to nurture the next generation of talent at this year’s event,” said Richard Yu, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of ROCK YU Creative.
Portfolio Night 2024 also features the Portfolio Night All-Stars, a week-long virtual competition program where one outstanding young creative from each city is selected to compete on a global stage. These All-Stars will collaborate in teams to work on a brief from a global sponsor, enjoy candid talks with industry titans, portfolio reviews with reviewers from all over the world, and more. The week concludes with team presentations, and the winning team will receive an invitation to New York for Creative Week and networking hosted by The One Club for Creativity.
Theme Film Credit
Agency: ROCK YU Creative
CCO: Richard Yu, CD: Apple Wang, ACD: Josh Shih, Senior Art Director: Alice Lin, Art Director: Eva Wu, Copywriter: Alice Hsueh, AE: Charlotte Hsu
Production Company: DN Pictures
Director: Ronny Hsu
