Spike Lee Will be Honored at Cannes Lions With New Creative Award

The legendary film maker will be presented with the Creative Maker of the Year prize

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The filmmaker behind some of the most politically important films of the last three decades, Spike Lee, is to be honored at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity with a new award: the honorary Creative Maker of the Year.

Lee, an Oscar winner whose films include Do the Right Thing, BlackkKlansman, Malcolm X and Jungle Fever, will be awarded for his contribution to the creative industry. He has worked in advertising through his own creative agency, Spike DDB, which has collaborated on ads with brands such as Chevrolet, Pepsi, the NBA, Jaguar and Doritos.

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