Film Lions

• Categories

  CATEGORIES

  NOTE: You may not enter the same film in A. Product & Service and B. Internet Film or C. Other Film Content.

  For further information and tips about entering please see the Tips for Entering Film Lions document here. In addition, ‘*’ denotes further information or examples are available in the ‘Tips’ document.

  A.    tv & cinema: PRODUCT & SERVICE

  The Product & Service categories below are intended for film content which is designed for transmission on television or cinema. The maximum length of a film entry in these categories is 180 seconds.  Should your advert be slightly over the 180 second mark, we will require a media schedule to prove the legitimacy of the advert.
  You may enter each film in only one Product & Service category.

  A01. Savoury foods

  • Meats, fish, seafood, soups, delicatessen, fruits & vegetables, rice, pasta, pizza, sauces, mayonnaise, vinegar, oils, spices, herbs, pre-cooked & prepared meals, baby foods & baby milk, cream, butter, cheese, eggs, milk, margarine & spreads

  A02. Sweet foods & snacks

  • Chocolate, candy, chewing gum, potato crisps, snacks, nuts & dried fruit, sweet & savoury bars, cakes, biscuits, crackers, sugar, jam, honey, peanut butter, syrup, bread, crispbread, flour, baking ingredients, breakfast cereals, yoghurt & yoghurt drinks, desserts, ice cream

  A03. Alcoholic drinks

  • Beer (incl. non-alcoholic beer), cider, lager, alcopops, wine, champagne, fortified wines, spirits, liqueurs

  A04. Non-alcoholic drinks

  • Coffee, tea, chocolate & malt drinks, still & carbonated drinks, fruit & vegetable juices, mineral waters, flavoured milk

  A05. Household: cleaning products

  • Clothing detergents, fabric softeners, dishwashing detergents, cleaning products, air fresheners

  A06. Household: other

  • Insecticides, foil, cling film & food packaging, light bulbs, batteries (not car batteries), adhesives, fertilisers, shoe polish, kitchen roll, varnish & wood protectors, paint, kitchen rolls

  A07. Home appliances & furnishings

  • House & garden furniture, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, microwaves, kitchen utensils, appliances & crockery, glassware, bed & table linen, baths, showers & toilets, home decorating & building products, wall & floor coverings, doors & windows, heaters, air conditioners, lamps, torches, clocks, home security products, smoke detectors, tools, garden tools, machinery & products

  A08. Cosmetics & beauty

  • Make-up, skin & nail care products, perfumes, eau de toilette & aftershaves, deodorants & body sprays, shampoos & conditioners, hairspray, gel, mousse, hair-dyes, soap, shower & bath products, sun block & tanning products, hair dryers, hair straighteners, hair curlers

  A09. Toiletries

  • Toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes, toilet paper, tampons & sanitary towels, tissues, nappies, razors & shaving products, hairbrushes, combs, wigs, hair removal products

  A10. Pharmacy

  • OTC medicines & tablets, prescription drugs, vitamins & herbal remedies, diet supplements & products, insect repellents, adhesive plasters, skin remedies, anti-hair loss lotions, condoms, pregnancy tests, other pharmaceutical products, contact lenses, hearing aids

  A11. Clothing, footwear & accessories

  • Day, evening & nightwear, underwear, tights & stockings, footwear, sportswear, clothing fabrics & sewing materials, jewellery, watches, luggage, handbags, fashion & designer sunglasses & spectacle frames

  A12. Miscellaneous

  • Pet food & pet care products, gifts & greetings cards, pens and personal stationery, tobacco & associated products

  A13. Cars

  • Including jeeps & 4-wheel drives

  A14. Other vehicles, auto products, & services

  • Pick-up trucks, vans, lorries, motorbikes, tyres, spare parts, accessories incl. in-car hi-fi, petrol stations, petrol, oil, breakdown & servicing companies, car dealers and car finance & leasing

  A15. Home electronics & audio-visual

  • Televisions, video players, blank audio & video tapes, cameras, video cameras, binoculars, film, hi-fi, personal stereos, CD players & minidiscs, MP3 players, home computers, DVD players, personal phone equipment incl. mobile phones, PDA’s, pagers (Please note mobile phone service providers should be entered in Commercial Public Services).

