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