Cannes Lions to proceed in June despite travel concerns

January 15, 2021 9:57

The organisers of Cannes Lions have announced that after the postponement of last year’s awards due to COVID-19, first to October and then until June this year, the juries will be judging both years’ of work and awarding Lions for 2020 and 2021.

“For more than 65 years Cannes Lions has set the benchmark for great creative work,” said Lions managing director Simon Cook. “We’ve been delighted by the diverse spread of work that has emerged in our regional awards – Eurobest, Dubai Lynx and Spikes Asia – and we look forward to being inspired by the work that will set the global standard across two years at Cannes Lions.”

The plan is to judge and present the work in person in Cannes, France, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in the third week of June.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.