Enter our UK Young Lions Competition and win the chance to represent the UK in the Global Young Lions Competition, part of Cannes Lions.
As UK Representatives for Cannes Lions, we’re looking to find the very best young creative talent to compete on behalf of the UK in the Global Young Lions competition.
The 12 winners of our UK competition will have the opportunity to compete in the Global Young Lions Competitions in Cannes this June and will recieve a full week’s festival pass and accommodation. (Please note that travel is not included – refer to the T&Cs for full details)
View the Cannes Lions 2025 Young Lions Competition winners here
HOW TO ENTER
Important:Â Please read the Terms and Conditions before signing up so you are fully aware of what is and isn’t included in the prize, especially regarding travel costs.
We are running 6 competitions – Design, Digital, Film, Marketers, Media and Print. The competitions are free of charge to enter, teams work on the brief remotely and upload their work to our competition portal.
Please note that the PRCA will be running the PR competition – you can see more details here.Â
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!Â
Please register both your teammates here
The full Competition terms and conditions can be seen here.
CATEGORY TEAM CRITERIA
Please note: You must enter as a team of two. Partners do not have to be employed at the same company.
- DESIGN: Open to a team of two design professionals e.g. graphic designers, specialist designers, art directors, photographers or freelancers
- DIGITAL: Open to a team of two digital professionals e.g. social media managers, creative technologists, UX designers, digital designers/producers or freelancers
- FILM: Open to a team of two creative professionals e.g. art directors, producers, film makers, creatives or freelancers
- MARKETERS: Open to a team of two marketing professionals working for a brand i.e. a client company that engages the services of advertising and communications companies (i.e. Unilever, Coca-Cola etc.) Brand managers, category, product managers client service managers, channel marketing managers. Agencies may not compete in the Marketers competition and nor may freelancers
- MEDIA: Open to a team of two media professionals working for media agencies, specific in-house media departments in agencies, media owners or freelancers
- PRINT: Open to a team of two creative professionals e.g. art directors, copy writers, producers, creatives or freelancers
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
29 January
Competition registration opens
13 February
Young Lions Competition Masterclass hosted by Cannes Lions, register to attend here
26 February, 17:00
Closing date for registrations
27 February
The brief will be sent to all teams
2 March, 17:00
Deadline for all competition entries
5 March – 13 March
Online judging
w/c 17 March
Winners will be notified
21 June
Winning teams travel to Cannes
22-26 June
Winners will take part in the Global Young Lions competition
ELIGIBILITY
Participants must be aged between 18 and 30 on 26 June 2026 (born on or after 26 June 1995).
Entrants must be a current employee within the advertising/marketing industry, be a UK resident or have a valid UK work permit.
The full criteria and terms and conditions can be seen here.
CALL FOR JUDGES
If you would like to judge the UK Young Lions competitions, please sign up here.
View the judges from the 2025 competition here
PREVIOUS UK YOUNG LIONS COMPETITION
View the UK Young Lions 2025 Competition Brief here
Read about the 2025 winners and view their winning work here
CONTACTS
Please contact us at events@adassoc.org.uk with any queries.
