Cannes Contenders 2026: Australia / New Zealand
Tim Woolford, ECD at Leo Burnett Sydney, talks us through lions-worthy work from his region, including absurd songs, burgers with haircuts and hard-hitting homelessness campaigns.
Cannes Contenders 2026: USA
From crypto re-positioning to penguins on the march, Pat Burke, ECD of Special Group Los Angeles, highlights the work he thinks might come good in Cannes.
Cannes Contenders 2026: Australia / New Zealand
Kyle Blanshard EP at Entropico Sydney, talks us through some of the Southern Hemisphere's finest work that is going for gold at this years Cannes Lions.
Cannes Contenders 2026: Sweden
Laerke Herthoni director at new–land shares her Swedish Cannes Contenders, featuring sexy popstars, IKEA's simple situations and famous faces used to perfection.
Cannes Contenders 2026: Celebrity endorsements
Ben Saul-Garner, Co-Founder of entertainment marketing agency Attachment, highlights the celebrity-fronted campaigns that cut through over the last 12 months.
Cannes Contenders 2026: The Netherlands
Remco Marinus, ECD at Havas Lemz Amsterdam, on Dutch craftsmanship for international music stars, "beautiful but uncomfortable" campaigns, and preparing for a crisis.
Cannes Contenders 2026: Spain
Ogilvy Spain Executive Creative Directors Javier Senovilla and Juan Pedro Moreno, guide us through some Spanish campaigns looking to secure a win at this years Cannes Lions.
Cannes Contenders 2026: Brazil
Fabricio Soares, Senior Copywriter at Wieden+Kennedy Sao Paulo, selects renamed cities, sun-soaked bar stools and triangular football haircuts that he believes could lure some lions.
Cannes Contenders 2026: USA
Cosmic Charlie Partner and Head of Creative Elinor Beltrone selects the racing sausages, doughy houses and rodent commuters which she believes could pick up awards this year.
Cannes Contenders 2026: France
As we draw inexorably closer to this year's Cannes Lions festival, we head to France to begin our annual appraisal of the year's most creative work, as Matthieu Bouilhot, Creative Director at BETC Paris, casts a critical eye over some of the country's best hopes for metalware.