Cannes Lions 2024: Prasoon Pandey & Prerna Mehrotra among Jury Presidents
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Thursday announced the names of the global experts confirmed to lead the 2024 Juries. Among the Jury Presidents are ace ad film maker Prasoon Pandey and dentsu Chief Client Officer and CEO Media, APAC Prerna Mehrotra. Pandey, who heads the Corcoise Films and is the previous Lion of St. Mark honouree, has been named as the Film Craft Lions President. Mehrotra has been named Media Lions President. Over 15 markets are represented in the jury, with six Presidents based in APAC which is the highest ever, says the award committee. Cannes Lions 2024takes place from 17 to 21 June in Cannes, France. Awards submissions are open until 11 April 2024. “Well, I’m honoured to be the Jury President of the Film Craft Lions at Cannes. The Awards are now open and I can’t wait to see creativity from across the world in action. I guess everyone should quickly start putting their best work together for Cannes Lions. This is the stage one must shine on,” Pandey told e4m. Among the Jury Presidents, Tor Myhren will serve as the Film Lions Jury President – the first time Apple has been represented. GUT’s Anselmo Ramos is confirmed as the Brand Experience & Activation Lions President after a series of historic wins in 2023, and Debbi Vandeven has been announced as Jury President of the Dan Wieden Titanium Lions, representing the largest creative agency network in the world, VML.Commenting on the Jury Presidents, Simon Cook, CEO, Lions, said: “Our Jury Presidents play a crucial role in the existence of the Lions. Their knowledge, skills and incredible talent, combined with the commitment and leadership that they will bring to their roles, bring integrity and rigour to the Lions. This is an exceptional line-up of talent from across the world, and we can’t wait to see the work that rises to the top in June.” List of jury presidents Audio & Radio Lions President Simon Vicars, Chief Creative Officer, Colenso BBDO, New Zealand Brand Experience & Activation Lions President Anselmo Ramos, Founder, Creative Chairman, GUT, Global Creative B2B Lions President Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications Africa, Vodacom Group, Africa Creative Business Transformation Lions President Ariana Stolarz, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Marketing, Accenture Song, Global Creative Commerce Lions President Amy Lanzi, CEO, Digitas NA, Digitas, North America Creative Data Lions President Rose Herceg, Country President Australia and New Zealand, WPP, Australia and New Zealand Creative Effectiveness Lions President Harjot Singh, Global Chief Strategy Officer, McCann and McCann Worldgroup, Global Creative Strategy Lions President Vita M. Harris, Global Chief Strategy Officer, FCB, Global Design Lions President Fura Johannesdottir, Chief Creative Officer, Huge, Global Digital Craft Lions President Kentaro Kimura, International Chief Creative Officer and Corporate Officer, Hakuhodo, Global Direct Lions President Pancho Cassis, Partner and Global Chief Creative Officer, DAVID, Global Entertainment Lions Presiden Geoffrey Edwards, Executive Creative Director, GALE, USA Entertainment Lions for Gaming President Lydia Winters, Chief Storyteller, Mojang Studios, Global Entertainment Lions for Music President Madeline Nelson, US Head of Independent Label Relations, Amazon Music, USA Entertainment Lions for Sport President Louise Johnson, CEO, Fuse, UK/EMEA Film Lions President Tor Myhren, VP Marketing Communications, Apple Inc, Global Film Craft Lions President Prasoon Pandey, Ad Film Maker, Corcoise Films, India Glass: The Lion for Change President Cindy Gallop, Founder and CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn, Global Health & Wellness Lions President Wendy Chan, Health Creative Lead, Asia Pacific, Edelman, APAC Industry Craft Lions President Kalpesh Patankar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, UAE Innovation Lions President Diego Machado, Global Chief Creative Officer, AKQA, Global Media Lions President Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer and CEO Media, dentsu, APAC Outdoor Lions President Marco Venturelli, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, France Pharma Lions President Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Health, Dentsu Health, Global PR Lions President Kat Thomas, Founder and Global Chief Creative Officer, One Green Bean, Global Print & Publishing Lions President John Raúl Forero, President and Chief Creative Officer, DDB, Colombia Social & Influencer Lions President Amy Ferguson, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, USA Sustainable Development Goals Lions President Gustavo Lauria, Co-Founder, President and Chief Creative Officer, We Believers, USA The Dan Wieden Titanium Lions President Debbi Vandeven, Global Chief Creative Officer, VML, Global