  A16. Retail stores

  • Department & specialist stores, clothing & footwear stores, store cards, supermarkets, DIY stores, drugstores, opticians, hairdressers, beauty salons, tattoo parlours, laundry service, estate agents, photo-processors, TV, video & other rental stores, mail-order companies & catalogues, online stores and auctions

  A17. Restaurants & fast food outlets

  • Restaurants & bars, fast food chains and outlets, cafes, coffee shops

  A18. Travel, transport & tourism

  • Airlines, train & bus companies, ferry & cruise lines, travel agencies, tourist boards, hotels, resorts, city & country promotion, car hire, travel passes

  A19. Entertainment & leisure

  • Leisure & theme parks, gyms, health & diet clubs, sporting events, music festivals, orchestras & instruments, exhibitions & shows, nightclubs, bars, museums, art galleries, cinemas & theatres, sports and outdoor equipment, bicycles, boats & caravans, toys, board games, computer games & consoles (e.g. PlayStation, Xbox, wii etc.), lotteries, gambling, golf & country clubs, sex toys, dating services, social networking sites (e.g. Facebook)

  A20. Publications & media

  • Newspapers, magazines, books, records, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, TV & radio stations, networks & programmes

  A21. Banking, investment & insurance

  • Banks, building societies, credit cards, current & savings accounts, mortgages & loans, investment companies, personal, health & building insurance, car insurance, pension & retirement plans, real estate investment

  A22. Business equipment & services

  • Employment agencies, business computers & software, photocopiers, fax machines, business phone equipment, office furniture & stationery (Please note: pens and highlighters should be entered in Miscellaneous), office cleaning services, courier services, advertising agencies & production companies, use of advertising, website design, awards competitions, stock footage libraries

  A23. Commercial public services

  • Telecommunications services, internet service providers, cable, satellite TV and video-on-demand providers, Yellow Pages, directories, postal services, electricity, gas, power & water companies, private healthcare & clinics, private schools & colleges, correspondence courses, private practices (e.g. legal, architectural & landscaping services)

  A24. Corporate image

  • Non-product-based company image, competition & event sponsorship, Christmas messages, company mergers, flotations & relocation

  A25. Broadcast idents & sponsorships*

  • TV programme sponsorships, channel idents
    -    If your ident is shorter than 15 seconds, you can submit multiple idents, up to 15 seconds, as 1 entry. Black slates for at least 1 second must be included between each ident, with three seconds of black at either end. This group of edits should be edited together and submitted as a single file.
    -    Any ident that is longer than 15 seconds constitutes 1 entry and must be entered and paid for as a single entry.
  • For further information, please contact filmlions@canneslions.com

  A26. Public health & safety

  • Anti-smoking, anti-drugs, anti-drink-driving, road safety, health, hygiene, Aids awareness, gambling addiction

  A27. Public awareness messages

  • Political & religious messages, unions, associations, environmental awareness, government & forces recruitment, state education, racial, ethnic & disability awareness, sex equality

  A28. Fundraising & appeals

  • Charities, funds, volunteers, blood & organ donation

  The INTERNET FILM (B) and OTHER FILM CONTENT (C) categories below are intended for film content which has been created for transmission on screens other than TV or cinema. It is understood that there will be occasions when films intended for the internet, mobile or other screens are eventually shown on TV

  B.    INTERNET FILM*

  For INTERNET FILM entries, there is no time limit. However, any submissions longer than 3 minutes must be submitted in their entirety as well as an excerpt/edit that is under 3 minutes

  If your entry file is large in size (i.e. over 400mb), please contact filmlions@canneslions.com for further information

  (Note: The Internet Film categories exclude films that were originally created and designed for TV or cinema transmission and which have subsequently been posted on the internet.  Such films should be entered in the Product & Service ‘A’ categories above)

  B01. Viral Film*

  • Original online film content designed and created for widespread distribution through online sharing. An additional excerpt/edit with a duration of 180 seconds or less must be provided if the submission exceeds 3 minutes. As part of the entry please provide the number of hits/views. You will also be required to supply the URL that hosts the film.

