The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Jae Goodman and Josh Rabinowitz will lead juries at Lions Entertainment, the new specialist event where brands, agencies and entertainment companies can focus on producing outstanding creative work together.
Goodman, chief creative officer and co-head, CAA Marketing, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), has been appointed as president of the Entertainment Lions Jury. An evolution of the Branded Content & Entertainment Lions category, the Entertainment Lions celebrate creativity that turns content into culture; work that is unskippable and captivating. Goodman commented, “Ads are interruptive. This jury will be looking for work that is so engaging it draws an audience, rather than interrupts it. We believe that the best brands in the world can achieve their marketing objectives and entertain people simultaneously. And we’ll be awarding those brands with the first-ever Entertainment Lions.”
Philip Thomas, CEO, Lions Festivals, added, “With Jae’s experience in using creative solutions to leverage the power of entertainment – his team at CAA Marketing is behind the multi-award-winning Chipotle work – the jury will be in safe hands as together they define the future of branded entertainment, identifying what Lion-winning work is and setting a standard for future juries.”
Josh Rabinowitz, EVP, director of music, Grey, has been named as the Entertainment Lions for Music Jury president. About his appointment Thomas commented, “The Entertainment Lions for Music celebrate creative musical collaborations. Josh’s belief in the power of integrating compelling music with branded communication makes him an obvious choice as the inaugural president.”
Rabinowitz said about his role, “Music has always been one of the most important facets of culture, communication, technology and entertainment. Cannes Lions has become the premiere gathering point for all of those aspects, and I look forward to engaging with my peers and honouring the great work created in the music space. From a branding perspective, music is the sensory input which stays with us the longest and even lingers on in the human mind for the entirety of one’s life – what better way to brand and communicate!”
Lions Entertainment will take place during Cannes Lions from June 23-24 in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. The juries will convene in Cannes to judge all of the entries before revealing and honoring the winners at the Lions Entertainment Awards Ceremony on June 24.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More