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