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Cannes Contenders: Brazil
On My Radar: Leonardo Aponte
Consulate editor Leonardo Aponte laments the lack of shoehorns when visiting other people, believes silent films deserve more credit, and gets scared by the one thing it's hard to avoid, as he reveals what's on his creative radar.
Cannes Contenders: USA
If Cannes is about championing work, says Dav Karbassioun, CEO at magna studios, then he hopes the festival champions the unusual, culturally relevant and, ultimately, brave work that stands out from the "increasingly generic, noisy universe". Work like the pieces below..
Cannes Contenders: Netherlands
Creative Director at Dentsu Creative Amsterdam Gijs Sluijters gears up for Cannes with a selection of Dutch work he thinks could win big this year, from books disguised as smartphones to a travel brand infiltrating Gran Turismo.
Cannes Contenders: New Zealand
Rebekah (Bex) Kelly Executive Producer at FINCH shares some campaigns that could see New Zealand collecting some awards at Cannes. Including work featuring Vanilla Ice, perfect toast and Herpes.
Cannes Contenders: Italy
From beauty retailers and brewers to hearing specialists and Down Syndrome associations, Karim Bartoletti, Partner, MD and Executive Producer at Indiana Production, picks his favourite Italian spots from the last year.
Peer Review: Mark Edinoff
Known for his uncanny ability to edit perfectly timed comedic moments, Work Editorial's Mark Edinoff shares the cuts that have inspired his craft, from the notable films of Sam O'Steen to little lads who love berries and cream.
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On My Radar: Andrea Ogunbadejo
Andrea Ogunbadejo, President at Eva Nosidam Productions, highlights a "game-changing" sound system, recommends Walton Goggins in his "absolute best" role, and admits she can't stand to lose at quizzes.
Cannes Contenders: UK
Josh Green, Chief Creative Officer of agency House 337 selects his top five Lions-worthy faves from the UK – which range from chicken worshipping to AI grannybots.
Phoebe Bourke: A Few Of My Favourite Things
Get your jealousy in check as we look through the items (and viewpoints) the Armoury director keeps around her Sicilian Airbnb, from which she writes.
Cannes Contenders: USA
Corinna Falusi, Founder and CCO of Birthday, gets ready to promenade down the Croisette, and reflects on potential Cannes Lions winning work from The USA, including a dancing Pedro Pascal and Brian Cox heading back to college.
Cannes Contenders: South Africa
EP Shayne Brookstein, and Marketing Director Beccy Kellond at Moonlighting share five campaigns that could see South Africa collecting awards at Cannes. Narrowing down the selection of commercials was no easy task and the fact that 4 of the 5 are for chicken, shows where South African hearts lie.