The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has completed its announcements of the 2016 jury presidents, revealing the names of the remaining seventeen.
Philip Thomas, CEO, Lions Festivals, commented, “It’s not easy to win a Lion. On average our juries will award just 3% of more than 40,000 entries. They’re looking for unique work that is creatively exceptional and challenges the norm. What we look for in our presidents is people that have been in this 3% time and time again – it’s a significant responsibility leading a Cannes Lions jury and we’re incredibly proud to have such a powerful mix of individuals who know what creative excellence looks like, because they have it in abundance themselves.”
The full lineup of 2016 Cannes Lions jury presidents have been named as follows:
Creative Effectiveness Lions
Andrew Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, BBDO, Global
Creative Data Lions
Tash Whitmey, Group Chief Executive Officer, Havas helia, Global
Cyber Lions
Chloe Gottlieb, SVP, Executive Creative Director, R/GA, Global
Design Lions
Tristan Macherel, Executive Creative Director, Landor, France
Digital Craft Lions
Wesley ter Haar, Founder & COO, MediaMonks, The Netherlands
Direct Lions
Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide / Creative Chairman, Publicis Communications, Global
Entertainment Lions
Jae Goodman, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Head, CAA Marketing, USA
Entertainment Lions for Music
Josh Rabinowitz, EVP/Director of Music, Grey Group, USA
Film Lions
Joe Alexander, Chief Creative Officer, The Martin Agency, USA
Film Craft Lions
Laura Gregory, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Great Guns, Global
Glass Lion: The Lion for Change
Madeline Di Nonno, Chief Executive Officer, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Global
Health & Wellness Lions
Joshua Prince, President, The CDM Group, USA
Innovation Lions
Emad Tahtouh, Director, Applied Technology, Finch, Australia
Media Lions
Nick Waters, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific, Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific
Mobile Lions
Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide, Global
Outdoor Lions
Ricardo John, Chief Creative Officer, J. Walter Thompson, Brazil
Pharma Lions
Alexandra von Plato, Group President, North America, Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, North America
PR Lions
John Clinton, Chair, Canada, North American Head of Creative and Content, Edelman, North America
Print & Publishing Lions
Joji Jacob, Group Executive Creative Director, DDB Group, Singapore
Product Design Lions
Amina Horozic, Lead Industrial Designer, fuseproject, USA
Promo & Activation Lions
Rob Reilly, Global Creative Chairman, McCann Worldgroup, Global
Radio Lions
Tom Eymundson, CEO, Director, Pirate Group Inc., Canada
Titanium and Integrated Lions
Sir John Hegarty, Founder. Creative, BBH, Global
The presidents will be joined in Cannes in June by over 400 jurors as they work to identify Lion-winning creativity. The winners will be revealed and honored during a series of six awards ceremonies which will take place during Cannes Lions. The Festival runs from 18-25 June 18-25 and incorporates specialist events, Lions Health, Lions Innovation and Lions Entertainment.
“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