  B02. Long format Internet Film

  • Original long format film content designed and created for online airing. An additional excerpt/edit with a duration of 180 seconds or less must be provided.

  B03. Short format Internet Film

  • Original film content and standard duration advertising designed and created for online airing.  Submissions in this category should have a duration of 180 seconds or less.

  B04. Branded Content Internet Film

  • Original film content designed and created for online airing which showcases its brands and gives the client the majority of content ownership. An additional excerpt/edit with duration of 180 seconds or less must be provided if the entry exceeds 3 minutes.

  B05. Internet Film Series*

  • Original film content designed and created for online airing. Each episode must be submitted and paid for individually. However, only when it is essential that all episodes are viewed as a whole for the purposes of narrative and plot, can all contributing episodes be edited together to form a single sequence. A single entry and digital file can then be submitted. An additional excerpt/edit with duration of 180 seconds or less must be provided if the submission exceeds 3 minutes.

  C.    OTHER FILM CONTENT

  For OTHER FILM CONTENT entries, there is no time limit. However, any submissions longer than 3 minutes must be submitted in their entirety as well as an excerpt/edit that is under 3 minutes.

  C01. Other screens

  • Original film content designed and created for any other screens. Eg. Digital outdoor solutions, mobile phones, branded content on TV and cinema showcasing its brands (programming which gives the client the majority of content ownership). 

  C02. Integrated film

  • Original film content designed and created to be implemented or displayed on at least three different screens.  E.g. TV, cinema, internet, mobile, digital billboard etc.
  • All executions must originate from one idea but will have been adapted to suit different screen applications.  Therefore there should be three different edits of the advert. Please supply all the different versions of your film, and include the type of screen in the title of each version, e.g. "Dog - TV", "Dog - Mobile", "Dog - Internet". Please use a single black slate with white text for each title. These 3 edits should be edited together to form 1 sequence – a single digital file must be submitted.
  • Entrants need to give detailed information in the English synopsis field about where and when the different versions were shown

  C03. Interactive film

  • Original film content designed and created for interactive screens for any product or service.  Entries in this category must be submitted as a single example of a user-journey through the interactive film from start to finish. If the film is longer than 3 minutes, a shorter edit of less than 3 minutes is required for judging purposes. Additionally, a 2 minutes case film describing the interactive steps should also be submitted. It should be clearly demonstrated how the viewer was able to interact with the medium.  
• General

  GENERAL

  The Aims of the Festival

  Cannes Lions has been Inspiring Creativity for 60 years. It is the world’s greatest celebration of creative communications in all its forms. Over seven days in June each year the whole creative industry comes together to learn from the best and celebrate the work changing the communications landscape.

  Dates and location

  The 60th International Festival of Creativity 2013 will take place in Cannes from Sunday 16 to Saturday 22 June 2012. All entries will be screened in the Palais des Festivals. The Film Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday 22 June 2013 in conjunction with Film Craft, Titanium & Integrated and Branded Content & Entertainment Lions Award.

