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The Globe and Mail launches the 2020 Canadian Young Lions Competitions
January 20, 2020
The Globe and Mail, Official Festival Representative in Canada for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, has launched the 2020 Canadian Young Lions Competitions. Registration for the competitions ends February 24, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET.
To be eligible to compete*, entrants must:
be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
be a professional employed in the industry (*Specific criteria apply)
be at least the legal age of majority in their province or territory and not older than 30 years of age prior to June 22, 2020
This year’s competition categories for the Young Lions Competitions include Print, Film, Digital and Media, and Marketers.
The competition takes place from February 29 to March 2, 2020. Eligible entrants receive a brief and must complete the challenge for their respective categories within a 24- or 48-hour time period. Submissions are judged by a panel of industry leaders within each category, with the top three finalist teams announced at the CMDC Summit on April 22, 2020. Each Gold-winning team will travel to Cannes, France to represent Canada in the global Young Lions Competitions from June 22 to 26, 2020.
As the Competition Sponsor, The Globe and Mail awards a prize valued at approximately $7,500 CDN per Gold-winning team, which includes the cost of flights, accommodations and delegate registration.
In 2019, a record high of 410 teams registered to compete (107 in Print, 81 in Digital, 19 in Film, 149 in Media, and 54 in Marketers). The film team of Michael Romaniuk (Zulu Alpha Kilo) and Thomas Zukowski (Track DDB) went on to win bronze in the global Competition at Cannes.
*For complete eligibility criteria and competition guidelines, refer to the Official Rules and Regulations.
For more information about The Globe and Mail’s Young Lions competition, visit globeandmailyounglions.ca.