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Cannes Lions Film, Titanium and Integrated winners
Wed, 01 Jul 2009
The final night of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival on Saturday 27 June culminated in the Film, Titanium and Integrated Awards Ceremony. TBWA Hunt Lascaris Jhb won a Gold in the Titanium/ Integrated category (Zimbabwean Newspaper “Trillion Dollar”).
Of the 3453 entries in the Film category, the jury, chaired by David Lubars, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO North America, shortlisted 261 entries of which 16 were awardedGold, 36 Silver and 35 Bronze Lions. The Film Grand Prix was awarded to Tribal DDB Amsterdam for the Philips Interactive Film "Carousel".
The Titanium & Integrated jury, chaired by David Droga, Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5, voted on 403 entries to reach a shortlist of 23, of which 11 Integrated Lions and 3 Titanium Lions were awarded. The prestigious Titanium Grand Prix and theIntegrated Grand Prix were both won by Obama For America in Washington for the Obama/Biden Presidential campaign.
Other awards presented at this evening’s awards ceremony were:
Advertising Agency of the Year was given to DDB BRASIL, São Paulo; The Network of the Year award was presented to BBDO; The Palme d’Or, given to the best production company, was awarded to PHENOMENA, Thailand; A special jury commendation was given to Believe Media in Los Angeles for their Wassup '08 "True Vote" ad.
Also announced were the winners of the Young Lions Film Competition, with the Mexican team winning the Gold medal, Canada taking Silver and Denmark Bronze.
The coveted Advertiser of the Year trophy was presented to Volkswagen for their continued inspiring and innovative marketing. Hartmut Seeger, International Advertising Director accepted the award.
The winning work from these categories along with their credits is available to view online at www.canneslions.com.
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