• A. Eligibility

  a. ELIGIBILITY

  • The Festival is open to all those involved in advertising and communication such as advertising agencies, production companies and clients throughout the world.
  • It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that the commissioning client has the rights to use the intellectual property of the brand advertised. Entries must not be made without the prior written permission of the client /owner of all rights that subsist in the advertisement. At our request, you shall immediately provide us with a copy of such permission.
  • The Festival Organisers may refuse Entries, which offend national or religious sentiments or public taste or which in the Festival Organisers opinion breach any applicable laws, regulations or codes of practise or infringe any third party rights. Any entry which, up to and including the final day of judging, has infringed any of its country of origin's voluntary or regulatory codes of practice, is not eligible. It is the responsibility of the Entrant to inform the Festival Organisers should their Entry breach the provisions of this paragraph prior to the judging and Awards Ceremony.
  • All Entries must be designed for screening, transmission or publication on television, cinema, mobile phones, the internet, or public areas and must have been implemented for the first time between 1 March 2012 and 30 April 2013. Entries cannot be cancelled or removed from the competition after the 29 April 2013. In the event that additional information regarding results and the outcome of the campaign becomes available after you have submitted your entry, the Festival organisers will accept updated and additional information and/or digital files (including all films and other judging media) relating to the results section only up to 03 May 2013.  Digital files cannot be replaced unless there are valid updated campaign results since the entry was made.
  • An entry cannot be made in to Film Lions if it is been entered in to Film Lions in previous years, even if its implementation dates fall within the eligibility window for both years in question and even if did not achieve awards status. For example, an advertisement which has an implementation date of 15th April 2012 cannot be entered in to Film Lions in this year’s festival if it was entered in to Film Lions in Cannes 2012. However, it can be entered in to an alternative category/section.
  • In the event that a campaign runs over an extended period of time (with multiple implementation dates), it is the responsibility of the entrant to provide adequate proof of the campaign’s evolution from year to year. In the light of the information provided by the entrant, the Festival retains the right to decide if the entry has evolved sufficiently enough that it may be regarded as a new entry and thus be eligible.
  • Only one party may enter an advertisement, i.e. either the agency or the production company may enter a piece that both parties have worked on, but not both. Which of the companies is going to make the entry should be agreed in advance between the parties concerned. In the event that the same advertisement is submitted by two different entrant companies, only the first entry will be accepted.
  • If different parts of the same campaign are submitted by both the production company and the advertising agency, the first company to enter will have the choice if they would like to submit the whole campaign as the entrant.
  • There can only be one entrant company per entry. The entrant company is responsible for payment of entry fees and is the automatic point of contact for the entry. Multiple companies can be credited for their contribution to the work entered. Please ensure that all contributing companies are credited on your entry form before finalizing your submission.
  • All entries must have been made within the context of a normal paying contract with a client, except in the charities and public services categories. That Client must have paid for all, or the majority of the media costs.
  • The Festival Organisers may contact the client related to any entry at the request of the jury at any time during the voting process should any questions about the implementation or presentation of the work arise.
  • The Festival Organisers will endeavour to move entries to more appropriate categories if necessary. The Jury are not allowed to move entries between categories.
  • All entry forms must be completed online at www.canneslions.com
  • Entries will not be considered complete until the media has been uploaded online, the corresponding materials have been received at our office and full payment has been made.
  • Trailers featuring direct cuts from feature films will not be accepted.
• B. Enforcement of the Rules

  B. ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES

  • All entries must be submitted for judging exactly as published, aired or implemented and may not be modified for awards entry. However, entries that are not originally in English may be translated as long as the presentation is exactly the same as the original version.
  • Directors cuts, spec ads and conceptual advertising are not eligible.
  • The Festival reserves the right to request a full media schedule from each entrant company to verify the authenticity of the entry in the event that entry is shortlisted or a winner.
  • In the event of a complaint against any winning or shortlisted entry, the Festival organisers will conduct a full investigation into each case and will request detailed documentation from all parties concerned including the complainant, the entrants and the client.
  • The Festival organisers will have no hesitation in withdrawing an award in cases where the complaint is upheld.
  • Entrants or companies who are proved to have deliberately and knowingly contravened any rules relating to eligibility may be barred from entering the awards for a period of time following the Festival as specified by the organisers.
  • For further information please refer to our official statement on ‘scam’ entries here.
• C. Judging

  C. JUDGING

  • The award-winning entries will be selected by an international jury.
  • The shortlist is decided by the first voting. A computerised voting system selects the highest marks given in each category. Further voting establishes the ranking in each category which is the basis for the Juries' discussions and awarding of Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions. A Grand Prix is then selected from all the Gold Lion winners.
  • Entries in the charities and public services categories are excluded from winning the Grand Prix. At all marking stages, a judge’s vote will not be counted for any entry submitted by his or her own company(ies) in his or her own country. We will also remove votes from Judges with a regional or global role accordingly. The decision of the Juries in all matters relating to the awarding of prizes will be final and binding.
  • The 2013 Awards process, including the appointment of the Presidents and Jurors, will be independently audited by PwC.
• D. Awards

