With just one week until the competitions begin, Cannes Lions has unveiled the 2025 Young Lions Competitions Jury. As Canada’s official representative for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, The Globe and Mail is proud to announce that two esteemed Canadian creatives will be judging this year’s global Young Lions competitions.
Canada’s 2025 Young Lions Jurors are:
Print: Athina Afton Laljee | Creative Director | McCann
Digital: Alexis Bronstorph | Chief Creative Officer | No Fixed Address
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- Athina Afton Laljee - Creative Director, McCann
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- Alexis Bronstorph - Chief Creative Officer, No Fixed Address
Since 2007, The Globe and Mail has hosted the Canadian Young Lions competition, modeled after the prestigious Cannes Young Lions Competition. Canada continues to excel on the global stage, ranking fifth worldwide in Young Lions medals won.
This year saw a record-breaking 784 individuals compete in the Canadian Young Lions competitions – an increase of 5% from last year – across seven categories: Marketers, Media, PR, Design, Print, Film and Digital – 42 teams for Design, 62 teams for Digital, 18 teams for Film, 26 teams for Marketers, 184 teams for Media, 56 teams for Print and 30 teams for PR.
Notably, this year’s shortlist features participants from coast to coast, marking one of the most regionally diverse cohorts the competition has seen to date. Both the Design and PR categories are new to Canada this year, with PR proudly sponsored by Edelman Canada.
As the competition sponsor, The Globe and Mail is sending 14 Canadian teams to compete on the global stage, covering registration fees, delegate passes to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, flights, and accommodations.
Meet the 2025 Canadian Young Lions delegates here.
About the Young Lions Competition
The Globe and Mail has been the official Canadian representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity since 2005, and has hosted the Canadian Young Lions competitions since 2007.
Strategy Magazine, Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA) and The Canadian Media Directors’ Council (CMDC), support the competition as Canadian program partners. Snap Inc. is a sponsor of the 2025 Media category. Edelman Canada is a sponsor of the 2025 PR category. Interac is a sponsor of the 2025 Marketers category.
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For more information about this year’s Young Lions Competition, visit globeandmailyounglions.ca. To learn more about The Cannes Lions Program in Canada, visit globemediagroup.ca/cannes-lions/.
About The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, also known as Cannes Lions, is the world’s leading celebration of creativity in communications and encompasses Lions Health, Lions Innovation and Lions Entertainment. Founded in 1954, the Festival takes place every June in Cannes, France. As the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards, entries from all over the world are showcased and judged at the Festival.
About The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and causing policy change through brave and independent journalism since 1844. With our award-winning coverage of business, politics and national affairs, The Globe and Mail newspaper reaches 6.1 million readers every week in our print or digital formats, and Report on Business magazine reaches 2.8 million readers in print and digital every issue. Our investment in innovative data science means that as the world continues to change, so does The Globe. The Globe and Mail is owned by Woodbridge, the investment arm of the Thomson family.
About Globe Media Group
Globe Media Group is a media and marketing company that empowers advertisers with solutions and content to influence ambitious Canadians. As the advertising arm of The Globe and Mail, Globe Media Group’s offerings are end-to-end across multiple platforms, including digital, video, podcasts, app, newspaper and magazines, as well as custom content and special events. Globe Media Group provides unparalleled access to influential audiences within trusted, premium environments, reaching 20 million monthly unique visitors through Globe Alliance—a premium digital network of the world’s best news, business and lifestyle sites. Globe Media Group also connects advertisers to 6.1 million weekly readers of The Globe and Mail, Canada’s most trusted news source. Each day, The Globe engages Canadians with award-winning coverage and analysis of news, politics, business and lifestyle topics.
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