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15th May 2012 JACK DORSEY, CREATOR OF TWITTER, NAMED CANNES LIONS 2012 MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEARThe Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the world's largest celebration of creativity in communications and the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards. Each year, the Festival presents The Media Person of the Year Award to a prominent personality who is an influential figure in the development of today’s media landscape, ultimately playing an integral part in shaping the future of the creative communications industry.
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14th May 2012 PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO SPEAK AT CANNES LIONSTo celebrate the 10th anniversary of the foundation of Grupo ABC, the largest communications group in Latin America, President Bill Clinton will address delegates at the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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10th May 2012
Tech Talk Launches At Cannes Lions 2012
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world's largest and most prestigious global annual awards celebrating creativity in communications, have announced the launch of a new stream of technology content at the Festival; Tech Talk.
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3rd May 2012
Cannes Lions Honours Mars With Advertiser Of The Year 2012 Award
The organisers of the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world's largest and most prestigious global annual awards celebrating creative excellence in advertising and communications, are pleased to announce that the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Advertiser of the Year Award will be awarded to Mars, Incorporated manufacturer of chocolate, gum and confections, pet food, drinks and other food products.
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2nd May 2012
Cannes Lions Adds More Judges To The Two New Categories As Entries Increase
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has increased the number of judges for both of the newly launched categories due to the higher than anticipated number of entries received. Four more members have been added to the inaugural Branded Content & Entertainment Lions jury, and two to the new Mobile Lions jury.
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17th April 2012
CANNES LIONS ANNOUNCES FINAL JURIES: BRANDED CONTENT & ENTERTAINMENT, FILM CRAFT AND MOBILE
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is pleased to announce the final three juries for this year's event: Branded Content & Entertainment, Film Craft and Mobile Lions jury.
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4th April 2012
CANNES LIONS ANNOUNCES THREE FURTHER JURIES CYBER, RADIO AND PROMO & ACTIVATION
The line-up for three more of the 2012 Cannes Lions juries has been announced by the International Festival of Creativity: Cyber, Radio and Promo & Activation.
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29th March 2012
CANNES LIONS ANNOUNCES CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS, DESIGN, FILM AND PR JURIES
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-23 June, is pleased to announce the members of a further four juries: Creative Effectiveness, Design, Film and PR Lions.
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22nd March 2012
CANNES LIONS ANNOUNCES PRESS, OUTDOOR, MEDIA AND DIRECT JURIES
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s leading celebration of creativity in communications, is pleased to announce the members of the 2012 Press, Outdoor, Media and Direct Lions Juries.
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19th March 2012 TITANIUM AND INTEGRATED JURY ANNOUNCED
ROB REILLY NAMED JURY PRESIDENTThe Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the line-up of the 2012 Titanium and Integrated Jury which will chaired by Rob Reilly, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Crispin Porter +Bogusky (CP+B).
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5th March 2012 CANNES LIONS ANNOUNCE THREE MORE JURY PRESIDENTSGAIL HEIMANN APPOINTED PR JURY PRESIDENT
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29th February 2012 Cannes Lions Joins The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Launch A Communications Challenge To Change The WorldCannes Lions 2011 Grand Prix Winners To Mentor Top Ideas From Global Creative Community
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which brings together the global advertising and communications industry, is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic foundation, in an effort to generate communications ideas that could help change the world.
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21st February 2012 Cannes Lions Announces More Jury PresidentsBruce Duckworth To Lead Design
Ivan Zacharias To Head Film Craft
Rob Mclennan To Chair Radio
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7th February 2012 Cannes Lions To Launch Young Lions Creative Academy With Bob IsherwoodThe Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will introduce a brand new academy at the 2012 Festival, taking place from 17-23 June in Cannes, France.
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3rd February 2012 David Jones To Chair Creative Effectiveness Jury
Mainardo De Nardis Named Media Jury President
Iain Tait To Lead Cyber JuryThe organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity are pleased to announce the appointment of three more jury presidents for this year’s event taking place 17-23 June.
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19th January 2012 Cannes Lions Launch Branded Content & Entertainment Category
Avi Savar Of Big Fuel Appointed Inaugural Jury PresidentSetting the benchmark for creative excellence in communications, the International Festival of Creativity – Cannes Lions – will reward creativity in branded content & entertainment, defined as the creation of, or natural integration into, original content by a brand. Avi Savar, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Big Fuel, a full-service global social media marketing and communications company based in New York that takes brands from content to commerce, will chair the inaugural Branded Content & Entertainment Lions Jury.
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9th January 2012 Cannes Lions Announces Tham Khai Meng As 2012 Film And Press Jury PresidentThe Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is pleased to announce that Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy & Mather, will head up both the Film and Press Juries at the 59th Festival, taking place in Cannes, France, 17-23 June 2012.
