Tag: Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions Introduces Global Integrity Standards to Define Creative Accountability for a New Era

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced new integrity standards and measures for its Awards. Following a thorough review, an evolved framework will be introduced to provide a renewed model of accountability, rigour, and trust for creative excellence. “The industry landscape is changing at lightning speed,” said Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS. “And, in common with the rest of the industry, Cannes Lions is adapting at pace to meet this.” During Cannes Lions 2025, collective concerns around manipulation, synthetic media and the use of AI, resulted in the necessary withdrawal of Lion-winning work. To…

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IPA members roar at Cannes Lions 2025

Stuart Mitchell

IPA members enjoyed a successful Cannes Lions 2025 festival with 19 agencies winning a combined 55 awards. This includes two Grand Prix, nine Gold Lions, 13 Silver Lions, and 31 Bronze Lions. adam&eveDDB picked up the most total awards among IPA member agencies. The agency collected one Gold, two Silver and six Bronze Lions across its work with ITVxCALM, Tempations, Twix and the Walt Disney Company. Ogilvy’s work with Dove was the most successful campaign from IPA member agencies at Cannes this year, and was awarded two Grand Prix, one…

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Cannes Lions honours Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen as inaugural Creative Champion of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe, will be honoured as its inaugural Creative Champion of the Year. The new honouree Award is given to individuals and organisations in recognition of their long-term and meaningful contribution to providing creative people with the tools they need to truly express themselves. About the accolade, Philip Thomas, Chair, LIONS, said: “While human imagination is almost boundless, turning visionary ideas into reality depends on partners who provide innovative tools, cutting-edge technologies, and bold collaborations. This…

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Cannes Lions announces Creative Champion of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions honours Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen as inaugural Creative Champion of the Year New Award recognises Narayen’s dedication to enabling creativity in its many forms and driving the creative agenda across industries and around the globe The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe, will be honoured as its inaugural Creative Champion of the Year. The new honouree Award is given to individuals and organisations in recognition of their long-term and meaningful contribution to providing creative people with the…

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Cannes Lions honours Sonita Alizadeh as its 2025 LionHeart

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that its 2025 Cannes LionHeart is Sonita Alizadeh. One of the Festival’s most prestigious Awards, the accolade is given to a person who has harnessed their position to make a significant and positive difference to the world around us. Through her work as the first professional Afghan rapper, a human rights activist and an author, Alizadeh has used her platform to be a global voice for women’s rights. Alizadeh is the co-founder of Arezo and The Dreams Book, a secret school…

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