Whilst entries are still being processed, Press, Outdoor, Media Lions, Lions Direct and Cyber Lions are all showing strong growth, having already exceeded last year's figures.
As a result, 12 new jury members have been appointed - three in Press and Outdoor, four in Cyber Lions and five in Media Lions, according to South African sponsor, Cinemark.
The Press & Outdoor jury members are:
The Netherlands, Antoine Houtsma, Creative Director, Doom & Dickson
Poland, Przemek Bogdanowicz, Managing Partner/Creative Director, G7
USA, Peter McHugh, Chief Creative Officer/Managing Partner, Carmichael Lynch
The Cyber Lions jury members are:
Australia, Lee Stephens, CEO, Emitch
Brazil, Fábio Simões Pinto, Creative Director, F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi
Denmark, Morten Kirckhoff, Partner, Advance
UK, Trefor Thomas, Chief Creative Officer, RMG Connect
The Media Lions jury members are:
Argentina, Guillermo Tafet, General Manager, Starcom Argentina
Austria, Andreas Klemen, Managing Director, Mediaedge:cia Austria
Portugal, Mário Mateus, CEO, Initiative Portugal
South Africa, Sue Rooney, Regional Media Director Africa, Universal McCann
Turkey, Demet Ikiler, Managing Director, Mindshare Turkey
The 52nd International Advertising Festivals will be held from 19 to 25 June 2005 in Cannes, France. For more information on the Cannes Lions, log on to www.canneslions.com.
