Cannes Lions has set the lineup of global experts from across the creative industries who will shortlist world-class creative work. The shortlisted work will go on to be judged, awarded and celebrated on the global stage during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from June 19-23.
Announced today are 197 experts from across 58 markets, representing the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines. The Cannes Lions Shortlisting Juries will take part in judging entries remotely from their home locations worldwide.
Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, commented, “The first round of judging, which establishes the Cannes Lions shortlist is critical. We have a world-class line up of exceptional talent, and experts from around the world who bring much commitment and expertise to the important task in hand. I’d like to extend my gratitude for their hard work in curating the work that will go on to be awarded and recognised at the Festival this year.”
The 2023 Shortlisting Jury members have been named as:
Classic Track
Film Lions:
- Andreas Tatzreiter, CEO, Executive Creative Director, Spieรer & Spinner, Austria,
- Anisa Dzindo, Executive Producer / Producer, B-Reel Films, Sweden,
- Anne Boothroyd, Executive Creative Director, Freelance (previously Dentsu Creative), New Zealand
- Bart Vande Maele, Head of Production, Happiness, Belgium
- Binaifer Dulani, Creative and Founding Member, Talented, India
- Cj de Silva-Ong, Executive Creative Director, TBWASMP, The Philippines
- Corinna Martรญnez, Head of Production, Mastodonte, Mexico
- David Caballero, Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman Thompson, Spain
- Eirik Sรธrensen, Creative, TRY, Norway
- Francisco Bledel, Executive Creative Director, Publicis Argentina, LATAM
- Helen King, Digital Director Creative, adidas, Global
- Hiroyo Kanehako, Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan
- Jake O’Driscoll, Creative Director, Boys + Girls, Ireland
- Jin Yang, Creative Partner, Leo Burnett, Taiwan
- Johanna Lubin, Global Marketing Manager, Brand Purpose, Social Impact & Community, Global
- Juan Rueda, Director and Partner, Akira Cine, Colombia
- Marielle Wilsdorf, Chief Creative Officer, GGH MullenLowe GmbH, Germany
- Miguel Bemfica, Chief Creative Officer, VMLY&R, MENA
- Nopharit Dusadeedumkoeng, Deputy Executive Creative Director, Wolf Bkk, Thailand
- Tim Fremmich Andresen, Creative Director, NORD DDB, Denmark
- Volkan Dalkilic, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Turkiye, Turkey
Outdoor Lions:
- Ahmed Mustafa, Executive Creative Director, Adcom Leo Burnett, Pakistan
- Akama Davies, VP, Global Solutions and Operations, GroupM Nexus, Global
- Alan Hairong Ji, CMO & VP, Focus Media, China & Japan
- Andrew Brunton, Managing Director, EMEA, Billups, EMEA
- Angie Tijam-Tohid, Executive Creative Director, Havas Ortega Group, The Philippines
- Arah Kim, Associate Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy, Mexico
- Damisa Ongsiriwattana, Co-Founder / Chief Creative Officer, SOUR Bangkok, Thailand
- Damon Stapleton, Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys, New Zealand
- Donevan Chew, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Immerse, Malaysia
- Finnja Skornia, Creative Director, DDB Group, Germany
- Gerardo Vazquez, Creative Director, VMLY&R, Puerto Rico
- Ivo Purvis, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative, Portugal
- Juan Gรณmez, Brand Manager, Banco de Bogotรก, Colombia
- Laura Villanueva Chรกvez, Brand, Communications & Insight Manager, Mibanco, Peru
- Man Wai Wong, VP, Group Creative Director, Design, Leo Burnett, Canada
- Manuel Wenzel, Chief Creative Officer, TBWASwitzerland AG, Switzerland
