Celebrating the 70th edition of the Cannes Lions, the LIONS academy is offering a fully funded scholarship for more than 130 underrepresented Creatives.
The scholarship is designed to offer them a chance on the Cannes Lions Brand Markets and Creative Academies, which will take place in June.
The LIONS talent programme includes a range of early career initiatives with the LIONS Academies and Young Lions Competitions designed to catapult young talent in their careers and their current talent accelerator programmes continue this year, such as See It Be It, which aims to help achieve equal gender representation of creative directors and leaders.
Included within the wider talent programme are some community-led initiatives which have been designed in partnership with the global creative industry which are: a programme with The Black Executive CMO Alliance to bring Future Leaders from The BECA Playbook to Cannes; complimentary passes for the winners of the Perifa Education Programme, designed for creatives from the Brazilian peripheries.
The programme also includes support under the #CannesForAll initiative, launched by the Brixton Finishing School, an introduction to the DigiLearning Foundation and Lollipop Mentoring, with Festival access for their 12 talents; and a continued partnership with Cephas Williams to provide Black talent with Cannes Lions access and a curated Festival programme.
Simon Cook, CEO-LIONS, said, “We’ve spent 70 years helping to shape careers, foster connections, and platform the power of creativity on a global scale. As we look forward to the next 70 years, we will focus on creating opportunities, providing access, and nurturing the next generation of creative marketing leaders. As part of our mission to support those ‘in the making’ and drive progress for people, we’re opening up the Festival to more than 130 people from groups traditionally underrepresented in the creative industries. To mark our 70th edition, we’re introducing the inaugural LIONS Scholarship. This initiative is designed to increase the accessibility of Cannes Lions’ bespoke academies, which offer a curated education programme at the heart of the Festival.”