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17th November 2011 Cannes Lions Launch Mobile Category Tom Eslinger Appointed First Jury ChairThe International Festival of Creativity – Cannes Lions – has announced that Mobile will be added as a new awards section, launching at the 2012 Festival. Tom Eslinger, Digital Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, will preside over the Mobile Lions jury in its inaugural year.
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10th November 2011 Cannes Lions Appoints First Chinese Jury President - Lo Sheung Yan To Chair Outdoor CategoryThe International Festival of Creativity today announced the first of 15 jury presidents that will lead the judging process at next year’s edition of Cannes Lions. Lo Sheung Yan, known as Mayan among his peers, JWT’s Executive Creative Director, North East Asia and Chairman, China, will lead the Outdoor Jury in 2012.
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20th July 2011
Cannes Lions Withdraws Two Lions Won By Moma Propaganda Brazil
Following discussions between the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and Moma Propaganda São Paulo, Brazil, the organisers of the Festival are withdrawing two Lions won by the company.
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26th June 2011
Film, Film Craft, Creative Effectiveness And Titanium And Integrated Lions Winners Announced
The Netherlands Takes Film Grand Prix
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USA Wins Film Craft Grand Prix & Integrated Grand Prix
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25th June 2011
Film, Film Craft, Creative Effectiveness And Titanium And Integrated Lions Winners Announced
The Netherlands Takes Film Grand Prix
USA Wins Film Craft Grand Prix & Integrated Grand Prix
First Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix Goes To UK
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24th June 2011
Cannes Lions and Ketchum Announce Participants of Young Marketers Competition
Following local competitions in 17 countries, 34 talented young marketers have been selected to participate in the second-annual Young Marketers Competition at the 58th Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity currently taking place in Cannes, France.
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23rd June 2011
2011 Press, Design And Cyber Lions Winners Announced
USA Takes Three Cyber Grands Prix
Design Grand Prix Press Grand Prix Goes To China
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22nd June 2011
Media, Outdoor And Radio Lions Winners Announced
Korea Wins Media Grand Prix
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Outdoor Grand Prix Goes To Usa
Radio Grand Prix Awarded To South Africa
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21st June 2011
Cannes Lions 2011 Promo & Activation, PR and Direct Lions Winners announced
Two Grand Prix wins for Romania in Promo & Activation and Direct Lions categories
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17th June 2011
Draftfcb Again Sponsor Young Talent At Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Academy
For the second year running, Draftfcb will sponsor the Roger Hatchuel Academy at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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15th June 2011
YouTube Cannes Lions Competitions Winners Announced
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and YouTube have revealed the winners of the YouTube Cannes Lions Good Work Competition and the YouTube Cannes Young Lions 48 Hour Ad Contest.
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2nd June 2011
Ketchum Sponsors Cannes Lions Young Marketers Competition
First PR Agency to Sponsor the Competition.
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2nd June 2011
Beach Soccer World Cup returns to Cannes Lions for 2011 with Eurosport
16 teams from five continents compete in second edition of Eurosport sponsored tournament.
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2nd June 2011
Cannes Lions Launch CannesAlso Photographic Exhibition Judged By Rankin
CannesAlso will launch at this year’s event, adding another dimension to the Festival’s celebration of Creativity and an element of fun for delegates.
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1st June 2011
Record Year For Cannes Lions Entries
Over 28,800 entries across 13 categories
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24th May 2011 Cannes Lions Honours Sir John Hegarty With First Lion Of St. MarkThe organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will inaugurate a new accolade at this year’s event - The Lion of St. Mark.
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20th May 2011 Eric Schmidt Named Cannes Lions 2011 Media Person of the YearInternational Festival of Creativity Honours Executive Chairman Of Google.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the world's largest celebration of creativity in communications and the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards.
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17th May 2011 Cannes Lions Honours IKEA With Advertiser Of The Year AwardNoel Wijsmans, Global Retail Manager and Vice President of IKEA Group to accept the Award
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9th May 2011
142 Entries for new Creative Effectiveness Category
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity’s newest category launches this year with 142 entries from 33 countries.
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19th April 2011 The Cannes Creative Leaders Programme Achieves Notable Success 2011The Cannes Creative Leaders Programme will once again take place in June following the success of last year’s programme and participants’ triumphant achievements.
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13th April 2011
Cannes Lions Launch The Cannes Creative Academy For Young Marketers
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has today announced the launch of The Cannes Creative Academy for Young Marketers, a week-long programme of structured and intensive learning specifically targeted at marketers and brand managers aged 30 years or under, working within a client organisation.
Jim Stengel has been appointed Dean Of The Academy, which is sponsored by Wunderman, in partnership with UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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12th April 2011
Cannes Lions Cyber, Film Craft, Media And Radio Juries Named
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is pleased to announce the members of the remaining last four juries for this year’s June Festival: Cyber, Film Craft, Media and Radio Lions.
