As the 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 are running six competitions between 1-4 March – Design, Digital, Film, Marketers, Media and Print.
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 18 March.
The six winning teams will be taking part in the Global Young Lions Competition in Cannes in June.
DESIGN JUDGES
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VML Health
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Found Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Sadie Mayes, Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health
Rudy Camones, Head of Art, Fahrenheit DDB
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer/Branding & Design expert, ADMIRE
Angelo Gonzales, Creative Director, Fahrenheit DDB
Jonathan Ramirez Caballos, Associate Creative Director, Dieste Los Angeles
Sophie Amono, Creative Director, Studio Tuku
James Maxwell, Executive Creative Director, VCCP Business & Teamspirit
Andres “Astor” Astorquiza, Creative Director, VML
Samuel Torres, Senior Copywriter, VML Colombia
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Max Whicher, Co-Founder & CEO, Spin Brands
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Designer, VML Health
John McPartland, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy Health UK
Rohit Sharma, Senior Designer, VCCP
Nick Lewis, Head of Marketing & Comms, Sky
Dimitris Tsoutsos, Head of Strategy, Publicis Groupe Greece
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Gustavo Nardini, Creative Director, Media Monks Berlin
DIGITAL JUDGES
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Designer, VML Health
Christophe Attele, CEO, Innovations
Samuel Torres, Senior Copywriter, VML Colombia
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Rachel Matovu, Strategy Director, Amplify
Andres “Astor” Astorquiza, Creative Director, VML
Will Cardy, Director of Client Services, Platypus Digital, The Bike Project
Judith Tulkens, Social Creative , adam&eveDDB
Monika Tomala, Senior Manager, Vodafone Group
Natalie Sharoff, Digital Lead, Mindshare Worldwide
Eli Lassman, Group Marketing Manager, Google
Lupas Celis, Executive Creative Director, DDB Ecuador
Emily Powell, Global Head of Copy, Bumble
Christian Mondragon, Senior Creative, Casanova / McCann
Jonathan Davies, Head of UK Digital Partnerships, Reddit
Sallie Bale, Head of Strategy, Lane
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Patrick Rossa, Senior Art Director, LePub
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VML Health
Matthew Northin, Performance Media Lead for Europe, Ford of Europe
Oliver Easthope, Senior Creative – Copywriter, RAPP
Lyndsay McGregor, EMEA Content and Social Marketing Manager, Pinterest
Yara Rocha, Head of Strategy, Tech and Soul
Natalie Allen, Account Director, Battenhall
Jonathan Ramirez Caballos, Associate Creative Director, Dieste Los Angeles
Gonzalo Pazos, Creative Director, Fahrenheit DDB
Supriva Dev-Purkaystha, Head of Native Advertising, Microsoft
Raul Palhares, Conceptual Copy Leader, Freelance
Filipe Rodrigues, Head of Digital & Innovation, Arena Media
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Nestor Rodriguez, Senior Copywriter, Dieste Inc.
Nicolas Bernaudo, Senior Copywriter, Dieste
Eilidh Jack, Head of Marketing and Comms – Content Strategy, Whiskey Auctioneer
Anna Bulman, Strategy Director, R/GA
Daniel Koller, Director Strategy, Content & Creation, Seven.One AdFactory GmbH
Max Whicher, Co-Founder & CBO, Spin Brands
Bianca Richards, Senior Art Director, VCCP Health
Sadie Mayes, Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health
Americo Manuel de Campos silva, Global Head Brand Communications & Engagement, Shell
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer, Design Director, CEO and Founder, “ADMIRE” LLC
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Attilio Gianfrancesco, Senior Regional Advertising Producer, Unilever
FILM JUDGES
Amy Coomber, Head of Production, neverland
John McPartland, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy Health UK
Adam Hallows, Creative Copywriter, VCCP
Bianca Richards, Senior Art Director, VCCP Health
Jonathan Ramirez Caballos, Associate Creative Director, Dieste Los Angeles
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Samuel Torres, Senior Copywriter, VML Colombia
Christian Mondragon, Senior Creative, Casanova / McCann
Sadie Mayes, Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health
Yara Rocha, Head of Strategy, Tech and Soul
Sophie Amono, Creative Director, Studio Tuku
Tudor Feraru, Creative Director, 1000heads
Americo Manuel de Campos silva, Global Head Brand Communications & Engagement, Shell
Gustavo Nardini, Creative Director, Media Monks Berlin
Nicolas Bernaudo, Senior Copywriter, Dieste
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Found Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Tom Trevelyan, Brand Director, neverland
Palak Kapadia, Copywriter, Amazon Brand Innovation Lab NYC
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VML Health
Christophe Attele, CEO, Innovations
Ged Carroll, Strategy Director, Freelance
Nestor Rodriguez, Senior Copywriter, Dieste Inc.
