Cannes Lions announces 2023 See It Be It cohort

Cannes Lions has announced the participants chosen for the 2023 See It Be It female talent acceleration programme. In total 16 female creatives, from 14 countries, have been selected to take part in a unique development experience at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in partnership with Verizon, taking place from 19-23 June 2023. The See It Be It talent programme was founded in 2014 by Cannes Lions with the mission to achieve equal gender representation of creative directors and leaders across the global industry. The 16 creatives selected…

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Ad Net Zero invites adland to join train journey to Cannes

Ad Net Zero, led by the Advertising Association, IPA and ISBA, has invited anyone from the UK advertising community planning to attend Cannes LIONS this summer to make travel plans via train. Following a successful train trip to Cannes last year, where Ad Net Zero launched its global mission onstage in the Palais backed by 20 leading figures in advertising, this year the group is encouraging its UK supporters to book a place on ‘The Advertising Express’ to reduce their travel footprint and take advantage of community networking on board.…

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Cannes Lions announces 2023 Awarding Jury members

Cannes Lions has revealed the line-up of global experts selected to award the world’s very best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from 19-23 June 2023.  Announced are 290 experts from across 46 markets, representing the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines. Ten new brands represented in the Awarding Juries are; Experian, Globacom, HSBC, Hulu, Kimberly-Clark, Mojang Studios, Nedbank, Safaricom, Suntory Brands and…

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Cannes Lions honours Yvon Chouinard as the 2023 Cannes LionHeart

Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour the founder and former owner of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, as its Cannes LionHeart; the award given to a person who has harnessed their position to make a significant and positive difference to the world around us. Philip Thomas, CEO, Ascential Futures, Chairman, LIONS, said, “Yvon Chouinard has made a tireless commitment to environmentalism through his philanthropic contributions and leadership of Patagonia. He embodies the purpose of the LionHeart award and we are humbled to be able to offer the platform of Cannes…

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Cannes Lions honours AB InBev with 2023 Creative Marketer of the Year

Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) as Creative Marketer of the Year for a second year in a row. The honorary accolade is presented to a marketer that has amassed a body of Lion-winning work over a sustained period of time, and has established a reputation for producing brave creative and innovative marketing solutions. AB InBev is the first brand in the Festival’s history to be honoured with the award for two consecutive years after embedding creativity at the heart of their business. Simon…

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