As UK Representative for Cannes Lions, we’re looking to find the very best young creative talent to compete on behalf of the UK against other young advertising professionals from around the world. We ran six competitions between 10-13 March – Design, Digital, Film, Marketers, Media and Print and had over 250 entries.
We are delighted to have recruited a fantastic cohort of industry professionals to judge the work. Please find their details below. The winning teams will be announced w/c 27 March.
Six winning teams will be taking part in the Global Young Lions Competition in Cannes in June.
DESIGN JURY
Rohit Sharma, Senior Designer, VCCP / Girl&Bear
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Naresh Subhash, Deputy Creative Director, MadeBrave
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Haidara Suleiman, Managing Director & Co-founder, UG AWI Global
Laime Lukosiunaite, Senior Designer, VMLYR Health London
Delfi Ramirez, Chairman of the Bored, Segonquart Studio
Yasmin Afshar, Senior Creative Lead, Oliver Agency
Antonio Conte, Creative Studio Director, Oliver
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness London
Emma Hopkins, Creative Strategy Lead, Spotify
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Darren Sital-Singh, Managing Director, Studio PI
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Chessa Williams, Creative Director, Open Health
DIGITAL JURY
Sally Owen, Global Digital Lead, Corporate Brand, BAT
Yasmin Afshar, Senior Creative Lead, Oliver Agency
Claire Kimber, Head of Creativity 7 Innovation, OMD UK
Naresh Subhash, Deputy Creative Director, MadeBrave
Tom Bothwell, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Will Millner, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Jacob Knox-Hooke, Operations Director, PHD Media
Frederico Roberto, Creative Director, Publicis.Poke
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Fernanda Martins, Strategy Partner, Mindshare Worldwide
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Jorge Pinto, ECD, MullenLowe SSP3
Patrick Zinga, Automated Media, Data & Martech Lead, Heineken
Emma Hopkins, Creative Strategy Lead, Spotify
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Rob Ryan, B2B Marketing Lead, UK, TikTok
Lornette Harley, Account Director, MSL UK
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Shehan Samarasinha, Chief Strategy Officer, Triad
Helen Paton, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Google
Grace MacDonald, Head of Business Marketing, Pinterest
Gareth Holmes, VP EMEA & AOPAC, SeenThis
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Antonio Conte, Creative Studio Director, Oliver
Tori Barley, Agency Group Head, Good-Loop
Haidara Suleiman, Managing Director & Co-founder, UG AWI Global
Will Cardy, Director of Client Services, Platypus Digital
Delfi Ramirez, Chairman of the Bored, Segonquart Studio
Christian Monodragon, Associate Creative Director, Conill, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Beth Manning, Senior Creative, We Are Social
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Anthony Crocker, Head of Commercial Success Strategy, The Telegraph
FILM JURY
Will Millner, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Khalid Latif, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Matt Lee, Executive Creative Director, M&C Saatchi
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Rupert Rixon, Managing Director / Founder, Perspective Pictures
Jorge Pinto, ECD, MullenLowe SSP3
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Claire Barker, Group Creative Director, DRUM OMG
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Manager, Direct Line Group
Sarah Drummond, Executive Producer / Managing Director, LS Productions
Adam Hallows, Creative copywriter, VCCP Health
Jamie Walker, Managing Director, Pulse Films
Ali Dickinson, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Collective
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Roz Lawson, Senior Producer, VMLY&R
Tom Bothwell, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
David Morgan, Executive Producer, What’s Possible Group
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Pete Chambers, Executive Producer, Mad Cow Films
Tudor Feraru, ACD/Creative Lead, 1000heads
Emily Rule, Head of Strategy, Wunderman Thompson
Chloe Davies, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals
Tom Wordley, SVP Creative Director, 21Grams
Dougal Meese, Executive Producer, The Mill
Christian Monodragon, Associate Creative Director, Conill, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Louise Gagen, Managing Director, Feel Films
MARKETERS JURY
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Joanna Lawrence, EVP, Global Agency Development, Havas Media Group
Maneesh Kaushik, Senior Director Insights Europe, PepsiCo
Isobel Sita Lumsden, Head of B2B Marketing, Europe & Israel, TikTok
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
Rupert Rixon, Managing Director / Founder, Perspective Pictures
Sally Owen, Global Digital Lead, Corporate Brand, BAT
Olya Dyachuk, Data Driven Media Director, Heineken
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Emma Botton, CMO, Tesco
