Tag: Lions Live

Second edition of LIONS Live will offer access to the thinking, processes and minds behind the world’s most successful creative work

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced that a second edition of LIONS Live, taking place 19-23 October, will deliver a highly practical programme, designed to help impact careers, transform business and drive progress through creativity. Charlotte Williams, VP Content, Cannes Lions, said that October’s programme was being curated to “inspire, equip and empower people”. She added, “For our second edition of LIONS Live, we are inviting leading practitioners and brands to share rich insights and honest accounts of how the world’s best creative work came to light. Our community always feeds back…

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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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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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