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Tech and Soul
Suki Aliouate, Creative, Droga5
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Consultant, Direct Line Group
Attilio Gianfrancesco, Senior Regional Advertising Producer, Unilever
Andres “Astor” Astorquiza, Creative Director, VML
Balazs Simon, Group Creative Director, White Rabbit Budapest
MARKETERS JUDGES
Rachel Moss, Head of Marketing Strategy, Allwyn
Supriya Dev-Purkaystha, Head of Native Advertising, Microsoft
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Consultant, Direct Line Group
Sallie Bale, Head of Strategy, Lane
Yvonne Quinn, Head of Business Marketing, Europe & Australia, Reddit
Sadie Mayes, Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health
Lyndsay McGregor, EMEA Content and Social Marketing Manager, Pinterest
Dimitris Tsoutsos, Head of Strategy, Publicis Groupe Greece
Rachel Patel, Senior Account Director, Innocean UK
Christophe Attele, CEO, Innovations
Larissa Clune, Industry Manager Fashion, YouTube & Google
Will Cardy, Director of Client Services, Platypus Digital, The Bike Project
Max Whicher, Co-Founder & CBO, Spin Brands
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Juance Mendoza, Creative Director & Founder, Amperson Agency, Mexico
Ged Carroll, Strategy Director, Freelance
Matthew Northin, Performance Media Lead for Europe, Ford of Europe
Americo Manuel de Campos silva, Global Head Brand Communications & Engagement, Shell
Gemma Redgrave, Global Marketing Director, AKQA
Normurod Khasanov, Marketer/Branding & Design expert, ADMIRE
Camille Merrells Senior Account Director, KWT Global
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Seán Doyle, Creative Director, Experiential, Pinterest
Kate Shigarova, Planning Account Manager, Spark Foundry
Calvin Lau, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google
Audrey Dahmen, Sr Brand Strategist, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand
Tom Trevelyan, Brand Director, neverland
Eilidh Jack, Head of Marketing and Comms – Content Strategy, Whiskey Auctioneer
Yara Rocha, Head of Strategy, Tech and Soul
Eli Lassman, Group Marketing Manager, Google
MEDIA JUDGES
Camille Merrells Senior Account Director, KWT Global
Eli Lassman, Group Marketing Manager, Google
Steven Ray, Head of Planning, Mindshare
Carla Museitef, Global Planning Director, Sony PlayStation, EssenceMediacom
Yara Rocha, Head of Strategy, Tech and Soul
Americo Manuel de Campos silva, Global Head Brand Communications & Engagement, Shell
Duff Borer, Managing Partner, Spark Foundry
Priscilla Dolladi, Digital Business Director, Havas Media Network
Supriva Dev-Purkaystha, Head of Native Advertising, Microsoft
Paula Centeno, Strategy Lead, Sancho BBDO
Larissa Clune, Industry Manager Fashion, YouTube & Google
Kate Shigarova, Planning Account Manager, Spark Foundry
Monika Tomala, Senior Manager, Vodafone Group
Colin Horan, Strategic Partner, Clear Channel UK
Helen Barber, Managing Partner, Joint Head of Strategy, OMD UK
Nicolas Bernaudo, Senior Copywriter, Dieste
Alexandr Ababii, Comms Planning Director, Carat
Simon Carr, Chief Strategy Officer, Hearts & Science
Matthew Northin, Performance Media Lead for Europe, Ford of Europe
Sadie Mayes, Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health
Oliver Flower, Group Strategy Director, UM Worldwide
Filipe Rodrigues, Head of Digital & Innovation, Arena Media
Ann Wixley, ECD, Wavemaker UK
Niamh Flynn, Comms Planning Director, Dentsu X
Karin Seymour, Director of Client and Marketing, Sky
Christophe Attele, CEO, Innovations
Lauren Fishwick, Planning Director, the7stars
Bettina Trauig, Head of Paid Social, MGOMD
Clare Elder, Director of Strategy, Republic of Media
Ruth Corrigan, Head of Strategy, UM
Juance Mendoza, Creative Director & Founder, Amperson Agency, Mexico
Lupas Celis, Executive Creative Director, DDB Ecuador
Andres “Astor” Astorquiza, Creative Director, VML
Nicola Daniel, Managing Partner Strategy, McCann Central
Christian Taylor, Head of Planning, The Kite Factory Media
Stefan Schoombee, Media Experiences Partner, Havas Media Network
Natalie Sharoff, Digital Lead, Mindshare Worldwide
PRINT JUDGES
Carl W. Jones, Snr Lecturer in Film, Former Creative Director, University of Westminster
Jonathan Ramirez Caballos, Associate Creative Director, Dieste Los Angeles
Leandro Bechara, Senior Art Director at TBWA\Lew,Lara
Jason Hughes, Head of Creative Solutions, Sky Media
Amy Coomber, Head of Production, neverland
James Maxwell, Executive Creative Director, VCCP Business & Teamspirit
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Angelo Gonzales, Creative Director, Fahrenheit DDB
Zack Gardner, Senior Copywriter, Tech and Soul
Lucy Rennie, Director, Outvertising
Russ Wren, Founding Partner, PigWorks
Balazs Simon, Group Creative Director, White Rabbit Budapest
Rudy Camones, Head of Art, Fahrenheit DDB
Oliver Lester, Senior Marketing Consultant, Direct Line Group
Karan Novas, Partner / CCO, Tulom
Nicolas Bernaudo, Senior Copywriter, Dieste
Andres “Astor” Astorquiza, Creative Director, VML
Joyce Kremer, Senior Creative Art Director, Freelance
Adam Hallows, Creative Copywriter, VCCP
Leonardo Gomez, Creative Director, Humans Peru
Suki Aliouate, Creative, Droga5
Emily Willing, Art Director, The Union
Marcelo Andrade, Senior Creative Art Director, Binder
Nikki Sulentic, Associate Creative Director, VML Health
Istvan Bracsok, Chief Creative Officer / Found Partner, White Rabbit Budapest
Nanda Marth, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness UK
John McPartland, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy Health UK
Yara Rocha, Head of Strategy, Tech and Soul
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Designer, VML Health
Ciaran Watkins, Senior Creative Copywriter, VML Health
Gustavo Nardini, Creative Director, Media Monks Berlin
Sadie Mayes, Associate Creative Director, VCCP Health
Dimitris Tsoutsos, Head of Strategy, Publicis Groupe Greece
Christophe Attele, CEO, Innovations
James Halladay, Creative, Above + Beyond
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