As UK Representative for Cannes Lions, we’re looking to find the very best young creative talent to compete on behalf of the UK at Cannes Lions against other young advertising professionals from around the world. We ran six competitions between 13-16 March – Design, Digital, Film, Marketers, Media and Print and received almost 180 entries.
The Competition brief
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 30 March.
Six winning teams will be flown to Cannes to compete in the global Young Lions competitions and six highly commended runners-up teams will receive tickets to our annual summit, LEAD, currently scheduled for January 2021.
Design Jury
Gina Mitchell, Head of Creative Studio, Captify
Lee Aldridge, Global Creative Director, Spark44
Nanda Marth, Executive Creative Director, Sudler
Al Mackie, Chief Creative Officer, RAPP UK
Alex Pym, Managing Director, Huge
Chris Chapman, Head of Design, Droga5
Crissy, Bogusz, Graphic Design Motion Graphics Artist, Ovation TV
Daniel Carragher, Associate Creative Director, Bow & Arrow
Jake Welsh, Founder, Dept Agency
Kate Nightingale, Consumer Psychologist & Founder, Style Psychology Ltd
Kieran Mineham, Associate Creative Director, Bow & Arrow
Kristina Eklund Ryan, Senior Creative, mr.h
Lizzy Minns, Art Director, Publicis Life Brands
Martin Corke, Chief Marketing Officer, Clear Channel UK
Martyn Hayes, Director of Craft, Elmwood
Matt Cridland, Creative Director, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Nick Blenkarne, Chief Strategy Director, Imagination
Rose Wangen-Jones, Managing Director, Marketing, London & Partners
Ryan McNamara, Managing Director, Foxtrot Papa
Sera Miller, Co-Founder, The Fawnbrake Collective
Wesley Richardson, Associate Creative Director, Imagination
Nick Vaus, Partner & Creative Director, Free The Birds
Jane Dennehy, Director, Gender Hub
Tom Munckton, Creative Director Design & Branding, Above+Beyond
Klara Goldy, CEO, Klara Goldy Interiors
Digital Jury
Nanda Marth, Executive Creative Director, Sudler
Wayne Deakin, Executive Creative Director EMEA, Huge
Al Mackie, Chief Creative Officer, RAPP UK
Alesia Duff-Farrier, Members Sevices Coordinator, APA
Alex Pym, Managing Director, Huge
Dave Wigglesworth, Senior Creative, Droga5
Dylan Davenport, Managing Director, The Wild
Ellie Edwards-Scott, Co-Founder, The Advisory Collective
Helen Wood, Head of Content & Publishing, H+K Strategies
Julia Smith, Founder, The Digital Voice
Kieran Mineham, Associate Creative Director, Bow & Arrow
Louise Stubbings, Creative Director, Clear Channel UK
Lucia Mastromauro, VP Global Partnership, Adform
Matthew Goldhill, Founder and CEO, Picnic
Jenny Stanley, MD and Founder, Appetite Creative
Michael Dwan, Principal, Brand Solutions, Amazon
Tony Currie, Creative Lead, Imagination
Mikaela Rice, Creative, Amazon Treasure Truck (Amazon OOH)
Nene Parsotam, ECD/Art Director, VINE Creatives
Nick Blenkarne, Chief Strategy Director, Imagination
Owen Hancock, Marketing Director, Impact
Paterno Odong, Activation Partner – International, Wavemaker Global
Paul Domenet, Partner & Communications Creative Director, Free The Birds
Sera Miller, Co-Founder, The Fawnbrake Collective
Tommy Torjesen, Co-founder and CMO, Cavai
Victoria Usher, CEO, GingerMay
Catriona Woodward, Head of Digital Marketing, Pizza Hut
Candace Kuss, Director of Social Media, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
James Thorely, Creative Director, MRM McCann
Adam Smith, Creative Director, The Gate Worldwide
Wesley Richardson, Associate Creative Director, Imagination
Frederico Roberto, Global Creative Director, OLIVER AGENCY
Lisa Menaldo, Co-Founder, The Advisory Collective
Melisa Jones, Senior Marketing Manager, UK & Netherlands, Teads
Marie de Berail, Agency and Client Partner, Gameloft
Film Jury
