At the midway point of this year’s Cannes Lions, Australia was doing just OK, in 8^th place by country. Eventually it reached 4th place.

But The Glue Society put in a mammoth effort. The agency racked up 1 Gold, 3 Silvers, 7 Bronze and 27 Finalists, across 11 different categories and 7 different projects. 

These are its awards so far:

PROMO & ACTIVATION: 

• VW Naked Ute – 1 SILVER (for DDB Sydney)

• GAYNZ – 1 BRONZE & 1 FINALIST (for Whybin TBWA Melbourne)
• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel – 1 BRONZE & 3 FINALISTS (for DDB Auckland)

DIRECT:

• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel 1 SILVER, 2 BRONZE & 1 FINALIST (for DDB Auckland)

• Masterfoods #MakeDinnerTime Matter – 2 FINALISTS (for Clemenger BBDO Sydney)
• VW Naked Ute – 1 FINALIST (for DDB Sydney)

MEDIA: 

• GAYNZ – 1 GOLD (for Whybin TBWA Melbourne)

• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel – 2 FINALISTS (for DDB Auckland)

 OUTDOOR:

• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel – 1 SILVER & 1 BRONZE (for DDB Auckland)

DESIGN:

• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel – FINALIST (for DDB Auckland)
• GAYNZ – FINALIST (for Whybin TBWA Melbourne)

PR:

• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel – FINALIST (for DDB Auckland)
• GAYNZ – FINALIST (for Whybin TBWA Melbourne)

CYBER: 

• NAB Fanshake – FINALIST (for Clemenger BBDO Melbourne)

FILM: 

• HSBC Lift – BRONZE (for Grey London)
• TAC Towards Zero (There’s noone someone won’t miss) – FINALIST (for Clemenger BBDO Melbourne)

LIONS ENTERTAINMENT:

• Unforgotten Soldiers, SKY History Channel – 1 BRONZE (for DDB Auckland)

INTEGRATED: 

• VW Naked Ute  – FINALIST (for DDB Sydney)

FILM CRAFT: 

• HSBC Lift – 2 FINALISTS (for Grey London)