The Cannes Lions has announced its Jury list comprising global industry leaders selected to award creative work and define the benchmarks at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, 2025.
This year’s Cannes Lions Awards jury includes 13 industry professioonals from India. Some of the eminent leaders in the jury members list include Pallavi Chakravarti from Fundamental, Mahima Mathur from DDB Mudra Group, Vikram Pandey from Leo, Josy Paul from BBDO India. (See table: The Cannes Lions 2025 jurors from India). The jury will examine the entries received in all categories and select work to be judged, awarded, and celebrated during the festival.
The Cannes Lions 2025 jurors from India
| Awards track | Juror |
|---|---|
| Outdoor Lions | Pallavi Chakravarti, founder and chief creative officer, Fundamental India |
| Craft track | Mahima Mathur, creative director, DDB Mudra Group |
| Creative Data Lions | Vikram Pandey, chief creative officer, Leo, India |
| Media Lions | Prasanth Kumar, CEO South Asia, GroupM Media India, South Asia |
| PR Lions | Archana Jain, CEO, PR Pundit Havas Red, India |
| Social and Creator Lions |
Mayuresh Dubhashi, chief creative officer, FCB, India Theresa Ong, head of creative shop, Meta, Southeast Asia and India |
| Entertainment Lions for Music | Harshad Rajadhyaksha, chief creative officer, India, Ogilvy |
| Entertainment Lions for Sport | Murtuza Madraswala, head of marketing, content and communications, NBA |
| Experience track | Russell Barrett, chief creative experience officer, TBWA\India, India |
| Good track | Harman Dhillon, executive director - beauty and wellbeing, Hindustan Unilever Limited, India |
| Sustainable Development Goals Lions | Josy Paul, chairperson and chief creative officer, BBDO, India |
| Health track |
Rohini Miglani, VP, Procter and Gamble Singapore, Asia, Middle East, Africa and India |
The event is scheduled to be held between June 16 and 20, 2025.
Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, "This year’s Cannes Lions Awarding Jury line-up brings together some of the most highly respected and accomplished industry talent from around the world. Their expertise will help define the creative standards that drive our industry forward.”
Marian Brannelly, global director of awards, LIONS informed that this year’s Awards Jury includes members from 52 country markets in 2025. There has been an increased representation from the countries belonging to Africa and Asia this year. The industry professionals from Ivory Coast and Kazakhstan have been represented for the first time in the awards history, she said.
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