- Moumita Pal, Senior Creative Director, FCB, India
- Nayeli Kremb, Creative Director, Perfect Fools, Sweden
- Nicolas Gaspart, Copywriter, mortierbrigade, Belgium
- Nicolas Geahchan, Executive Creative Director, Wunderman Thompson, Qatar
- Pia Lystad, Art Director, POL, Norway
- Yoofi Breww, Creative Director, MullenLowe Accra, Ghana
Print & Publishing Lions:
- Carlos Fernandez Oxte, Head of Creative / Executive Creative Director, Archer Troy, Mexico
- Ida Gronblom, Executive Creative Director, FCB, USA
- Maria Lujan Donaire, Executive Creative Director, HOY by Havas, LATAM
- Nadia Charif, Senior Art Director, Dentsu Creative, Italy
- Ravi Shanker, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, Indonesia
- Rianna Woods, Senior Art Director, Wunderman Thompson, UK
Radio & Audio Lions:
- Carol Lambert, Creative Director, Creative Consultant, Ireland
- Francisco Cavada, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO, Chile
- Leen Renders, Director, Het Geluidshuis, Belgium
- Nathalie Hasson, Head of Audio Narrative & Podcasts, HRCLS, France
- Oje Ojeaga, CEO / Chief Creative Officer, Up In The Sky, Nigeria
- Pipo Morano, Executive Creative Director, Grey, LATAM
Craft Track
Design Lions:
- Aurรฉlie Scalabre, Creative Director, BETC, France
- Haoxi Lv, Senior Design Expert, Ant Group, Mainland China
- Jonathan Johnsongriffin, VP, Global Brand Creative, Google Brand Studio, Google, Global
- Mohammed Sehly, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Saudi Arabia
- Prue Jones, Design and Creative Director, Accenture Song, Australia
- Shekhar Badve, Founder Director, Lokus Design Pvt. Ltd., India
Film Craft Lions:
- Aaron Leung, Head of Copy, Bates Pan Gulf LLC, UAE
- Adrian Aspani, General Manager, LaDoble, Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Mexico, Madrid, Miami
- Anne Akande, VFX Producer, Unini Productions Limited, UK
- Belรฉn Garau, Founder / Service Producer, The Local Production Company, Spain
- Christina Yu, Director, Merchant, Canada
- Damir Ciglar, Co Founder / CEO, Imago Ogilvy, SEE
- Deh Bastos, Creative Director, Publicis Brasil, LATAM
- Ewan Yap, Creative Director, TBWAMedia Arts Lab, Mainland China
- Fiona King, Global Director of Production, Sweetshop, Global
- Jeana Theron-Khoury, Film Director, Darling Films, South Africa
- Karim Naceur, Global Head of Tv Production, BETC, Global
- Kimberly Chin, Founder / Creative / Composer, Pitch Audio+Magic, Malaysia
- Linnea Roxeheim, Director, Giants & Toys, Sweden
- Martin Furze, Creative Director & Director, Bacon Production, Global
- Ronak Chugh, Director, Rooted Films, India
- Santiago Chaumont, Director, Central Films, Mexico
- Shima Green, Director / Photographer, Craft Worldwide, USA
- Silvia Bergamaschi, Senior Producer, Indiana Production SPA, Italy
- Stylianos Cotionis, CEO and Executive Producer, Foss Productions, Greece
- Tobias Fueter, Co-Founder & Director, stories AG, Switzerland
- Wuthisak Anarnkaporn, Film Director / Founder, FACTORY 01, Thailand
Industry Craft Lions:
- Atiya Zaidi, Managing Director / Executive Creative Director, BBDO, Pakistan
- Davor Bruketa, Chief Creative Officer, Bruketa&Zinic&Grey, Croatia
- Mahesh Ambaliya, Creative Director, VMLY&R, India
- Marie-Elaine Benoit, Creative Director, Branding & Design, Sid Lee, Canada
- Pedro Americo, Executive Creative Director, McCann, Germany
- Sally Anderson, Creative Director, MetaDesign, China
Engagement Track
Direct Lions:
- Adrian Yeap, Executive Creative Director, Publicis, Singapore
- Agnieszka Klimczak, Creative Partner, FCB&theMilkman, Poland
- Anke Roell, Head of Copy, HeimatTBWA, Germany
- Ben Sever, Chief Creative Officer, Co-CEO, and Partner, Havas, Israel
- Carla Leveratto, Head of Creative Works, Google, Italy
