More Lions for SA at Cannes

At Cannes on Tuesday night, 21 June 2006, in the Media, Radio and Outdoor categories, Lowe Bull Cape Town walked off with one Gold Outdoor and Lowe Bull South Africa with one Gold Radio Lion. Ogilvy South Africa received one Gold Outdoor and one Silver Outdoor Lion, and Lobedu Leo Burnett was awarded one Gold Radio and one Silver Outdoor Lion.

Bizcommunity.com apologies for the incorrect numbers in our story yesterday; we are running the tables again with the correct numbers of SA wins.

In terms of Bronze Lions, Ogilvy South Africa took one Bronze Outdoor, one Bronze Media and one Bronze Radio; Network#BBDO scooped two Bronze Outdoor and one Bronze Media; Tequila Johannesburg one Bronze Media, Lobedu Leo Burnett one Bronze Media; TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris one Bronze Radio; and FCB Johannesburg one Bronze Radio.

In total 90 prizes were awarded in Outdoor; 55 in Radio Lions and 36 in Media Lions competitions, including the Grand Prix. Full details are available at www.canneslions.com/winners_site.

In Outdoor, Fallon London received the Grand Prix for the Tate Britain campaign 'Hungover', 'Big Meeting' and 'Split Up'. For Radio Lions, DDB Chicago was awarded the Grand Prix - for the second year running - for the well-known Bud Light Beer campaign, including eight radio advertisements.

'Launching An Airline On The Smell Of A Lynx Can' by Lynxjet Bodyspray, won the Media Lions Grand Prix for Universal McCann Sydney.

Media Agency of the Year was given to Universal McCann Sydney. Joint-second came Ogilvy & Mather Santiago, Dentsu, Tokyo and Jung von Matt Switzerland.

Brazil won the Cyber Young Creatives' Competition and Poland won the Print competition.

Stats

Outdoor

1 Grand Prix
18 Gold Lions
24 Silver Lions
47 Bronze Lions

Radio Lions

1 Grand Prix
5 Gold Lions
9 Silver Lions
25 Bronze Lions

Media Lions

1 Grand Prix
6 Gold Lions
11 Silver Lions
18 Bronze Lions

For more information, go to www.lionsdailynews.com.