The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity held its third awards ceremony and honored winners from five more categories.
The Cyber jury, led by Susan Bonds, CEO, founder, 42 Entertainment, shortlisted 311 entries from an initial 3660 and awarded 23 Gold, 48 Silver and 71 Bronze Lions. In the Cyber Craft category Iconoclast Paris, France, won the Grand Prix for “Pharrell Williams-24 Hours of Happy” which they created for Universal/Iamother. In the Social category, Forsman & Bodenfors Gothenburg, Sweden, were awarded the Grand Prix for “Live Test Series” created for Volvo Trucks. The third Grand Prix in the Cyber category, awarded in Branded Games, Branded Tech and Integrated Multiplatform Campaign, went to Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, USA, for “The Scarecrow” created for Chipotle Mexican Grill.
The Design jury, led by Ije Nwokorie, global CEO, Wolff Olins, judged a total of 2624 entries and shortlisted 248. They awarded the Grand Prix to Anti Bergen in Norway for their design of the Bergen International Festival Brand Campaign. Twelve gold, 21 silver and 34 bronze trophies were also given.
Launched this year, the Product Design category received 194 entries. Donghoon Chan, executive VP, Samsung Electronics, led the jury who decided to give the inaugural Grand Prix to G-Star RAW Amsterdam / FHV BBDO Amsterdam / Part of a Bigger Plan, The Netherlands, for the “Raw for the Ocean” clothing collection from G-Star RAW. 28 products were shortlisted and the jury went on to award 8 Product Design Lions.
In the Press category 5007 entries were submitted and 472 of these were shortlisted. adam&eveDDB London, UK, were honored with the Grand Prix for their campaign for Harvey Nichols, “Christmas Lunch,” “Gravel,” “Wire Wool,” “Sink Plug” and “Toothbrush.” Rémi Babinet, founder, creative director, BETC France was president of the jury who chose to award 17 gold, 27 silver and 50 bronze Lions.
Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg, South Africa, collected the Grand Prix in the Radio category for their campaign “Teleconference,” “Kids Party” and “Enrique Concert,” created for Lucozade. The jury, led by Tony Hertz, proprietor, creative director, Tony Hertz: Radio & Brand Sound, reached a shortlist of 146 and went on to award 7 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze trophies.
The winners of the Young Lions Competition were also presented with their medals on stage at tonight’s awards. The team from Germany, Stefanie Golla and Dominique Winkel of Kolle Rebbe, won the Design competition, Yuri Uenishi and Chihiro Yabe from Dentsu Japan won the Print competition and winning the Cyber competition was the team from TBWABucharest Romania, Razvan Ghilencea and Bianca Dumitrascu.
“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