A total of 10 lucky people are off to Cannes after taking out the top prize at the News Corp Young Lions competition. The five teams of two will now go on to represent Australia at the international Young Lions Competition at the 62nd Cannes International Festival of Creativity being held from 21-27 June 2015.
The winning teams are:
Digital: Emma Borland and Lucy Downs from DT (NSW)
Print: Simon Gibson and Dan White from Clemenger BBDO (NSW)
Film: Chris Hanrahan and Jordy Molloy from DDB Melbourne (VIC)
Media: Jack Smyth from Initiative (NSW) and Chris Colter from UM (NSW)
Marketing: Jemma Wong from The Australian Ballet (VIC) and Nathan Kwok from Commonwealth Bank (NSW)
The runners up in the print, digital and media categories will represent Australia at the 2015 Spikes Asia festival in Singapore in September.
They are:
Digital: Sam Dickson and Cam Bell from DT (NSW)
Print: Harry Neville from BMF (NSW) and Carl Edwards from InMobi (NSW)
Media: Queenie Ling from MEC (NSW) and Tim Hull from MediaCom (NSW)
News Corp Australia director of national sales Sharb Farjami said: “A huge congratulations to all the winners who stood out of an already super talented pool of finalists. The immense creativity, innovation and professionalism of everyone who has taken part in the 2015 Cannes Young Lions competition is testament to the wealth of talent the industry has fostered here in Australia. It’s so encouraging to see the energy and enthusiasm of the future leaders.
“The competition was exceptionally close, which is why I’m excited that through our expanded program, we are able to give runners up in print and media categories the opportunity to further hone their skills by representing Australia at the Spikes Asia Festival.”
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