  D. AWARDS

  The Awards given are as follows:

  • A Grand Prix must be awarded. However, the jury will be allowed to select up to two Grand Prix, one for Product & Service and one for Other Film Content.
  • Entries for Public Awareness Messages, Non-profit organisations and Charities are not eligible to win the Grand Prix.
  • The Juries will award Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions in each category to entries judged to be deserving of this honour. Awards credit and the associated trophies and certificates will be given to the entrant companies. Duplicate trophies can be purchased by other participating parties after the Festival.
  • Shortlisted entries will receive a certificate.

   

  Special Awards:

   

  Holding Company of the Year Award

  The Holding Company of the Year Award is given to the holding company that obtains the highest score for entries in the Film, Film Craft, Press, Outdoor, Radio, Media, Cyber, Direct, Promo & Activation, Design, PR, Titanium and Integrated, Creative Effectiveness, Branded Content & Entertainment, Mobile and Innovation Lions sections. All agencies or companies owned 20% or more by a holding company will contribute points to this award across all sections and categories. All entries from an Agency are eligible, regardless of the entrant company. All calculations are based on information provided and confirmed by the Networks and Holding Companies.

   

  Network of the Year Award

  The Network of the Year Award is given to the agency network that obtains the highest score for entries in the Film, Film Craft, Press, Outdoor, Radio, Media, Cyber, Direct, Promo & Activation, Design, PR, Titanium and Integrated, Creative Effectiveness, Branded Content & Entertainment, Mobile and Innovation Lions sections. To form part of the network for consideration in the calculation, the company concerned must be wholly or majority owned by the network or be associated with a network group through naming and/or branding. Entrants will be asked to declare which, if any, agency network each entry is affiliated to at the point of entry. All calculations are based on information provided and confirmed by the Networks and Holding Companies.

   

  Independent Agency of the Year

  This award honours the independent agency that has amassed the most points across ALL the entry sections at the Festival – Film, Press, Outdoor, Radio, Media, Cyber, Direct, Promo & Activation, Design, PR, Film Craft, Titanium and Integrated, Creative Effectiveness, Branded Content & Entertainment, Mobile and Innovation Lions sections.
  To be eligible for the award, an Independent Agency will be defined as an agency that is owned by its management or independent shareholders and is not associated with any holding company or listed entity. All calculations are based on information provided and confirmed by the Networks and Holding Companies.

   

  Agency of the Year Award

  The Agency of the Year Award is given to the agency that obtains the highest score for entries in the Film, Film Craft, Press, Outdoor, Radio, Cyber, Titanium and Integrated, Direct, Promo & Activation, Design, PR, Mobile, Creative Effectiveness, Branded Content & Entertainment and Innovation Lions. All entries from an agency are eligible, regardless of the entrant company, irrespective of whether these have been entered by the agency or another party. To be eligible for this award, an agency must have entries in two of these sections (e.g. Film and Radio, or Film and Press and/or Outdoor).

   

  Palme d'Or

  The Palme d'Or is given to the best production company. To compete for this prize, a production company must have 10 or more different entries in the Film and/or Film Craft and/or Branded Content & Entertainment sections, regardless of the entrant company. If the same work is entered in Film, Film Craft and Branded Content & Entertainment it counts as one entry of the required 10 to be eligible.

   

  Grand Prix For Good

  The Grand Prix for Good rewards work ineligible to win a Grand Prix in their sections because they are made for charities and public services. Each of the Gold winners in these categories across ALL entry sections will be judged by the Titanium and Integrated Jury, who will choose one piece to receive the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Good, to be awarded during the Awards Ceremony on Saturday 22 June.

  For more information on Special Awards and their calculation please click here.