- Christel Chong, Creative Director, DDB, Hong Kong SAR
- Diana Ceausu-Caverly, Global Chief Strategy Officer, MRM, Global
- Ebba Grenninger, Deputy CEO and Creative Director, Jung Relations, Sweden
- Jake Barrow, Group Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R, Australia
- Jorge Eliecer Pinto, Executive Creative Director, MullenLowe SSP3, Colombia
- Kimmy Liu, Executive Creative Director, Cheil PengTai Beijing, Mainland China
- Luis Enriquez, Chief Creative Officer, VMLY&R, Mexico
- Lulo Calio, Chief Creative Officer & Founding Partner, Togetherwith, Argentina
- Magd El Sherif, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, matter, Egypt
- Manuel Ostyn, Creative Partner, Joe Public, Belgium
- Matilda Egere-Cooper, Editorial Director, Dentsu Creative, UK
- Rene Verbong, Executive Creative Director, DEPT®, The Netherlands
- Rita-Maria Spielvogel, Creative Director, BBDO Wien, Austria
- Roehl Sanchez, Chief Creative Officer, BIMM, Canada
- Sergio Franco Tosso, Executive Creative Director, Fahrenheit DDB, Peru
- Vincent Montocchio, Executive Creative Director, CIRCUS!, Mauritius
- Whitney Michel, Executive Creative Director, Uniworld Group, South Africa
Media Lions:
- Abelardo Ibanez, CEO, Zenith Media, Spain
- Alicia Lorenzo, SVP Revenue Growth & Corporate Communication Director, Ignis Media Agency, Argentina
- Ami Qian, CEO, Carat China, Mainland China
- Clare Trafankowska, Managing Director, iProspect, dentsu, South Africa
- Elda Choucair, CEO, Omnicom Media Group, MENA
- Emilie Perrier, VP Havas Play Content & Media Partnerships, HAVAS PLAY, France
- Ender Buruk, CEO, Mindshare, EMEA
- Gaurav Virkar, P&G Global Media Leader, Procter & Gamble, Global
- Helen Galanis, CEO, Initiative, Canada
- Isabelle Dacz, CEO, Wavemaker, The Netherlands
- Karine Ysebrant de Lendonck, Chief Media Officer, Publicis Groupe, Belgium
- Kelly Rosnell-Shand, Client Partner, Spark Foundry NZ, New Zealand
- Miguel Pava, CEO, PHD, Costa Rica
- Morten Flamand, CEO, EssenceMediacom, Sweden
- Naomi Michael, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Asia Pacific, IPG Mediabrands, APAC
- Rasmus Philip, Senior Strategist, Uncle Grey, Denmark
- Stacy Ann Effs, Senior Director, Strategy, Hearts & Science, USA
- Stephen Onaivi, Managing Director, OMD Ghana (mediaReachOMD), Ghana
- Takamasa Hirai, Planning Creative Director, ADK Marketing Solutions, Japan
- Tal Kedmi, CEO, Reflect Media, Israel
- Thomas Jamet, CEO, IPG Mediabrands & UM, France
- Valentina Vieira, VP Marketing, Alpina, Colombia
PR Lions:
- Carol Yeung, Managing Director, Golin, Hong Kong SAR
- Carol Warui, Deputy Managing Partner Public Relations & Influence, Ogilvy Africa, Kenya
- Damiรกn Martรญnez Lahitou, CEO & Founder, Feedback PR, Argentina
- Deborah De Klerck, Managing Director, Famous Relations, Belgium
- Higinio Martรญnez, GM & Consejero Delegado, Omnicom PR Group, Spain & Portugal
- Ivo Pลฏr, Managing Director, Hero & Outlaw a.s., Czech Republic
- Jacqueline Bosselaar, CEO, HPB | Het PR Bureau, The Netherlands
- Jorg Riommi, Chief Creative Officer Central & Eastern Europe, Publicis Groupe, CEE
- Razan Karim, Senior Communications Director, Red Havas Middle East, UAE
- Ruxandra Papuc, Executive Creative Director, McCann, Romani
- Sandrine Cormary, General Manager, Omnicom PR Group, France
Social & Influencer Lions:
- Alberto Quirรณs, Chief Creative Officer, Jotabequ Grey, Costa Rica
- Angelica Alvarado Ariza, VP Beyond Core, AbInbev, Colombia
- Baba Tourรฉ, Founder, Hammerfest, EMEA
- Carla El Maalouli, Marketing consultant, Freelance, MENA
- Christina So, Group Digital Planning Director, FCB Aotearoa, New Zealand
- Eoin Sherry, Global Executive Creative Director, LePub, Global
