October 4, 2021
The LIONS Creativity Report recognises the world’s most creative companies, people and sectors globally: Nisha Ganatra, Director of Grand Prix Lion-winning ‘#wombstories’ for Libresse takes Director of the Festival; and Dentsu ranks first as Regional Network of the Festival – Asia Pacific.
LIONS has released the global LIONS Creativity Report, which benchmarks creative success across the industry. This year, the report is extended and the official rankings are presented alongside trends, analysis, and interviews with Lion-winning creators, uncovering what it takes to produce the highest-ranking work in the world.
The global rankings within the LIONS Creativity Report record the performance of the world’s most creative companies, people, and regions. The rankings are compiled using data from Lion-winning and shortlisted work across 2020 and 2021, including PwC as the process integrity partner at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity since 2013.
The LIONS Creativity Report presents four Regional Network of the Festival awards and 11 global awards: Holding Company, Network, Agency, Independent Agency, Creative Brand and Palme d’Or, as well as Health Network, Health Agency, Media Network, Agency by Track, and Independent Agency by Track of the Festival. The creative rankings also include the Festival’s top performing Director, Art Director, Creative Director and Copywriter.
The official rankings were revealed at LIONS Decoded, a one-day broadcast designed for international LIONS Members to learn and be inspired. Tuning in from across the globe, Decoded audiences saw 11 multi-Lion-winning ideas deconstructed and brought to life. Whether you missed the whole LIONS Decoded livestream, or just a few key sessions, you can now sit back, relax, and watch each and every session from LIONS Decoded on your brand new LIONS TV platform – exclusive to Members.
The LIONS Creativity Report is available to all LIONS Members and an expanded version is available to subscribers of LIONS’ insights and intelligence platform The Work.
Simon Cook, Managing Director, LIONS, comments: “Alongside the definitive rankings, the LIONS Creativity Report contains actionable insights that can support the creative community to learn from the global talent behind the world’s highest ranking creative work. The report spotlights the companies and people producing game-changing work and sets the benchmark for the future of creativity.”
Susie Walker, VP, Insight & Awards, LIONS, added: “Ranking in the LIONS Creativity Report is an immense achievement and we’re delighted to celebrate the creative success of the people and companies behind the work, within this report. The stories and insights demonstrate how creative excellence and effectiveness is impacting brands and businesses right across the globe.”
The official rankings are announced as follows. Full rankings are found within the report:
Creative Location Rankings:
Creative City Rankings:
Creative People of the Festival Rankings:
Director of the Festival
Creative Director of the Festival
Art Director of the Festival
Copywriter of the Festival
Regional Network of the Festival – Asia Pacific
Regional Network of the Festival – EMEA
Regional Network of the Festival – Latin America
Regional Network of the Festival – North America
The LIONS Creativity Report is included as part of LIONS Membership, the world’s leading creative network of people and businesses to drive professional, personal and societal progress through creativity. Members receive exclusive access to events, content and networking opportunities through the year. Annual LIONS Membership is €249 and is complimentary for all Cannes Lions award winners.
The LIONS Creativity Report is also available to all subscribers to LIONS’ insights and intelligence platform The Work, alongside a series of insight reports and access to all the data and rankings.
Source: Cannes Lions Press Release
