Support for Ukraine at Cannes Lions
Cannes Lions will always celebrate work that drives progress through creativity – but this year it’s also an opportunity to harness the collective power of the community. An opportunity to contribute to, and affect, some of the industry and the world’s most pressing issues, such as the conflict in Ukraine.
In order to understand how we could keep a spotlight on Ukraine, we have worked with our Ukraine & Polish festival representatives to discover how LIONS could effectively support the Ukraine creative industry. Their feedback was that we should shine a light on Ukraine creatives – lending a strong focus to how they are coping in light of adversity.
By doing this, we aim to raise the profile of these talented people and encourage others to continue to work with them during this difficult time.
To activate this, we’ve built the The Ukraine Work Gallery at Cannes Lions 2022 – in collaboration with our Ukrainian reps. We’ve highlighted where Ukraine creatives were before the conflict and after, with the aim of surfacing their incredible resilience and creative talent.
Create with Ukraine. Create for Ukraine
UNITED24 is President Zelenskyy’s global initiative to gather people in their will to support Ukraine.
u24.gov.ua gives the ability to have direct impact via donations from any country. Become U24’s partner and create for Ukraine.
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Cannes Lions delegates
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sent a message to the Cannes Lions creative community via video link during the Creativity Under Bombs session on Monday 20 June.
Ukraine creativity at Cannes Lions
The Ukraine Work Gallery at Cannes Lions 2022 – in collaboration with our Ukrainian reps - highlights where Ukraine creatives were before the conflict and after, with the aim of surfacing their incredible resilience and creative talent
AdAid
AdAid.eu is a platform created in cooperation with various associations from EU countries to provide Ukrainian professionals with offers of help from the EU advertising industry
Creative Industries Association of Ukraine (CIAU)
CIAU is a non-profit organization fostering the development of creative industries in Ukraine and promotion of Ukrainian creatives in the global market.
How you can help
You get involved with supporting Ukraine by providing work to the people listed on our Ukraine Creative Talent Directory and also by donating to the organisations listed in our resource hub.
Ukraine Creative Talent Directory
Our initiative to highlight Ukrainian talent & portfolios available to work on projects .
Create a creative profile listing
If you have been directly affected by the war in Ukraine, list your profile on our creative talent directory.
More initiatives for support
Take a look at this compilation of initiatives to help Ukraine and get involved.