Jamie Marshall, Senior Art Director, Sudler London
Paul Jordan, CCO, ENGINE
Alesia Duff-Farrier, Members Sevices Coordinator, APA
Annabel Kennedy, Executive Producer, Knucklehead
Binoy Zuzarte, Senior Copywriter, Mirum
Charlene Chandrasekaran, Creative Director, Droga5
Chico Barrera, Creative, Havas London
David Billing, Chief Creative Officer, Above+Beyond
Dylan Davenport, Managing Director, The Wild
George Fogarty, Fogarty Films
Jemima Monies, Deputy MD, adam&eveDDB
Mariah Mathew, Founder & Director, Little Wing Film Festival
Nicola Roberts, Executive Creative Director, Bray Leino
Phil Evans, Creative Director, Leith
Philippa Thomas, Managing Director/Co-Founder, Thomas Thomas Films/The Wayback VR
Tom Wordley, SVP Creative Director, 21Grams
Trent Simpson, Deputy Managing Director/Co-Founder, Thomas Thomas Films/The Wayback VR
Matt Gray, Creative Director, Iris
Chiara Martini, Creative Strategy Director, The Coca-Cola Company
Media Jury
Hannah Watson, Head of Marketing & Communications, Jungle Creations
Aimee McKay, Client Partnership Director, Clear Channel
Ann Wixley, Executive Creative Director, Wavemaker
Anna Howells, Strategy Director, Publicis Media
Dino Myers-Lamptey, Founder, The Barber Shop
Duff Borer, Managing Partner, Spark Foundry
Dylan Davenport, Managing Director, The Wild
Lucy Barbor, Global Strategy Partner, Carat
Owen Lee, Global Director of Digital Strategy and Content Partnerships, OMD EMEA
Paterno Odong, Activation Partner – International, Wavemaker Global
Shona Read, Strategy Director, PHD
Simon Quere, Digital Performance Manager, Publicis/Performics
Steve Hyde, CEO, 360xec
Yewande Ogunkoya, Media Planning Lead, Essence
Rik Moore, Head of Insight, Strategy & Planning, The Kite Factory
Jess Roper, Client Partner, Vizeum
Paul Coggins, CEO, Adludio
Michael Colling, Founder, The Kite Factory
Tony Currie, Creative Lead, Imagination
Ali Reed, UK Managing Director, Essence
Ruth Corrigan, Strategy Director, UM
Print Jury
Elizabeth Townsend, Associate Creative Director, Sudler London
John McPartland, Creative Director, Havas Lynx
Lee Aldridge, Global Creative Director, Spark44
Paul Jordan, CCO, ENGINE
Adam Smith, Creative Director, The Gate Worldwide
Binoy Zuzarte, Senior Copywriter, Mirum
Chico Barrera, Creative, Havas London
John Osborne, Senior Art Director, The Gate London
Matt Hubbard, Senior Creative, Droga5
Nick Entwistle, One Minute Briefs
Nicola Roberts, Executive Creative Director, Bray Leino
Nina Beyers, Art Director, Uncommon Creative Studio
Raph Basckin, Group Creative Director, Droga5
Rickie Marsden, Senior Copywriter, The Gate London
Rose Wangen-Jones, Managing Director, Marketing, London & Partners
Tom Wordley, SVP Creative Director, 21Grams
Tim Jones, EVP, Executive Creative Director, McCann Health
Tony Hector, Group Creative Director/Head of Art, VCCPBLUE
Nick Blenkarne, Chief Strategy Director, Imagination
Wesley Richardson, Associate Creative Director, Imagination
Sam Jacobs, Creative Director – Marketing, The Guardian
Carey Trevill, CEO, The BPMA
Ben Golding, Creative Lead, George & Dragon
Marketers Jury
Chiara Martini, Creative Strategy Director, The Coca-Cola Company
Deborah Zaman, CEO, With
Christina Dunn, Country Business Lead Ben & Jerry’s UKI, Ben & Jerry’s (Unilever)
Dylan Davenport, Managing Director, The Wild
Julian Douglas, Vice Chairman, VCCP
Julie Wilkin, Head of EE Brand Advertisig, EE
Nick Blenkarne, Chief Strategy Director, Imagination
Paddy Collins, Thought Leadership Marketing Manager, Google
Samantha Fay, Senior Vice President – Global Brand Strategy, Guinness World Records
Sarah Price, Founder, Magnify London
Sion Owen, Head of Global Marketing, BT
Catriona Woodward, Head of Digital Marketing, Pizza Hut
Carey Trevill, CEO, The BPMA
Melisa Jones, Senior Marketing Manager, UK & Netherlands, Teads
