Emily Tan
Jun 18, 2012

Cannes Lions 2012 kicks off with Promo & Activations, PR and Direct shortlists

CANNES - The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity kicked off yesterday with 11,000 registered delegates from more than 90 countries descending on the French Riviera for the week-long event.

Cannes Lions 2012 kicks off with Promo & Activations, PR and Direct shortlists

This year, more than 34,000 entries from 87 countries were entered for competition to be judged by 15 jury teams. 


Cannes Lions 2012:
Full coverage

The first shortlists are now out, with 257 entries shorlisted for Promo & Activations, 227 entries for Direct and 134 entries for PR.

Asia-Pacific has made a healthy showing in each of these categories, with campaigns from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, China, India and Southeast Asia appearing on the shortlists.

In total, Asia-Pacific earned 58 spots on the Promo & Activations Shortlist. Campaigns that made the list include Cheil Worldwide Seoul's 'Here Balloon' campaign for S-Oil, McCann Worldgroup Hong Kong's Digital Media Award-winning Coca-Cola Chok! campaign, JWT Singapore's 'Magic Showerooms' for Unilever and Ogilvy Malaysia's 'Next Games' for Nestlé's Milo.

 

Direct Jury at work
 
The region secured 52 spots on the Direct shortlist. BBDO Guerrero Philippines' CSR Campaign for Pepsico 'Bottle Light' was shortlisted in both the Promo & Activations and Direct Shortlists. Hakuhodo Tokyo's work for Google earned it three entries on the list, while DDB Singapore's 'The Rubber Band' campaign for Singapore Raffles Music College earned two spots. 
 
The PR shortlist includes 24 entries from Asia-Pacific, dominated by Australia, which earned 15 spots. Euro RSCG Australia Sydney earned two spots with its 'Sponsor the White House' campaign for Napisan. 
 
Appearing on all three lists is Leo Burnett Thailand's 'Hair for Hope' fund-raising cancer-awareness campaign on behalf of Chulabhorn Hospital. 
 
The Promo & Activation, PR and Direct lions winners will be announced later today. 
Source:
Campaign Asia

Related Articles

Just Published

16 hours ago

Agency Report Card 2024: Ogilvy

Ogilvy APAC celebrated a strong creative year in 2024, clinching top regional honours at Cannes Lions. Yet operational headwinds, particularly in China, tested its resilience and reshaped its growth strategy.

16 hours ago

Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards 2024: ...

Ogilvy and UM win global network of the year awards for creative and media respectively, while Special agency in New Zealand earns Asia-Pacific network of the year.

18 hours ago

Apple Watch’s heart story strikes a chord in Japan

Apple’s new Japan campaign tells the real-life story of a heavy metal fan whose Apple Watch alerts help detect a life-threatening heart condition just in time.

18 hours ago

2025 Cannes Contenders: RGA creatives weigh in

A ubiquitous surname, a sexually transmitted infection, the printing of memories and an animal god that helps gamers might all bring fame glory to campaigns in Cannes next week.