Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
cannes lion international festival creativity formerly international advertising festival global event working creative communication advertising related field considered largest gathering advertising creative communication industry fiveday festival incorporating awarding lion award held yearly palais de festival et de congrès cannes france last week june around registered delegate country visited festival celebrated best creativity brand communication discussed industry issue networked one another week activity include multiple award ceremony well opening closing gala inspired cannes film festival staged cannes since late group cinema screen advertising contractor belonging screen advertising world association sawa felt maker advertising film similarly recognized established international advertising film festival first took place venice italy september film entry country lion piazza san marco venice inspiration lion trophy second festival held monte carlo third cannes event alternated venice cannes settling latter new category awarded recent year press outdoor lion competition cyber lion retired medium lion direct lion radio titanium lion promo activation lion retired design lion pr lion film craft creative effectiveness branded content entertainment mobile lion innovation creative ecommerce social influencer festival introduced several change better reflect state modern communication world including new category revising cost reducing event seven five day festival added program learning form seminar workshop side festival experienced considerable growth featuring around session week included talk christopher bailey jack black jenson button nick cannon shepard fairey arianna huffington david karp annie leibovitz british publisher conference organizer emap plc called ascential purchased festival french businessman roger hatchuel – started managing – reported £ million june wall street journal well campaign magazine reported nimrod kamers protestation cannes lion philip thomas chairman simon cook managing director thomas also president chief executive officer ascential future cannes lion operates cannes lion jury drawn expert field around world jury headed jury president judge submission film film craft industry craft digital craft medium print publishing outdoor direct pharma health wellness design radio audio mobile branded content entertainment brand experience activation creative ecommerce entertainment entertainment lion music pr creative effectiveness social influencer creative data innovation titanium well glass lion change sustainable development goal festival launched new category called innovation lion supposed honor technology innovation facilitates creativity including recognition top startup watch additionally global startup apply startup academy receive festival pass access mentorship session award include holding company year network year medium agency year agency year independent agency year medium person year new director showcase advertiser year palme dor best production company advertisement generally entered agency created although technically anyone enter advertising creation providing ran within specified time frame juror instructed reward advertising deemed creative idea execution article guardian wpp bos sir martin sorrell said cannes lion award costly enter however year later also admitted made sure wpp focused cannes wanted leader term award cannes wpp first holding company year prize festival commenting industry recognition wpp worldwide creative director john okeeffe said cannes global cross discipline show covering advertising design digital medium promo effectiveness everything else besides doesnt aggregate score show cant inflate ranking back one two piece work number one cannes youve done hard way proper way way dumb way die campaign mccann australia australian company metro train made history winning total five grand prix award ever awarded single piece work lion st mark honor given year cannes lion international festival creativity someone made outstanding contribution creative community young lion competition previously known young creatives competition started open advertising professional year old working team two competition take place festival week cannes seven division print digital film design young marketer medium pr regional competition held country select team leadup festival winner going final round competition cannes lion design competition launched june cannes lion announced plan launch new twoday event creative communication healthcare wellness sustainability event took place palais de festival cannes france cannes lion kicked june two day explored debated essential unique issue healthcare communication move welcomed section industry jeremy perrott global creative director mccann health commenting lion health give industry highest stage showcase brilliance lion health moved take place time main festival remains standalone event another part 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