• E. Entry Deadline: Extended to 19 April 2013

  E. Entry Deadline: Extended to 19 April 2013

  • All materials, documentation and payment must be received in the Festival office in London no later than this date. Please note: there is a price difference between entries completed before and after 28 March 2013. Please refer to Essential Entries Info on our website for further details.
  • Entrants should submit their entry(ies) according to our deadline to allow sufficient amount of time for entries to be thoroughly reviewed and processed. This will also allow the Organisers to provide relevant feedback when necessary.

  Contact Us For More Time

  If you need to discuss an extension for completing your entries, please contact us on entries@canneslions.com

• F. Entry Requirements

  F. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  For Tips on Entering the Film Lions, click here.

  Please note any entries that are completed with incorrect/holding/fake JPGs, MP3s, MPG2s etc. will be charged the higher rate, even if they come in before the deadline. Entries will not be considered complete without their correct media.

  • Each advertisement constitutes one entry. Advertisements which form a campaign will be entered and paid for as single entries, e.g. 3 ads which form a campaign must be entered and paid for as 3 separate entries, but can be shown consecutively.
  • Film Teasers, where each execution taken individually is meaningless and where the name of the product/brand appears only once, are usually considered as one entry.
  • Film entries may be entered in only one Product & Service category (Section A.) OR one Other Film Content category (Section B).
  • Please carefully check and re-check the credits you have entered. If you are shortlisted or a winner, these credits will be published on our website exactly as you have typed them here. They will be used in calculations both in Cannes and also after Cannes in league tables featured in "The Cannes Report". Credits cannot be altered whilst judging is in progress. A specific period of time will be allocated to entrants to allow for amendments or additions to credits. Any amendments or additions to credits made after 29 April 2012 may incur costs.
  • Please ensure you do not refer to the name of your agency or any contributing creative companies anywhere on the film files uploaded for your entry.
• G. Material Requirements

  G. Material Requirements

  For Tips on Entering the Film Lions, click here.

  • No agency branding or any contributing creative companies/people must be visible on the entry (e.g. logos, credits etc.) except for self-promotional entries.
  • No slates, clocks or freezes can be included in your film. All files must have ½ second black before and after the entry.
  • Films must be submitted as they originally aired and in the original language. You are required subtitle entries in English (for non-English language entries) so that they can be more easily understood by the jury and participants.
  • All A. PRODUCT AND SERVICE entries must be no more than 3 minutes long. If they are longer, we will require a media schedule to verify this.
  • For A25. BROADCAST IDENTS & SPONSORSHIPS: If your ident is shorter than 15 seconds, you can submit multiple idents, up to 15 seconds, as 1 entry. Black slates for at least 1 second must be included between each ident, with three seconds of black at either end. This group of edits should be edited together and submitted as a single file. Any ident that is longer than 15 seconds constitutes 1 entry and must be entered and paid for as a single entry.
  • For B01-B02, B04, B05, C01, C02 and C03 entries, there is no time limit. However any submissions longer than 3 minutes must be submitted in their entirety as well as an excerpt/edit that is 3 minutes or less. 
  • For C02.INTEGRATED FILM, you must submit all the different versions of your film in one sequence.
  • All C03.INTERACTIVE FILM entries must be submitted as a demo presentation lasting no more than 3 minutes. It should be clearly demonstrated how the viewer was able to interact with the medium.
    
    

  TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY:

  You should upload your films when you submit your entry using the online upload facility. 

  You must submit an MP4 or QuickTime file for each film you are entering into the Festival. See the File Option/Specifications chart below for further information. Please note the maximum file size is 500MB.

  It is in your interests to provide the jury with a high quality file version of your film.

   
  
  FILE OPTIONS / SPECIFICATIONS - Choose one of the following:

   

  FORMATS
  	MP4 H.264	QuickTime H.264
  PAL 4:3	720x576	720x576
  PAL 16:9	720x576	1024x576
  NTSC 4:3	640x480	640x480
  NTSC 16:9	640x480	854x480
  HD 720p	1280x720	1280x720
  HD 1080p	1920x1080	1920x1080
  AUDIO
  	AAC	AAC
  Channels	Stereo or Stereo + 5.1	Stereo or Stereo + 5.1
  	48kHz or 96 kHz	48kHz or 96 kHz

   

  Encoding mode: multi-pass dimensions is recommended.

