Cannes Lions

Our analysis of the 2017 winners

Catching up with Graham

As the extraordinary Meet Graham road safety campaign looks set to continue its triumphant march through the world’s advertising awards shows, we look back at how it all came together

Åland Index Initiative by RBK

BEST IN BOOK – Integrated campaigns Entrant: RBK  Prompted by concerns over the effects of climate change on the Baltic Sea, the Finnish Bank of Åland helps its customers track the environmental impact of their credit card purchases. Created by the Finnish commercial banking group Bank of Åland (which operates on the island of Åland as […]

Paralympics We’re the Superhumans by 4Creative

Best in book – Commercials  Entrant: 4Creative Following up Channel 4’s 2012 Paralymics spot was always going to be tough but if anything, We’re the Superhumans, with its multitalented cast, had an even bigger impact, says Eliza Williams To promote its coverage of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, Channel 4 created an epic, three-minute-long film […]

The story behind Fearless Girl

Fearless Girl, the striking bronze statue placed on Wall Street by McCann New York to coincide with International Women’s Day in March, has been winning big at Cannes Lions. Here’s how it was made.

Art Institute of Chicago: Van Gogh BnB by Leo Burnett Chicago

Multiple Winner: Installations and Exhibitions, Direct Marketing  Entrant: Leo Burnett Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago wanted to generate attendance for its new exhibition, Van Gogh’s Bedrooms. The intent of the show and the brief were the same: to bring people closer to the artist than ever before. Another objective was to reach beyond art […]

June Laffey

June Laffey on Cannes Lions 2017

The second instalment in our series of interviews with jury presidents at this year’s Cannes Lions festival sees us chat with June Laffey, Executive Creative Director at McCann Health Australia & SE Asia, who gives us insights on what she hopes to see in the Health Jury this year.

Tham Khai Meng

Tham Khai Meng on Cannes Lions 2017

Ahead of this year’s Cannes Lions, which begins on Saturday, we talk to two of this year’s awards jury presidents, and ask their views of the festival. First up is Ogilvy & Mather’s Worldwide Co-Chairman and CCO Tham Khai Meng, who is leading the Titanium jury this year.

Cannes 2016: The winners in full

A whopping 26 Grand Prix awards were handed out in Cannes over the past week, across Cannes Lions, Lions Health, Lions Innovation, and Lions Entertainment. Here’s the list in full, plus a few reflections on the festival.

Confusion at Cannes

Too small? Too big? Too soon? It wouldn’t be Cannes if there wasn’t some controversy over what won. But this year feels different. This year’s festival and the work that won has prompted some more fundamental head-scratching about the ad industry and where it is headed

Anthony Burrill on the design of the Google Beach in Cannes

The 2015 Cannes Lions is now underway, with talks, awards and parties taking place all week across the French city. The advertising and design event is touted as a ‘festival of creativity’, though is often rather dull and corporate on the visual front. One exception to this is the Google Beach, which is designed this year by Anthony Burrill and celebrates ten years of YouTube…