Read the latest news from the Cannes Lions Festival. Explore the creative trends in marketing and innovation while learning about the Cannes Award winners.

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National CineMedia Launches 2024 Young Lions Competition

New mentorship and advisors programs are added along with new sponsors Delta and Monotype.

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Q&A: Black at Cannes Founder on the Movement’s First Year and Future

Peter Ukhurebor talks about the experience of launching the initiative and where it goes from here.

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Channeling Creativity in Cannes

Adweek's summit explored the importance of creativity in the marketing industry.

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These Agencies Prioritized Sending Early-Career Creatives to Cannes

Cannes' exclusivity can squelch networking opportunities for young people that need them most. Some agencies are changing that.

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Marketing Advice From Adweek’s 2023 Brand Genius Class

Honorees shared words of wisdom during this year’s ceremony at Cannes.

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AI Is Reminding Us of What We’ve Lost—and What We Can Have Again

Speed is one of generative AI’s most alluring value propositions, but let’s be clear: AI is not an efficiency play.

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Athletes Now ‘Control the Narrative,’ Creating New Storytelling Opportunities

The switch from teams to individual stars marks a new storytelling chapter for sports.

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SmartMedia Technologies Brings AR to Web3 Wallets

The augmented reality experiences are powered by 8th Wall.

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A CFO Went to Cannes

Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar said bringing his chief financial officer to the ad festival was like 'taking the priest to Las Vegas.'

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How Taco Bell Created Fast-Food’s Most Viral Moment of the Year

The unicorn of culturally relevant brand partnerships, forged by Mexican Pizza and Doja Cat.

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Brands Taking Action With Autodesk and Pinterest

Express your company values—then have the courage to stand for them.

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In Cannes, Greenhushing Stifled Substantive Climate Conversations

While activists were aiming for a more substantive and collaborative trip to the annual Cannes Lions Festival this year, some left disappointed. Industry leaders, they said, were hesitant to speak [...]

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Adweek Podcast Live at Cannes: Why What Happens at Cannes Shouldn’t Stay at Cannes

Cannes Lions Festival is a place for marketers to have real conversations about the issues impacting the industry—from sustainability to inclusion. We reflect on the week and how marketers can turn [...]

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With Help From Nvidia, WPP Is Becoming an AI Company

CEO Mark Read and Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang discuss the future of creativity.