   

  Licencing / Public Use

  When making your online entries you must indicate if there are reasons - such as music licensing -which mean your film cannot be shown publically. When uploading your film content you will be given the opportunity to submit both a judging (file used for judging purposes only) and a public file (for use in festival delegate screenings, post-event promotion, on the festival website and official DVD and in other public domains). To ensure that film content with licensing issues is not inadvertently shown publically either during or after the festival; please do not overlook this vital stage when making your entries.

  For further assistance and guidance on preparing your Film Lions entries, please contact filmlions@canneslions.com. 

• H. Fees

  G. FEES

  • The entry fee is applicable on EACH Film Lions entry.
  • The entry for Film entries completed after 28th March 2013 is €700.
  • For UK participants only, VAT at 20% will be added.
  • All EU member countries MUST supply their VAT registration number.

  Please note any entries that are completed with incorrect/holding/fake JPGs, MP3s, MPG2s etc. will be charged the higher rate, even if they come in before the deadline. Entries will not be considered complete without their correct media.

  
  Preferred method of payment is by Bank Transfer. This incurs a €10 charge; bank details are as follows:
  
  BANK TRANSFER to:
  Account name: Lions Festivals Ltd - Cannes Lions
  Account number: 550/00/42037751
  Sort code: 60-00-01
  IBAN: GB80 NWBK 6072 1442 0377 51
  BIC/SWIFT: NWBK GB 2L
  Bank name: National Westminster Bank plc
  Bank address: City of London Office
  PO Box 12258
  1 Princes Street, London, EC2R 8PA

  If you choose to pay by CREDIT CARD there will be a handling charge

  • AMEX 2.5% of the transaction
  • Others: 1.5% of the transaction
    
    
  • Cheques are NOT accepted.
    
    
  • If you pay by bank transfer, please email a copy of your bank transfer confirmation to payments@canneslions.com, or fax to +44 20 3070 0004.
  • It is imperative that you cover ALL Bank charges; otherwise your entries may be refused. Please ensure that payment is made in EUROS and arrives at our bank in EUROS.
  • Participants who pay by bank transfer will receive a proforma invoice (invoice to pay) as part of an email confirmation containing a full set of completed entry forms.
  • Please note that failure to provide proof of payment alongside your entry may result in your entry being withdrawn.
  • Please note all invoicing will be done post event as per our terms and conditions.
  • Please note all invoices will be sent to the email address specified in the Invoice Information page of your entry.
• I. Refunds

  I. Refunds

  • There will be no refunds for withdrawals by entrants after the official entries deadline, regardless of any extension of the original deadline.
  • Entrant requests for withdrawals of entries after the deadline will not be eligible for a refund or credit towards future Cannes Lions festivals, but are entitled to submit a replacement entry (up to the closing date of submissions).
  • In addition to the above, if the festival notifies you at any point that your entry is not eligible and has been withdrawn from judging, you will be entitled to the following (if the entry has been paid for):
    
    a. Entitled to submit a replacement entry (up to the closing date of submissions)
    b. Be issued a refund
    c. Use the credit towards future Cannes Lions festivals
    
    
  • If an entry is submitted in replacement of a cancelled entry that has already been paid for, the funds will be transferred whenever possible.
  • All invoicing will be conducted post festival, at which time credit notes will be issued for any entries eligible for refunds/credit for future festivals.
  • Refunds can only be requested after a credit note has been issued. This credit note entitles you to a refund, or use of the funds towards future Cannes Lions festivals.
  • To request a refund you must send the following to the Cannes Lions finance team at payments@canneslions.com:
    
    1. A copy of this credit note
    2. Proof of the original payment (for the sale(s) referenced on the credit note) e.g. Bank Transfer confirmation or Credit Card confirmation
    3. Your bank details issued on company headed paper (if eligible to be refunded via this means) and should detail the following:
    
    Account Name
    Account Number
    Bank Name
    Bank Address
    Sort Code (if applicable)
    BIC/SWIFT (if applicable)
    IBAN
    
