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Cannes Lions Content Feature

All the SA Cannes winners

South African agencies brought home a handful of Cannes Lions trophies this year... (video)
Winners of the Grand Prix for Good
Winners of the Grand Prix for Good

CANNES LIONS RADIO
TitleAdvertiserEntrant / AgencyPrize
NIGHT BEFORE THE PROJECTSUNTORYOGILVY & MATHER JOHANNESBURGGold Lion
LANCE THE BEDBUGTIGER BRANDS, DOOM INSECTICIDETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGGold Lion Campaign
THE O'FLANNEGAN COCKROACHESTIGER BRANDS, DOOM INSECTICIDETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGGold Lion Campaign
CHERYL THE FISHMOTHTIGER BRANDS, DOOM INSECTICIDETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGGold Lion Campaign
LANCE THE BEDBUGTIGER BRANDS, DOOM INSECTICIDETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGGold Lion Campaign
THE O'FLANNEGAN COCKROACHESTIGER BRANDS, DOOM INSECTICIDETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGGold Lion Campaign
CHERYL THE FISHMOTHTIGER BRANDS, DOOM INSECTICIDETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGGold Lion Campaign
COUNTRYWRIGLEYDDB SOUTH AFRICA JohannesburgSilver Lion Campaign
OPERAWRIGLEYDDB SOUTH AFRICA JohannesburgSilver Lion Campaign
DISNEYWRIGLEYDDB SOUTH AFRICA JohannesburgSilver Lion Campaign
MUSIC FESTFLIGHT CENTRETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGSilver Lion Campaign
BEER FESTFLIGHT CENTRETBWA\HUNT\LASCARIS JOHANNESBURGSilver Lion Campaign
TEAM BUILDING WEEKENDSUNTORYOGILVY & MATHER JOHANNESBURGBronze Lion Campaign
LACING UP YOUR HIGH TOPSSUNTORYOGILVY & MATHER JOHANNESBURGBronze Lion Campaign
TEAM BUILDING WEEKENDSUNTORYOGILVY & MATHER JOHANNESBURGBronze Lion Campaign
LACING UP YOUR HIGH TOPSSUNTORYOGILVY & MATHER JOHANNESBURGBronze Lion Campaign
CANNES LIONS FILM
MADE OF BLACKGUINNESSBBDO Africa/AMV BBDOGold Lion
CROCODILEJAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICAY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape TownSilver Lion Campaign
EAGLEJAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICAY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape TownSilver Lion Campaign
LIONJAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICAY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape TownSilver Lion Campaign
THE NOTEBOOKDIALDIRECTJOE PUBLIC JohannesburgBronze Lion
CANNES LIONS FILM CRAFT
MADE OF BLACKGUINNESSBBDO Africa/AMV BBDOBronze Lion
CANNES LIONS BRANDED CONTENT & ENTERTAINMENT
ONE RAND MANSANLAMKING JAMES GROUP Cape TownBronze Lion
CANNES LIONS OUTDOOR
FINE LINEPOPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONALJOE PUBLIC UNITED JohannesburgBronze Lion
TERMINAL VELOCITYVOLKSWAGEN SOUTH AFRICAOGILVY & MATHER CAPE TOWNBronze Lion
SPIDERJAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICAY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
SCORPIONJAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICAY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
LEECHJAGUAR LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICAY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
COOKIESHASBROPUBLICIS MACHINE Cape TownBronze Lion
PRESS LIONS WINNERS
BEARNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINEFoxP2 Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
SNAKENATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINEFoxP2 Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
ICE CAPSNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINEFoxP2 Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
BEESNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINEFoxP2 Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
FISHNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINEFoxP2 Cape TownBronze Lion Campaign
GOATX-NEWSY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town / CREATIVE Y&R NairobiBronze Lion Campaign
STARVEX-NEWSY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town / CREATIVE Y&R NairobiBronze Lion Campaign
HELLX-NEWSY&R SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town / CREATIVE Y&R NairobiBronze Lion Campaign
CANNES LIONS MEDIA
ATMFNBGLOO@OGILVY Cape TownBronze Lion
CANNES LIONS DIRECT
THE CUP OF LIFENATIONAL MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORYIRELAND/DAVENPORT JohannesburgBronze Lion
CANNES LIONS PROMO & ACTIVATION
EXPERIENCE APPCINEMARKJOE PUBLIC UNITED JohannesburgBronze Lion

Cannes Lions Radio

Ogilvy & Mather featured prominently on the radio list, with a Gold Lion for Suntory's 'Night Before the Project', and Bronze Lion campaign for the Suntory 'Team Building Weekend' and 'Lacing Up Your Hightops' spots.

TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris Johannesburg was awarded the Gold Lions campaign for Tiger Brands Doom Insecticide's 'Lance the Bedbug', 'The O'Flannegan Cockroaches', and 'Cheryl the Fishmoth' spots, as well as a Silver Lion campaign for Flight Centre's 'Music Fest' and 'Beer Fest'.

DDB Johannesburg won the Silver Lions campaign for its Wrigley 'Country', 'Opera' and 'Disney' spots.

Click here to listen to Ogilvy's 'Night Before the Project'.

Click here to listen to TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris' 'Lance the Bedbug'.

Click here to listen to DDB's 'Country'

Click here to view the full list of radio winners.

Cannes Lions Film

Three South African agencies are bringing home three wins:

BBDO Africa/AMV BBDO won Gold for Guinness - Made of Black.

Y&R South Africa walked away with a Silver Lion for its three Jaguar LandRover South Africa spots, Crocodile, Eagle and Lion as produced by Black Ginger Cape Town.

View Bronze Lion-winning 'The Notebook' by Joe Public and Velocity Films, for client Dialdirect, embedded below...


Click here to view the full list of film winners.

Cannes Lions Branded Content & Entertainment

No Grand Prix Lions were awarded in this category, but 63 Lions were given out. 'One Rand Man', entered by King James Group Cape Town and produced by Arcade Cape Town, won a Bronze Lion for client Sanlam.

Click here to view the full list of branded content & entertainment winners.

Cannes Lions Outdoor

Joe Public was awarded a Bronze Lion for 'Fine Line' for Popular Services International; Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town received a Bronze Lion for 'Terminal Velocity' for Volkswagen South Africa, Y&R South Africa Cape Town received the Bronze Lion campaign for Jaguar Landrover South Africa's 'Spider', 'Scorpion' and 'Leech', and Publicis Machine Cape Town was given a Bronze Lion for 'Cookies' for Hasbro.

Click here to view the full list of outdoor winners.

Cannes Lions Press

FoxP2 Cape Town and Y&R South Africa Cape Town/Creative Y&R Nairobi, garnered Cannes Lions Bronze press wins Bronze Lion campaigns...

The FoxP2 'National Geographic Kids' campaign walked off with the Bronze campaign Lion, for the Bear, Snake, Ice Caps, Bees and Fish magazine entries.

Y&R South Africa Cape Town/Creative Y&R Nairobi walked off with another Bronze campaign Lion, for the X-News Goat, Starve and Hell Newspaper entries.

Click here to view the full list of press winners.

Cannes Lions Media

Gloo@Ogilvy Cape Town was awarded a Bronze Lion for 'FNB ATM'. This was SA's only agency on the winners' list, with a total of 80 awards handed out in this category.

Click here to view the full list of media winners.

Cannes Lions Direct

Ireland/Davenport Johannesburg walked off with a Bronze Lion for its 'The cup of Life' campaign, for the National Museum of Military History's World War II exhibit.

Click here to view the full list of direct winners.

Cannes Lions Promo & Activation

Joe Public took home a Bronze Promo & Activation Lion for its 'Vote SA' Cinemark experience app.

This was the only South African agency to feature in the category, with 117 awards handed out for the 'Promo & Activation' category in total.

Click here to view the full list of promo & activation winners.

The following categories had no South African winners:

Cannes Lions Mobile
Cannes Lions Film Craft
Cannes Lions Titanium & Integrated
Cannes Lions Innovation
Cannes Lions Creative Data
Cannes Lions Product Design
Cannes Lions Design
Cannes Lions Cyber
Cannes Lions Glass
Cannes Lions Creative Effectiveness
Cannes Lions PR

Click here to view this year's special awards, such as Creative Marketer of the Year, Agency of the Year and Network of the Year...

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