Sajid Mahbub, Chief Operating Officer, Bangladesh Brand Forum
Rachel Patel, Account Director, TBWA/London
Electra Klidaki, Brand Strategist, Strategy Girl
Kate Narbrough, Group Marketing and Communications Director, Nomad Foods
Will Cardy, Director of Client Services, Platypus Digital
Ricky Ray Butler, CEO, BENlabs
Lornette Harley, Account Director, MSL UK
Richard Atkinson-Toal, Brand & Marketing Director, Barclaycard
Gemma Redgrave, Global Marketing Director, AKQA
Andreea Sapunaru, Global Marketing Director, Unilever
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Manager, Direct Line Group
Jonathan Lee, Creative Director, Havas People
Melanie Chevalier, CEO, Creative Culture
Anastasia Brand, Managing Director, Tag
Patrick Zinga, Automated Media, Data & Martech Lead, Heineken
Clive Mishon, Director, Alliance of Independent Agencies
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Grace MacDonald, Head of Business Marketing, Pinterest
Chloe Davies, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals
Yasmin Afshar, Senior Creative Lead, Oliver Agency
Calvin Lau, GTM Marketing Lead, Intrinsic Innovation Inc (Alphabet)
Elizabeth Anyaegbuna, Co-founder, Sixteenbynine
MEDIA JURY
Dan Jannings, Client Lead, Wavemaker
Rhian Feather, Head of Media Planning, OMD UK
Rebecca Hughes, Strategy Partner, Havas Media Group
Rachael Lake, Executive Director, Strategy & Planning, mSix
Helen Barber, Head of Comms Planning (Strategy), OMD UK
Alissa Voutova, Comms Design Director, Initiative
Claire Barker, Group Creative Director, DRUM OMG
Grace MacDonald, Head of Business Marketing, Pinterest
Kim Allain, Creative Lead, MSL Group / Publicis Groupe
Laurence Green, Advertising Columnist, The Media Leader
Tori Barley, Agency Group Head, Good-Loop
Jack Bellamy, Group Strategy Director, Initiative
Fernanda Martins, Strategy Partner, Mindshare Worldwide
Tim Payne, Group Strategy Director / Sustainability Lead, Zenith Media UK
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness London
Elizabeth Anyaegbuna, Co-founder, Sixteenbynine
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Beth Manning, Senior Creative, We Are Social
Eleanor Mitchell, Planning Partner, Dentsu X
Gonzalo Pazos, Creative Director, Fahrenheit DDB
Filipe Rodrigues, Head of Digital & Innovation, Arena Media
Bethan Crockett, Legal Counsel, GroupM UK
Frederico Roberto, Creative Director, Publicis.Poke
Leandro Bechara, Senior Art Director, TBWA/Lew Lara
Haidara Suleiman, Managing Director & Co-founder, UG AWI Global
Jacob Knox-Hooke, Operations Director, PHD Media
Ann Wixley, ECD, Wavemaker UK
Emma Botton, CMO, Tesco
Katy Sharpe, Managing Director, Guerillascope
Patrick Zinga, Automated Media, Data & Martech Lead, Heineken
Louise Gagen, Managing Director, Feel Films
Kate MacKenzie, Marketing Communications Lead, Europe & Israel, TikTok
Joanna Lawrence, EVP, Global Agency Development, Havas Media Group
Anastasia Brand, Managing Director, Tag
Bettina Traurig, Head of Paid Social, Zenith UK
Jess Talbot, Comms Design Director, Initiative
Lornette Harley, Account Director, MSL UK
Anthony Crocker, Head of Commercial Success Strategy, The Telegraph
Darren Sital-Singh, Managing Director, Studio PI
Stefan Schoombee, Media Experiences (MX) Partner, Havas Media Group
Jamie Dunlop, Managing Partner, Total Media
Guy Edwards, Managing Partner, Zenith
Kate Bradbury, Deputy Managing Director, Wavemaker
Christian Monodragon, Associate Creative Director, Conill, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles
Kashif Dalvi, Strategy Director, Assembly Global
Chloe Davies, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals
Rupert Rixon, Managing Director / Founder, Perspective Pictures
Nicola Daniels, Strategy Director, UM
Pedro Martins, Chief Growth Officer, Total Media
Olya Dyachuk, Data Driven Media Director, Heineken
PRINT JURY
Tom Wordley, SVP Creative Director, 21Grams
Ali Dickinson, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Marcelo Andrade, Senior Creative Art Director, Binder
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Mickey Shu-Ting Chan, Senior Art Director, ACNE London
Jamie Dunlop, Managing Partner, Total Media
Francois Boshoff, Creative Director, Media Bounty
Ricardo Porto, Senior Copywriter, AMV BBDO
Ferju Cuevas, CCO / Founder, 1947
Matt Lee, Executive Creative Director, M&C Saatchi
Ciaran Watkins, Senior Copywriter, VMLY&R Health London
Tom Bothwell, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Manager, Direct Line Group
Naresh Subhash, Deputy Creative Director, MadeBrave
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Founder Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Lucy Rennie, Director of Strategy, Outvertising & distillery
Shehan Samarasinha, Chief Strategy Officer, Triad
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Collective
Antonio Conte, Creative Studio Director, Oliver
Khalid Latif, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R Health
Jonathan Lee, Creative Director, Havas People
Will Millner, Senior Creative, Dentsu Creative
Darren Sital-Singh, Managing Director, Studio PI
Ferju Cuevas, CCO / Founder, 1947
Chessa Williams, Creative Director, Open Health
Frances Docx, Strategy Partner, 20 something