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6th April 2011
Cannes Lions Design, Direct, Promo & Activation, PR Juries Named
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is pleased to release the names of those people who will make up the Design, Direct, Promo & Activation and PR juries at this year’s Festival.
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5th April 2011
AKQA Announces 2011 Future Lions Call For Entries
‘Start Out Famous’ theme aims to inspire and reward student ideas with head start in industry recognition and future achievement.
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29th March 2011
Film, Press and Outdoor Juries Announced for Cannes Lions 2011
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s Film, Press and Outdoor Juries ahead of the Festival taking place from 19-25 June.
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17th March 2011 Youtube And Cannes Lions Launch ‘Good Work’ To Match Creatives With Non-ProfitsYouTube and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity have today announced the launch of ‘Good Work’, a partnership designed to bring together the transformational power of creative minds, with the issues that need them most.
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3rd March 2011
First Cannes Creative Effectiveness Jury Announced
The organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity are pleased to announce the line-up of the inaugural 2011 Cannes Creative Effectiveness jury.
Chaired by Jean-Marie Dru, Chairman of TBWA Worldwide, the 20-strong member jury is made up of both senior agency professionals and clients from around the world, who will award Creative Effectiveness Lions to entries which have shown measurable and proven impact on a client’s business. The judging process will be based on Strategy (25%), Idea (25%) and Results (50%), and only entries that were either shortlisted or Lion winners, across all categories, at Cannes Lions 2010 will be eligible to enter since these will have already been judged and established as being creatively world-class by last year’s juries.More... -
24th February 2011 Cannes Lions Introduces Holding Company Of The YearThe organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity are pleased to announce a new award, Holding Company of the Year, which will be presented for the first time at the 2011 Festival.
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18th February 2011 Maria Luisa Francoli Plaza And Keith Rose To Chair Final Two Cannes Lions JuriesThe organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity are pleased to announce the final two jury presidents for this year’s event that will take place in June.
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15th February 2011 James Murdoch Joins Sir Martin Sorrell On Stage At CannesJames Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, Europe and Asia, News Corporation, will be joining Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive of WPP, in conversation at the 58th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on 24 June 2011.
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11th February 2011
2011 Marketing Campaign - Great Stories Start In Cannes
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity today unveils its 2011 marketing campaign “Great Stories Start in Cannes”.
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3rd February 2011 Bob Scarpelli To Chair A Formidable Titanium And Integrated Jury Line-UpThe elite Titanium and Integrated Jury, which awards breakthrough ideas and the best integrated campaigns, will be chaired this year by the highly awarded and firm advocate of creativity, Bob Scarpelli, DDB Worldwide’s Chairman and Chief Creative Officer.
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3rd February 2011
Warc and Cannes Lions Announce Partnership
Warc has been named the official Knowledge Partner of the 2011 Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions, a new category at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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27th January 2011 Jean-Marie Dru Leads First Creative Effectiveness Jury At Cannes Lions 2011Category to emphasise the direct connection between creativity and effectiveness.
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27th January 2011
Cannes Lions 2011 Open For Entries
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is now accepting entries in all 13 categories for its 2011 awards.
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21st January 2011
Design And PR Lions Jury Presidents Named
Luciano Deos Jury President Of Design Lions
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18th January 2011
Three More Cannes Lions 2011 Jury Presidents Named
Nick Law To Lead Cyber Lions Jury
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12th January 2011
Cannes Lions 2011 Now Open For Delegate Registrations
Delegates wishing to attend the 58th International Festival of Creativity, to be held in Cannes 19-25 June 2011, can register online at www.canneslions.com from Tuesday 11 January.
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7th December 2010
Alexander Schill To Chair Direct Jury And Warren Brown To Lead Promo & Activation Jury At Cannes Lions 2011
Two leading authorities will take on the roles of Direct and Promo & Activation jury presidents at the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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24th November 2010 Tony Granger Chairs Film And Press Lions JuriesA passionate advocate for creativity, Tony Granger, Global Chief Creative Officer of Young & Rubicam, will lead both the Cannes Lions Film and Press juries at next year’s Festival.
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22nd November 2010
Cannes Lions Selects Hill & Knowlton As First PR Partner
Hill & Knowlton, which has pioneered the PR industry’s involvement at the annual Cannes Lions Festival, is to become the Festival's first-ever PR partner.
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18th November 2010
International Festival of Creativity
The organisers of Cannes Lions today announced that the event will be changing its strapline from "The International Advertising Festival" to "The International Festival of Creativity".
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28th June 2010
Film, Film Craft And Titanium And Integrated Lions Winners Announced
UK Wins First Film Craft Grand Prix
USA Wins Film Grand Prix, Integrated Grand Prix And Titanium Grand Prix
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14th October 2009
Statement From Cannes Lions On 'Scam' Entries
Following detailed consultation and discussion with industry leaders, the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival wishes to make clear its policy on entries into its Festivals which breach the rules.
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