The final night of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival culminated in the Film, Titanium and Integrated Awards Ceremony.

Of the 3453 entries in the Film category, the jury, chaired by David Lubars, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO North America, shortlisted 261 entries of which 16 were awarded Gold, 36 Silver and 35 Bronze Lions. The Film Grand Prix was awarded to Tribal DDB Amsterdam for the Philips Interactive Film "Carousel".

The Titanium & Integrated jury, chaired by David Droga, Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5, voted on 403 entries to reach a shortlist of 23, of which 11 Integrated Lions and 3 Titanium Lions were awarded. The prestigious Titanium Grand Prix and the Integrated Grand Prix were both won by Obama For America in Washington for the Obama/Biden Presidential campaign.

Other awards presented at this evening’s awards ceremony were:

Advertising Agency of the Year was given to DDB BRASIL, São Paulo.

The Network of the Year award was presented to BBDO.

The Palme d’Or, given to the best production company, was awarded to PHENOMENA, Thailand.

A special jury commendation was given to Believe Media in Los Angeles for their Wassup '08 "True Vote" ad.

Also announced were the winners of the Young Lions Film Competition, with the Mexican team winning the Gold medal, Canada taking Silver and Denmark Bronze.

The coveted Advertiser of the Year trophy was presented to Volkswagen for their continued inspiring and innovative marketing. Hartmut Seeger, International Advertising Director accepted the award.

The winning work from these categories will be available to view online along with their credits at www.canneslions.com from 9am GMT.

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The 56th International Advertising Festival, held 21-27 June 2009 in Cannes, France.

The International Advertising Festival - Cannes Lions - is the largest gathering of worldwide advertising professionals and advertisers as well as the most prestigious annual advertising awards. More than 6,000 registered delegates from 94 countries from the advertising and allied industries attend this event to celebrate the best of creativity across all media mix, discuss industry issues and network with one another. Over 26,500 ads from all over the world are showcased and judged at the Festival. Winning companies receive the highly coveted Lion trophy, honouring the most creative TV/cinema, print, outdoor, interactive, radio, design, sales promotion, integrated advertising, as well as the best media and direct marketing solutions. A unique programme of high-profile seminars, workshops and keynote speakers are also presented by some of the biggest names in the industry.

For further information, please visit www.canneslions.com or contact:

Amanda Benfell, PR & Press Manager
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival
Palais des Festivals, 06403 Cannes, France
Tel: +33 (0)4 92 99 8261
E-mail: amandab@canneslions.com