Cannes Lions has revealed the line-up of global experts selected to award the world’s very best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from 17 to 21 June 2024.
11 Indians find mention in the Awarding Jury, which include Corcoise Films’ Prasoon Pandey, Ogilvy’s Hephzibah Pathak, Havas Worldwide’s Anupama Ramaswamy, VML’s Mukund Olety, DDB Mudra Group’s Rahul Mathew, BBH’s Parikshit Bhattaccharya, Leo Burnett’s Sonal Chhajerh, FCB India’s Anusheela Saha Accenture Song’s Honey Bajaj, Conran Design’s Mayuri Nikumbh and ITC’s Anushree Ghosh.
Here’s the list:
Outdoor Lions
Anusheela Saha, National Creative Director, FCB, India
Print & Publishing Lions
Anupama Ramaswamy, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, India
Audio & Radio Lions
Rahul Mathew, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Mudra Group, India
Digital Craft Lions
Honey Bajaj, Head of Design and Digital Products, Accenture Song, India
Film Craft Lions
Prasoon Pandey, Ad Film Maker, Corcoise Films, India
Creative Data Lions
Anushree Ghosh, Head of Digital and D2C, ITC Limited – Foods Division, India
Direct Lions
Sonal Chhajerh, Group Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, India
Health & Wellness Lions
Mukund Olety, Chief Creative Officer, VML, India
Design Lions
Mayuri Nikumbh, Head of Design, Conran Design, India
Industry Craft Lions
Parixit Bhattacharya, Chief Creative Officer, BBH,
India
Creative Effectiveness Lions
Hephzibah Pathak, Executive Chairperson, Ogilvy, India
The Awarding Jury represents the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines, from across 54 markets – the highest number of markets ever represented on the Awarding Jury.
Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said: “We’re delighted to have a balance and breadth of expertise and global representation across our Juries. The Awarding Juries represent the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines, and we welcome the unique perspectives they bring. We thank them for their time, dedication and care in setting the global creative benchmark for our industry.”
Marian Brannelly, Global Director of Awards, LIONS, added: “It’s exciting to see representation from four new markets this year – Armenia, Ghana, Pakistan and Panama – as well as the highest-ever representation from the Middle East and Africa. Our Jurors play a crucial role in upholding the integrity of the Lions, and we thank them for everything they bring to the important task ahead.”