The 58th Annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity kicked off on Sunday, 19 June 2011, and will be running until Saturday 25 June. Thought-leaders and experts in all forms of communications are getting together to inspire, debate and entertain at the festival. The event features 57 world-class seminars across seven days inside the Palais des Festival, as well as four awards ceremonies.

Update 24 June: The Cannes soccer tournament took place on Thursday 23 June and the winning title went to the team from Brazil.

This gallery is being updated on a regular basis, so be sure to check back for new photos of the event.

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Updated at 1.28pm on 24 June 2011
Updated at 1.13pm on 27 June 2011
Updated at 1.54pm on 4 July 2011

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