cannes lions 2025

Jul 23, 2025

Will the Cannes 'integrity standards' stop false or misleading entries?

Cannes Lions introduced a set of ethics on July 10 for awards entries starting from 2026.

Jul 21, 2025

WPP lawyers involved in awards process dispute with Cannes Lions

Informa-owned festival rescinded approval for Oglivy and Grey to be treated as a single network.

Jul 17, 2025

Mark Penn’s challenger playbook: Cockroach DNA, pickleball and a $5 billion bet

At Cannes Lions, the challenger network’s CEO outlines a $5 billion ambition, a $ 20 million-a-quarter AI investment, the closing of the ADK Global acquisition, and why spectacle still works in marketing.

Jul 03, 2025

Cannes Lions, AI, and the integrity reckoning

The first ever Cannes Lions Grand Prix withdrawal for AI misuse signals a watershed moment, but is this just the beginning of a much bigger reckoning for marketing in the AI age?

Jul 01, 2025

Cannes Lions responds to criticism regarding inaccessible stage

Dom Hyams, global client director at Purple Goat Agency, was unable to access the stage via the usual route.

Jun 30, 2025

Cannes Lions 2025 rocked by multiple controversies over AI, authenticity, and licensing

A week after the festival closed, São Paulo-based DM9, part of the DDB network, withdrew three award-winning campaigns. Meanwhile, LePub’s New Balance case is under fire for unverifiable claims, and a Budweiser campaign by Africa Creative is facing criticism for skirting music licensing rules.