Juan Francisco Bernal

Co Owner in Onegona

Ciudad de Panama, Panama
I was born among craftsmen's family artists that left my blood embedded of art. This school gave me the basics to enter to the advertising career for more than 22 years. My beginning was at the branch of RPM Spain in Colombia going through the Y&R Bogotá as a Art Director. From here i came to the DRAFFCB as a Graphic Director. Then i was rehired for the Y&R network for a big project also as a Creative Art Director at Cerebro Y&R Panamá , emphasizing the creativity of our team in order to compete and being awarded in festivals. We are currently for 8 consecutive years the most awarded agency in the country, one of the five most important in the area and for Y&R, we're in the list of the top 15 head offices worldwide.

In spirit of sharing my experience I set up the New Talent Awards at the Festival Caribe, delivered lectures) in workshops at universities and led) an educational project through soccer. I was jury in New York Festivals 2010 Print category; Wave Festivals 2010 in Brazil Promotional category and NOVA 2006 in COlombia TV category. Through my career i have been awarded in Cannes, New York Festivals, Best of the Year Y&R, in Regional Competions at FIAP, Ojo de Iberomérica and Festival Caribe (2009 - 2012 total winner), Jade Awards and a creative local festival NOVA in Colombia.

Work Experience

Onegona

Co Owner

June 2016 - Panama, Panama

Q Publicidad

Creative Director

December 2015 - May 2016 Panama, Panama

PISA / HAVAS

Creative Director

August 2015 - December 2015 Panama, Panama

CerebroY&R

Creative DIrector

November 2007 - June 2015 Panama

Draftfcb

Art DIrector - Creative

June 2005 - October 2007 Bogota, Colombia

Y&R

Art DIrector - Creative

November 2000 - May 2005 Bogota, Colombia

RPM International

Senior Designer

BTL agency
January 1994 - December 1999 Bogota, Colombia

El Tiempo - Newspaper

Freelance ilustrator

Freelance ilustrator
January 1993 - December 1993 Bogota, Colombia

Education

La Escuelita

New comunication "Extramuros"
2011 - Argentina

La Escuelita

Elearning creative course
2008 - Argentina

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Profesional Graphic Designer

1990 - 1996 Bogota, Colombia

Languages

Spanish (Native),
English (Conversational),

Awards

Cannes Lions

Radio Bronze (1)

2013

Cannes Lions

Short List (3) Radio

2013

Cannes Lions

Short List Ambient

2008

New York Festivals Awards

Silver (2) - Bronze (2)

El Ojo De Iberoamérica

Oro Grafica Campañas - 2 Oro Radio Local - Silver - Bronze - Short List

Festival Iberoamericano De La Publicidad (FIAP)

Gold Radio

Festival Internacional Del Caribe

Win the festival 2009-2012 - GrandPrix Print (2) - Gold - Silver - Bronce

AD Stars - Korea

Silver in radio

Premios Jade

Gold - Silver print

Festival Nova

Gold OOH