Tag: Cannes Lions

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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New LIONS B2B Summit in partnership with LinkedIn launches at Cannes Lions 2025

Stuart Mitchell

LinkedIn confirmed as the official LIONS B2B Partner, creating a new hub for the B2B community on the iconic Carlton Cannes rooftop The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the launch of an inaugural LIONS B2B Summit. Taking place on 17 June at this year’s Festival, the half-day event will bring together B2B marketers, decision-makers, and creative leaders for an exclusive day of networking, insights, and industry-shaping discussions. Featuring LinkedIn as the headline partner, and Stein IAS as the supporting partner, the Summit will explore discussions on how…

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Cannes Lions honours Brazil as the inaugural recipient of the Creative Country of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is proud to announce that Brazil will be recognised as the inaugural recipient of the Creative Country of the Year. An annual accolade that recognises a country’s exceptional and enduring commitment to creativity that drives progress and growth. As part of this recognition, the 2025 Festival will feature Brazilian creative showcases, celebratory events, dedicated stage talks and Brazilian-led activations across the City of Cannes, including the return of FilmBrazil, which will host a networking event and bring together the Brazilian and global community…

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Cannes Lions recognises David Lubars as its 2025 Lion of St Mark

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that David Lubars, former Chief Creative Officer of BBDO Worldwide, will be honoured with its lifetime achievement award, the Lion of St Mark, at the Festival in June. With a career spanning more than 40 years, Lubars has won more than 600 Lions, and under his creative leadership, he helped BBDO achieve unprecedented success, including being named Network of the Year at Cannes Lions a record-setting seven times, leading it to win Network of the Decade in 2020. About the honour,…

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