The Globe and Mail, Canada’s official representative for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is pleased to share the Canadian Cannes Lions Awarding Jurors for 2025. These selected jurors are industry leaders who will be reviewing and awarding the winning work during the 2025 festival taking place June 16-20 in Cannes, France. The shortlist jurors will be announced shortly.
Canada’s 2025 Awarding Jurors are:
Outdoor Lions: Graham Lang | Chief Creative Officer, VML, Canada
Film Craft Lions: Yael Staav | Director, Furlined / Merchant, Canada
Creative Data Lions: Samantha Kelley | CEO, Touché!, Canada
Entertainment Lions for Music: Taj Critchlow | Founder and Executive Producer, Fela, Canada
Entertainment Lions for Sport: Xavier Blais | Partner, Executive Creative Director, Rethink, Canada
PR Lions: Krista Webster | CEO, Veritas Communications; Meat & Produce, Canada
Dan Wieden Titanium Lions: Judy John, Jury President | Global Chief Creative Officer, Edelman, Canada
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“We are incredibly proud to have such a diverse and accomplished group of Canadian industry leaders representing Canada in the Cannes Lions jury room,” says Andrew Saunders, President and CEO at The Globe and Mail and Chair of the Canadian Cannes Lions Advisory Board. “Their voices help shape the future of creativity on a global scale, bringing Canadian insights, bold thinking, and perspective to the work that sets the benchmark for our industry. “
Each year, in consultation with the Canadian Cannes Lions Advisory Board, The Globe and Mail submits a juror nomination list made up of Canada’s top industry leaders, with Cannes Lions making the final selections. Juries are curated to ensure balanced global representation with a balance of agency, network, holding company, independents, gender and diversity.
As the official Canadian representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, The Globe and Mail has proudly championed Canadian creativity on the world stage for 20 years. Strategy Magazine, Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA), and the Canadian Media Directors’ Council (CMDC) support as partners of the Canadian Cannes Lions Program.
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