Tag: Cannes Lions

Global creative community calls out representation issues across the industry at LIONS Live

Stuart Mitchell

At LIONS Live, Cannes Lions and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University, have released the results of a major study that examines representations of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, age, and body size in Cannes Lions ads from 2006 – 2019. The Bias and Inclusion in Advertising Study shows that progress for women in ads seems to have stalled, and although the representation of characters of colour has declined overall, there has been a marked improvement in screen time in the past decade. Overall,…

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Cannes Lions launches Classic, in partnership with Facebook

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions announces the launch of Classic, a curated collection of the very best Lion-winning work, spanning 1954 – 2000. Classic, in partnership with Facebook, is available for free on intelligence platform The Work. A Classic documentary launches alongside the collection, and debuts as part of LIONS Live, the new digital experience from Cannes Lions, on Monday 22 June 2020 at 15:30 BST. The film provides a cinematic moment to step back through the creative history of Lion-winning work and the Festival’s 66 year-long legacy, featuring commentary from revered industry…

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Cannes Lions will present the 2020 Lion of St. Mark to Mary Wells Lawrence

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions will present the highly prestigious lifetime achievement award, the Lion of St. Mark, to Mary Wells Lawrence in 2020. Founder of New York advertising agency Wells Rich Greene in 1966, Mary Wells Lawrence was the first woman to found, own and run a major agency, as well as the first female CEO of a company traded on the Big Board of the New York Stock Exchange. Within its first year, Wells Rich Greene had 100 employees and $39 million in billings. By 1976 it had billings of $187…

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A-list talent, business leaders and creative legends unite to produce LIONS Live

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced details of the talent forming the agenda for LIONS Live, the new digital experience taking place from 22-26 June. Curated in partnership with some of the world’s most creative people and companies, LIONS Live will offer beautifully produced content and experiences, in a range of compelling digital formats. Available to watch for free, from any screen, anywhere in the world, LIONS Live will be broadcast from a London studio and anchored by BBC journalist and presenter, Tina Daheley. Speaking about LIONS Live, Charlotte Williams, VP of…

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Cannes Lions launches Lions Live

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions introduces Lions Live, a digital education, inspiration and networking experience that will run throughout June under the theme ‘Creativity Matters’. Activity will build to a peak during the original dates of the Festival of Creativity, 22-26 June. Lions Live will comprise masterclasses and hangouts with creative industry legends, lectures from experts, talks from speakers confirmed for the Festival, and a selection of the most impactful professional classes and learning modules from the world of creativity, effectiveness and marketing. The platform will also feature Future Gazers – a collection…

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