(L-R): Leo/Publicis Groupe’s Marco Venturelli, Leo’s Andy Fergusson, Suncorp’s Mim Hayson, Leo’s Clare Pickens, Titanium president Chaka Sobhani.
Australia closed the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity by winning a second Grand Prix.
Leo Australia secured the Dan Wieden Titanium Grand Prix for Haven for Suncorp Insurance, created in collaboration with Hogarth, The Polish Bureau and OMD.
The Titanium marked the fourth Lion awarded this week to Leo’s Haven campaign, which was recognised for transforming insurance into a long-term public service initiative designed to help Australians better prepare for extreme weather.
The Titanium Lions attracted 138 entries globally, with just five awards handed out, including the Grand Prix.
The win follows a Grand Prix to Special Australia and Special US with ‘'Build Your Own Super Bowl Commercial’ for Uber Eats.
Haven builds on Suncorp’s commitment to resilience, which began in 2021 with ‘One House’, winner of the Grand Prix for Innovation at Cannes in 2022, before evolving into ‘Resilience Road’.
The overarching ‘Building a More Resilient Australia’ platform also won Silver at Cannes last year for Creative Business Transformation.
"We are so thrilled to have our resilience work for Suncorp globally recognised with a Titanium,” said Mim Haysom, CMO and executive general manager brand and customer experience, Suncorp.
“It’s been a long-term commitment for us with this work taking our focus on resilience from an idea into an action that all Australians can benefit from.
“It took incredible teamwork to bring Haven to life, so a huge thanks and congratulations to our amazing collective team, this award is theirs."
Andy Fergusson, chief creative officer at Leo Australia, said it was humbling to have the work recognised in this way.
“This project was two years in the making and many more years in preparation,” he said.
“Everyone involved in Haven worked tirelessly to create something unique, that we believed could change behaviour.
“Congratulations to our talented creatives, business leads, producers and tech team at Leo. Our genius, unrelenting production partners at Unit 9, our media partners, and our incredible clients at Suncorp, who had belief in this idea from the beginning and did whatever it took to make Haven a reality, no matter what challenges it faced."
Dan Wieden Titanium Lions jury president Chaka Sobhani said the theme of the festival is where does creativity go next?
“And that is what the Dan Weiden Titanium Lion exemplifies in droves,” said Sobhani.
“This is about celebrating the ideas that are genuinely game-changing, that inspire us to reimagine what is possible, and that genuinely pave the way for where creativity can go in the future.”
Revolver and Droga5 London picked up Bronze in Film for Amazon Books’ Bring a Book to Life.
The campaign for Amazon Books and Kindle reframed reading as a collaborative experience between author and reader. The Film Lions attracted 1,469 entries globally, with 45 Lions awarded.
In Special Awards announced overnight, Ogilvy took out Network of the Year, Rethink was awarded Independent Network of the Year, LePub Milan was named Agency of the Year, while Rethink Toronto claimed Independent Agency of the Year.
Heineken was recognised as Creative Brand of the Year.
Australia finished the week with 11 Lions overall, including two Grand Prix, two Gold, six Silver and one Bronze. Leo Australia was also named Pacific Regional Agency of the Year.
(L-R) Leo Australia CCO Andy Fergusson and CEO Clare Pickens
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