GLOBAL – CANNES, FRANCE, OCTOBER 15, 2010 – The 2010 Cannes Report, the second edition of the prestigious Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival’s official rankings, has just been published.
The Cannes Report reveals that in this year’s Cannes Lions, Leo Burnett Sydney is number one in Asia Pacific; Wieden + Kennedy Portland is the most awarded agency in North America; Jung von Matt Hamburg is the highest ranked agency in EMEA; and AlmapBBDO takes first place in Latin America.
USA and the United Kingdom remain in first and second place respectively as the most awarded countries, however Brazil and Germany move into joint third place this year. New York knocks London off the leader-board to become the world’s most creative city. In Europe, independent agencies continue to dominate with Jung von Matt coming out top.
Special Group New Zealand and Taproot India are among the world’s highest ranked independent agencies, coming in at eighth place and 19th place, respectively.
For the first time, the Cannes Lions Report also identifies individual creative success with Brazilian Luiz Sanches, creative director at São Paulo’s AlmapBBDO as the highest-ranked creative director of 2010; Kieran Antill of Leo Burnett Sydney comes in first place as the most awarded Art Director; André Kassu, also of AlmapBBDO São Paulo, tops the table in the Copywriter rankings; and both V. Scott Balcerek and Kris Belman of Caviar LA take joint first place in the top list of Directors.
PepsiCo, Volkswagen and Procter & Gamble are the most awarded advertisers.
Published in association with Shots, the Cannes Report also includes listings and analysis of the most awarded countries and cities, highest-ranked agencies per category, full listings of all winners, as well as seminar analysis and jury presidents insights.
The Cannes Report can now be ordered online at www.canneslions.com/store.
