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Cannes Lions Special Section

#CannesLions2019: All the SA winners!

The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity came to an end on 21 June 2019, rounding out a full week of award shows that celebrated creativity across various categories. Here's how SA fared overall...
#CannesLions2019: All the SA winners!

Gold

Radio Lion (Script): TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg, production work by Produce Sound | City Lodge Town Lodge's six-parter, 'The Real Cost...': 'Night Weeping', 'Pleasure Cave', 'Lumpy Futon', 'Makoti', Umsebenzi' and 'Nsizwa' (campaign).

Silver

Film (Consumer Services: Business to Business): King James Group Cape Town, production work by Chocolate Tribe Johannesburg, Howard Music Johannesburg and Sterling Sound Johannesburg | Allan Gray: 'Father's Share'.

Radio Lion (Travel): TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg, production work by Produce Sound | City Lodge Town Lodge's six-parter, 'The Real Cost...': 'Night Weeping', 'Pleasure Cave', 'Lumpy Futon', 'Makoti', Umsebenzi' and 'Nsizwa' (campaign).

Radio Lion (Other FMCG): Ogilvy Johannesburg, production work by Produce Sound | Tiger Brands' Doom: ‘You Should Have Used Fast, Deadly Doom: 'Revenge of the Cockroach' and 'Revenge of the Mozzie' (campaign).

Bronze

Entertainment Lion ('Non-fiction Film: 5-30 minutes'): Net#work BBDO South Africa, production by 7Films Cape Town, Audio Militia Johannesburg, Flare BBDO Johannesburg and Upstairs Ludus Johannesburg; media by OMD Johannesburg; PR by ByDesign Communications Johannesburg | Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 'Return to Chapman's Peak'.

Entertainment Lion (Talent: Digital & Social): VMLY&R South Africa, production by Giant Films Cape Town and Tessa Ford Post, media by OMD Johannesburg, PR by A-List Communications and Salt PR and Communications Johannesburg | Edgars: 'Don't Tell Me What to Do'.

Film (Consumer Services: Business to Business): King James Group Cape Town, production work by Chocolate Tribe Johannesburg, Howard Music Johannesburg and Sterling Sound Johannesburg | Allan Gray: 'Father's Share'.

Glass (Lion for Change): Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, production by Glassworks Amsterdam, Park Pictures London, Trim London and Wave Studios London | Nike South Africa‘: Just Do It: Caster Semenya’.

Radio Lion (Social Behaviour & Cultural Insights): TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg, production work by Produce Sound | City Lodge Town Lodge's 'The Real Cost' and 'Nothing for Mahala' (campaign).

Cannes Lions 2019 wins per agency

Entrant / Idea creationGold Lion CampaignSilver Lion CampaignSilver LionBronze Lion CampaignBronze LionTotal
KING JAMES GROUP, Cape Town112
NET#WORK BBDO, Johannesburg11
OGILVY, Johannesburg11
TBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg1113
VMLY&R SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg11
Total121138

Entertainment winners - View
Bronze LionNET#WORK BBDO, JohannesburgMERCEDES-BENZS-CLASSRETURN TO CHAPMAN'S PEAK
Bronze LionVMLY&R SOUTH AFRICA, JohannesburgEDGARSFILMDONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO
Radio & Audio winners - View
Gold Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGENIGHT WEEPING
Gold Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGEPLEASURE CAVE
Gold Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGELUMPY FUTON
Gold Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGEMAKOTI
Gold Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGEUMSEBENZI
Gold Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGENSIZWA
Silver Lion CampaignOGILVY JOHANNESBURGTIGER BRANDSDOOMREVENGE OF THE COCKROACH
Silver Lion CampaignOGILVY JOHANNESBURGTIGER BRANDSDOOMREVENGE OF THE MOSQUITO
Silver Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGENIGHT WEEPING
Silver Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGEPLEASURE CAVE
Silver Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGELUMPY FUTON
Silver Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGEMAKOTI
Silver Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGEUMSEBENZI
Silver Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGENSIZWA
Bronze Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGETHE REAL COST
Bronze Lion CampaignTBWA\HUNT LASCARIS, Johannesburg / TBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS, JohannesburgCITY LODGE HOTEL GROUPTOWN LODGENOTHING FOR MAHALA
Film winners - View
Silver LionKING JAMES GROUP, Cape TownALLAN GRAYCONSUMER SERVICEALLAN GRAY FATHER’S SHARE
Bronze LionKING JAMES GROUP, Cape TownALLAN GRAYCONSUMER SERVICEALLAN GRAY FATHER’S SHARE
Glass - The Lion For Change winners - View
Bronze LionWIEDEN+KENNEDY AMSTERDAMNIKE SOUTH AFRICANIKE SOUTH AFRICAJUST DO IT: CASTER SEMENYA

Here's a reminder of our total entries this year, and how SA fared at Cannes Lions 2018...

The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity ran from 17 to 21 June 2019, with Cinemark – now known as Ster-Kinekor Sales – the local representatives of Cannes Lions for SA. Visit our Cannes Lions special section for tall the interviews, overviews and updates!

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