Lions Entertainment has announced the jury members who will judge the Entertainment Lions and the Entertainment Lions for Music awards at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Lions Entertainment, the two-day specialist event that takes place June 21-22 as part of Cannes Lions. Lions Entertainment focusses on the future of the entertainment industry and brings together global brands and entertainment creators to explore how content is incorporated into mainstream culture through effective storytelling. The 2017 content programme combines inspirational speakers and trends and insights sessions, alongside live performances from global talent. Shortlisted entries for the Entertainment Lions and the Entertainment Lions for Music will be announced and showcased during the Festival, and the winners revealed at the Awards Ceremony on June 21.
Louise Benson, executive festival director of Lions Entertainment, said, “We’re delighted to announce such brilliant jury members to lead Lions Entertainment this year. Both Lions turn the attention on captivating content that turns consumers into fans and we can’t wait to see the brilliant work that wins in 2017 and sets the standard of excellence for the industry.”
The 2017 Lions Entertainment juries are as follows:
Entertainment Lions Jury
- PJ Pereira, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Pereira & O’Dell, Global – Jury President
- Al MacCuish, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Sunshine, UK
- Amanda Hill, Chief Marketing Officer, A+E Networks, USA
- Carol Goll, Partner and Head of Global Branded Entertainment, ICM Partners, Global
- Gabor Harrach, Television & Digital Media Executive, Formerly Red Bull, USA
- Jason Xenopoulos, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, NATIVE VML, South Africa
- Jules Daly, President, RSA Films, Global
- Julian Jacobs, Co-Head, UTA Marketing, United Talent Agency, USA
- Luciana Olivares, Content & Strategy Director, Latina Media, Peru
- Marcelo Pascoa, Global Creative Director, Coca-Cola, Global
- Marissa Nance, Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships & Multicultural Content Marketing, OMD, USA
- Misha Sher, Head of Sport & Entertainment, MediaCom Worldwide, EMEA
- Monica Chun, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, PMK*BNC, USA
- Pelle Sjoenell, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Global
- Ricardo Dias, VP Marketing, Middle Americas, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mexico
- Samantha Glynne, Global Vice President Branded Entertainment, FremantleMedia, Global
- Steven Kalifowitz, Director, Brand Strategy, Twitter, JAPAC
- Tim Ellis, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Activision, Inc., Global
- Toan Nguyen, Partner / Executive Consulting Director, Jung von Matt/SPORTS, Germany
- Tomoya Suzuki, CEO, Creative Producer, STORIES LLC, Japan
The Entertainment Lion showcases work that elevates branded content into the cultural mainstream, communicating a brand message or connecting with consumers in a new way.
Entertainment Lions for Music Jury
- Olivier Robert-Murphy, Global Head of New Business, Universal Music Group, Global – Jury President
- Caroline Reason, Music Partnerships Executive, CAA, UK
- Chris Buseck, Composer, Supreme Music, Germany
- Fabrice Brovelli, Vice President, BETC, France
- Juan Woodbury, Director of HKX / SVP, Executive Producer, Leo Burnett, USA
- Lori Feldman, Executive Vice President Strategic Marketing, Warner Bros. Records, USA
- Marcus Peterzell, Executive Vice President, Entertainment, Ketchum, USA
- Matt Eastwood, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, J. Walter Thompson, Global
- Paulette Long OBE, Music Publisher, Board Director, Consultant, Mentor & Speaker, Music Business Mentors Ltd., UK
- Wyclef Jean, Artist, Musician, Producer, Composer, Heads Music, Global
The Entertainment Lion for Music honors original production, promotion or distribution of music for brands, where a recording artist or platform is used to communicate with consumers.
Jennifer Kent On Why Her Feature Directing Debut, “The Babadook,” Continues To Haunt Us
"The Babadook," when it was released 10 years ago, didn't seem to portend a cultural sensation.
It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that strange name. On opening weekend, it played in two theaters.
But with time, the long shadows of "The Babadook" continued to envelop moviegoers. Its rerelease this weekend in theaters, a decade later, is less of a reminder of a sleeper 2014 indie hit than it is a chance to revisit a horror milestone that continues to cast a dark spell.
Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Kent's directorial debut may be one of them. It was at the nexus of that much-debated term "elevated horror." But regardless of that label, it helped kicked off a wave of challenging, filmmaker-driven genre movies like "It Follows," "Get Out" and "Hereditary."
Kent, 55, has watched all of this — and those many "Babadook" memes — unfold over the years with a mix of elation and confusion. Her film was inspired in part by the death of her father, and its horror elements likewise arise out of the suppression of emotions. A single mother (Essie Davis) is struggling with raising her young son (Noah Wiseman) years after the tragic death of her husband. A figure from a pop-up children's book begins to appear. As things grow more intense, his name is drawn out in three chilling syllables — "Bah-Bah-Doooook" — an incantation of unprocessed grief.
Kent recently spoke from her native Australia to reflect on the origins and continuing life of "The Babadook."
Q: Given that you didn't set out to in any way "change" horror, how have you regarded the unique afterlife of "The... Read More