5 May 2017 – Cannes Lions has today announced the names of the 15 women who will participate in this year’s See It Be It programme. The initiative was launched in 2014 when Festival organisers identified a dramatic gender imbalance in its audience of middle and senior level creatives, reflecting the low numbers of women in upper…
Launching of the Young Lions Print Competition 2017
In the presence of HE Excellency Mr. Melhem Riachi, minister of Information and broadcast, Executive magazine, the country representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in cooperation with the IAA (International Advertising Association) Lebanon Chapter and AA (Advertising Association), has invited young creatives to take part in the third edition of the national…
Dubai Lynx announces full jury line up for 2017 Festival
02 February 2017 – The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity has today released the names of the 57 international jury members set to judge this year’s Awards. Along with the esteemed jury presidents the juries will evaluate entries from across the MENA region and award the coveted Lynx trophies at the Dubai Lynx Awards Ceremony…
Cannes Lions opens for delegate registrations
2 January 2017 – The 64th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity opened for registration today, with price reductions of up to 10% on a range of passes for under 30s announced. The reduced pass prices are designed to enable more emerging industry talent to attend the Festival. For all those under 30, the eight-day ‘Complete’…
Lebanon celebrates the participation of two young rising stars in the Cannes Lions festival
July 14, 2016 (Beirut): For the second consecutive year, Executive Magazine – country representative of the Cannes Lions Festivals –celebrates the return of the young and talented Lebanese team – Elie Nasr and and Dina El Khouri from J. Walter Thompson Beirut (JWT) who represented Lebanon in the Cannes Lions Festival. From June 18 to…
Cannes Lions winners announced in first live-streamed awards show
20 June 2016 – Winners of the Direct, Glass, Print & Publishing, Promo & Activation and Radio Lions were tonight announced at the 63rd International Festival of Creativity. Industry stars gathered at the red carpet ceremony to celebrate the benchmarks of world-class creativity and for the first time in Cannes Lions history, the show was…
Cannes Lions 2016 prepares to launch New live sessions, seminars and networking opportunities announced
17 June 2016 – The 63rd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is set to throw open the doors of the Palais des Festivals tomorrow, delivering the largest ever content programme, alongside exciting new initiatives for attendees. Lions Entertainment, a new two-day programme dedicated to unskippable creativity, brings award-winning stars of screen, sport and music…
Cannes Lions announces record-breaking award entry numbers
15 June 2016 – At close of entries, Cannes Lions can confirm that a record 43,101 (+7%) submissions have been received for 2016. Overall there’s been growth in 18 of the 24 Lions, with standout expansion of the Product Design Lions (+92%) and notable increases in awards associated with the Festival’s three specialist streams: Lions…
Executive Magazine Announces the Winners of the Young Lions Print Competition
April 20, 2016 (Beirut): Executive Magazine, the country representative for the Cannes Lions Festivals, in cooperation with the IAA Lebanon chapter (International Advertising Association) and AA (Advertising Association) is pleased to announce the winners of the Young Lions Print Competition, Elie Nasr and Dina El Khouri from J. Walter Thompson Beirut. Running for a second…
Samsung Electronics Awarded 2016 Creative Marketer of the Year by Cannes LIONS
Beirut, Lebanon (May, 2016) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was recognized as the most creative marketer of 2016 by the Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity, the largest gathering of worldwide creative communications professionals and advertisers. The “Creative Marketer of the Year” award is awarded to companies that have made creative and meaningful strides in…