    
  • We cannot proceed with the refund without all the above items.
  • If using this credit for future Cannes Lions festivals, please provide a copy of this credit note, along with your future festival submission details (i.e. FL/100) to payments@canneslions.com. The credit will be offset against any future balance outstanding for payment.
  • Refunds or credit for a future festival are only allowed to the company as specified on the credit note. It cannot be transferred to another company.
• J. Treatment and Publication of Entries

  J. Treatment and Publication of Entries

  • For the purpose of this paragraph, ‘entry/campaign’ means the work you enter into the Festival under these Entry Rules.
  • Any material submitted in the course of entering the awards or otherwise provided to the Festival Organisers becomes the property of the Festival Organisers and cannot be returned.
  • Entrants may be required to supply additional material for any shortlisted or winning work for the winners’ DVD and any promotional publication and exhibitions held after the Festival.
  • In order to promote the Festival, each entrant hereby grants to the Festival Organisers a non-exclusive, royalty free right and licence to:
    
    (a)        Screen or publish all materials submitted to the Festival Organisers, including all entry/campaign, with or without charge at public or private presentations, wherever and as often as the Festival Organisers think fit;
    (b)       reproduce all materials submitted to the Festival Organisers, including all entry/campaign, in the Cannes Lions Archive and the ‘Inspiration’ section of our website – whether on or offline;
    (c)      lend and/or sell entry/campaign to any interested public or private organisation with a view to promoting the Festival either directly or indirectly; and 
    (d)        reproduce any entry/campaign into a collection of  advertisements which may be offered for sale anywhere in the world. Such a collection may not, nor may any extracts of it, be copied, marketed or sold by any organisation other than the Festival Organisation or any organisation authorised to do so by the Festival Organisation. This may include adaptation/translation by a third party.
    
    
  • You warrant that, in exercising the rights and licences granted to it under paragraph J3 above, the Festival Organiser shall not breach any applicable laws or infringe the rights of any third party, including but not limited to third party intellectual property rights, anywhere in the world.
  • Each entrant agrees to assist the Festival Organisers in supporting any legal action that may be taken against the Festival Organiser in relation to the exercise of the rights set out in paragraph J3 above and to supply information to the Festival Organisers immediately should they become aware that an unauthorised collection or compilation including their Advertisement is available for sale or distribution.
  • Each entrant agrees to hold the Festival Organisers harmless of any claims that may be made against them by reason of any breach of the warranty set out in paragraph J4 above Winners have the right to use any award given to them for promotional purposes on condition that this is correctly described.
  • Each entrant confirms to the Festival Organisers that they have the legal right to enter the Festival on the terms of these Entry Rules. Each entrant indemnifies the Festival Organisers against all liability to any other person, firm or company and all loss arising from a breach by the entrant of any of these Entry Rules.
• K. Miscellaneous

  K. MISCELLANEOUS

  • The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity  by Lions Festivals Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with registration number: 7814172 (England & Wales) Registered address: c/o Top Right Group Limited, The Prow, 1 Wilder Walk, London W1B 5AP.  References to “us”, “we”, and “our” shall be construed accordingly. 
  • Each entrant accepts full responsibility for the quality of entries and discharges the Festival Organisers from any responsibility in respect of third parties.
  • All entrants will strictly observe the Entry Rules. Completion and signature/sending of the Entries Payment Form will imply full acceptance by each entrant of the Entry Rules. Non-compliance with any of the Entry Rules will result in automatic disqualification of the entry.
  • The decisions of the Festival Organisers in all matters relating to the Festival shall be final and binding.
  • In the event of a win, any duties, fees and charges accrued from the transporting of the trophy, will be covered by the recipient, not the Festival Organisers.
  • These Entry Rules shall be governed by and construed according to English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
• L. USEFUL DOCUMENTS

  L. USEFUL DOCUMENTS

  • Click here to download tips about how to create a successful entry into the Film Lions category
  • Click here to download the rules for the Film Lions category
  • Click here to download the complete list of Film Lions categories