Cannes Entries Skyrocket, Festival Adds Jurors

NEW YORK A significant growth in entries to the International Advertising Festival has led to the addition of 12 new jury members, to be named next week, according to Cannes Festival CEO Terry Savage.

Three jurists will be added to the press and outdoor panel, five to the media jury and four to the cyber group.

While entry figures are still being processed, Savage said he estimated that entries have gone up somewhere in the range of 18 percent from last year in the press and outdoor category, 20 percent in the media section and 25 percent in the cyber division.

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