On day 7 at Cannes, Entertainment Lions hugged the spotlight. Australia’s Peter Grasse got his audience’s attention with a new perspective on production values and his new production company, Dictionary Films.
61 Lions were awarded in Entertainment from 1,843 entries, 6 of the Gold. Australia won 1 Lion and New Zealand won 2.
The Grand Prix went to Vrse.works for The New York Times VR app, The Displaced for The New York Times.
Gold winners:
- Wieden + Kennedy/RSA Films NY, Margot vs Lily for Nikewomen
- Very Agency Copenhagen/New Land, The Family for Ford Motor Company
- Grey SF/Helo Venice. The Most Dangerous Town on the Internet Original Documentary Series for Norton by Symantec
- BBDO NY/Panoply Media, GE Podcast Theatre Presents The Message for GE
- Ogilvy & Mather Chicago/Radical Media NY, Museum of Feelings for SC Johnson
- CAA Marketing LA/Canada Goose Toronto/Saville Productions LA/Cherokee Films Auckland/Spot Welders LA, Out There for Canada Goose
- ADK Taiwan/Innovation Films Taipei, House of Little Moments for Uni Presidents
- McCann London, Survival Billboard for Microsoft
- Red Bull Media London/RSF Films London, Kaleidoscope for Red Bull Media
Australia’s winner:
Silver Lion:
- Host Sydney, #AirlineWager, for Air NZ and Qantas
New Zealand’s winners:
Silver Lion:
- DDB NZ/Revolver/Will O’Rourke, Unforgotten Soldiers for SKY TV
Bronze Lion:
- Y&R NZ/Y&R Media/Y&R Digital/Flying Fish McWhopper for Burger King
Full list of winners here: Entertainment Lions Winners
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32 Lions were awarded in Entertainment for Music from 636 entries, 5 of them Gold. New Zealand won 1 Lion.
Two Grands Prix were awarded:
- Prettybird, Formation music video for Beyoncé
- Jung von Matt, Home for Christmas (original composition) for Edeka Zentrale & Co
Gold winners:
- Jazz Communication Bucharest, A Voice for Songbirds #SaveOurSongbirds for Romanian Ornithological Society and Natura 2000
- Johannes Leonardo NY/RSA Films LA, Your Future is Not Mine for Adidas
- Grey NY/Townhouse 23 NY, Park Pictures NY/Exile Sana Monica, Super Bowl Babies Choir for National Football League
- BBDO NY, Safe & Sound Music Player for LMG Insurance Public Company
- AKQA Sao Paulo, Don’t Look Away for Usher
New Zealand’s winner:
Bronze Lion:
- Special Group, Play the Bridge for 2 Degrees Mobile
Full list of winners here: Entertainment Lion for Music Winners








