Archive for June, 2006

Young creatives "come back for pleasure"

I almost forgot to mention this little gem. The Cannes Lions, Shots magazine and the City of Cannes ran a competition for a campaign to encourage visitors to come back to Cannes. The fun part was they were given a super-duper Nokia phone and Apple editing software and told to come back in three days [...]

Cannes Lions June 30, 2006 3:24 pm 0 Comments

Man wins Lion, drinks, loses Lion on beach

I’m trying not to laugh, because this is serious (snigger). Following on the previous post about bad behaviour in Cannes comes this heartfelt cry: “Imagine yourself waking up the morning after you buried your employer’s Cannes Lion on some beach in Cannes. Sounds like a lot of fun until you realize you don’t remember where [...]

Cannes Lions, excess June 28, 2006 3:23 pm 0 Comments

Cannes: "Bad behaviour deserves to be preserved"

Do we agree with this? In an article in the UK’s “Media Bulletin”, Francesca Newland makes a case for preserving the madness that is Cannes. Citing CEOs “passed out on the pavement in front of the Gutter Bar, Traktor party revellers being sprayed with Champagne to keep them cool, DDB’s entire London creative department squashed [...]

excess June 20, 2006 3:21 pm 0 Comments

Cannes Lion boss steps down

According to a report on BrandRepublic, Cannes Lion CEO Penny Reid is stepping down from the job for personal reasons. Reid had taken the position only last January, taking over when terry Savage became executive chairman. A new CEO is being sought.

Cannes Lions June 19, 2006 3:25 pm 0 Comments

Cannes Lions entries up 12%

According to a report on their site, entries for this year’s Cannes Lions festival are up 12.5%. Although film and direct entries are down by almost 3% and 7% respectively, entries in the titanium, media and cyber categories have grown by 52%, 36% and 32% respectively. According to the British magazine Shots, this is due [...]

Cannes Lions June 2, 2006 3:19 pm 0 Comments

Carlton Hotel: What would you pay?

According to a report in The Times, the Carlton Hotel is about to change hands. The grand old favourite of Cannes’ wealthier visitors is currently being sold together with other properties in the InterContinental Hotels Group. Of the £400 million price tag, the Carlton is estimated to be worth £150 million. The new owner will [...]

accommodation, excess, hotels June 1, 2006 3:18 pm 0 Comments