- Helen Lee, Agency Lead, LinkedIn, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan
- Jennifer Hyland, Senior Director, Edelman, Ireland
- Lorraine Ann Garcia, Social Media Lead, lululemon, APAC
- Mami Koyama, Copywriter / Creative Planner, Dentsu, Japan
- Michael Messer, Creative Director, Jung von Matt DONAU, Austria
- Niat Asfaw Graca, General Manager, Serviceplan Bubble GmbH, Germany
- Omaga Idirigbe, Executive Creative Director, DDB, Nigeria
- Pablo Ferrari, Executive Creative Director, Independent, Mexico
- Phindile Phiri, Director – Assets Influencer Partnerships Africa, The Coca-Cola Company, South Africa
- Rahmon Agbaje, Co-Founder, Loud Parade, UK
Entertainment Track
Entertainment Lions:
- Caroline Petruccelli, Head of Agency Production, Publicis Groupe, France
- Devin Baker, Creative Director, 72andSunny, USA
- Jason Fashade, Managing Director, Social & Experience, Ogilvy, Hong Kong SAR
- Matias Anrรญquez, Creative Director, Wolf BCPP, Chile
- Sumeli Chatterjee, Sr. Director, Integrated Marketing & Experiences (IMX), The Coca-Cola Company, India & South West Asia
- Zizwe Vundla, CMO, Safaricom, East Africa
Experience Track
Brand Experience & Activation Lions:
- Ashley Knight, Strategy Director, Jam3, The Netherlands
- Chantal Silva Zรบรฑiga, Digital Creative Director, DDB, Mexico
- Doug Muir, Executive Creative Director, Proof, Canada
- Genevieve Hoey, Creative Lead ANZ, 72andSunny, ANZ
- Hasib Hasan Chowdhury, Sr. Group Creative Director, Adcomm Ltd., Bangladesh
- HyungKyun Oh, Executive Creative Director, the.WATERMELON, APAC
- Joachim Kortlepel, Executive Creative Director & Partner, Jung von Matt AG, Germany
- Josefina Casellas, Executive Creative Director SS LATAM, R/GA, LATAM
- Kazz Ishihara, Group Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, Japan
- Keith Manning, Executive Creative Director, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, South Africa
- Lucรญa Angulo, Head of Creative Business, Accenture Song, Spain
- Mahesan M., Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, APAC
- Mauricio Sarmiento, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Colombia / Publicis Groupe Panamรก, LATAM
- Paolo Garcia, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, Vietnam
- Peter Lund, Chief Creative Officer, AKQA, Global
- Piotr Osinski, Regional Creative Director, VMLY&R, Poland
- Rikke Sofie Jacobsen, Creative, POL Oslo, Norway
- Rosana Vilcarromero, Head of Marketing, PlazaVea, Peru
- Tamara Greene, Managing Director, Global Brands, Havas Creative Group, Global
- Tulan Ma, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO China, Mainland China
- Yasmina Boustani, Creative Director, Leo Burnett, UAE
Health Track
Health & Wellness Lions:
- Annikka Koivu, Director, Health, wellbeing and food, Kaiku Group Ltd, Finland
- Brian Wang, SVP, Head of Health, Edelman China, Mainland China
- Emuron Alemu, Chief Creative Officer, The Quollective, Kenya
- Gretel Lanner, Regional VP Latin America, Edgewell Personal Care, LATAM
- Jayesh Nair, Digital Acceleration Lead, EMEA, Bayer Consumer Health, EMEA
- Jini Mathai, Regional Head-Southeast Asia, Havas Health and You, Southeast Asia
- Kai Baumann, Associate Creative Director, IPG Health, Germany
- Lori Bullock, SVP, Executive Producer, Digitas Health, USA
- Louise Ljungberg, Deputy CEO, ABBY.WORLD, Sweden
- Mandie van der Merwe, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative, Australia
Shamel Washington, Associated Creative Director – Health Equity, Deloitte Digital, USA
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Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either โ more like full body sobs.
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