cannes lions 2008
Wish you were here?
Cannes is receiving many more entrants from developing economies – and some of them could be ready to give UK agencies a run for their money. Representatives of four overseas shops offer their global perspective of the festival. It’s sunny outside and there’s rosé wine to be drunk, but, Philip Thomas notes, "they’re not doing any of it".
Moot question: whose Cannes is it, anyway?
Who doesn’t want to be part of a winning team? (Especially after the victory).We all do.I remember some years ago when I went on my first visit to Cannes, a bunch of us from different agencies were all at the one place that was a tradition for Indians to stay in: Touring Hotel . A bit poky with no ACs (no fans either), but brilliantly located, close to all the action. And what the heck, we were hardly ever there in the rooms.
"20th Century TV fee models won't work anymore:" BBDO's David Lubars
BBDO New York has had a great year. The agency won the Best of Shows at the ADDYs, sponsored by the American Advertising Federation; they were named Agency of the Year at the Clios; they were the single most awarded individual agency at The One Show with six Gold Pencils and also Best of Show for Design and with the festival circuit having come to an end, it has topped off the year by being named agency of the year at the recently concluded Cannes Lions 2008, with their Voyeur campaign for HBO earning them metals and a lot of the spotlight.
LISTEN to Pops and Ravi Deshpande on India wins
The Cannes Press, Design and Cyber Lions Awards ceremony held on Wednesday night saw India win 2 Gold Lions, 2 Silver Lions and 3 Bronze Lions in the Press category, 1 Bronze Lion in the Cyber Category and 2 Golds and 1 Bronze Lion in the Design category, totaling 11 metals in all.More significantly, India's total tally of Gold Lions across Press and Design is four. 2008 seems to be India’s year at Cannes given that two days ago, the country also won its first Grand Prix in Direct for the Lead India campaign.
JWT's 'Lead India' campaign wins Grand Prix at Cannes
JWT India’s ‘Lead India’ campaign for Bennett Coleman has won the Grand Prix in the Direct Awards category at the Cannes Promo and Direct Lions awards 2008 held on Monday night. It was a proud moment for India’s Adland who cut across agency lines to cheer the JWT team, which went up on stage to receive the Grand Prix Lion, holding aloft the Indian tricolor. Among those who went up to the stage included The Times Group's Bhaskar Das, JWT's Colvyn Harris, Agnello Dias and the team at JWT. Truly an inspiring moment for all the Indians assembled there.
Jury for Cannes Lions Young Media competition announced
Cannes Lions has announced the jury for the Young Lions Media competition, which will judge the work of 20 teams of young creative talent from around the world. The jury consists of Scott Neslund, president, CEO, North America - MindShare, Richard Beaven, CEO, Worldwide - Initiative New York, Luis Mergulhão, CEO, Portugal - Omnicom Media Group and Susannah Outfin, President - Carat Group.
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