Five ways to win a trip to Cannes Lions this year

April 28 2011, 1:31 pm | BY Lynchy | No Comments

Screen shot 2011-04-21 at 8.39.35 AM.jpgThis year, there are more ways than ever to get to Cannes without paying a cent of your own money. But you’ll have to prove your creativity to justify a free place at the Festival. These are some of the ways in which you can earn your way there:

USE YOUR CREATIVITY FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Entry Deadline: May 9, 2011: The YouTube Good Work Competition gives creatives the opportunity to help hundreds of NGOs to market themselves through video. Five winners will win a trip to Cannes. MORE

Screen shot 2011-04-21 at 8.43.39 AM.jpgSHOW OFF YOUR DESIGN SKILLS TO THE WORLD

AdvertisingAge’s Global Cover Contest gives you the chance to design a cover for the publication’s June issue. If yours is picked, you get flown to Cannes. MORE

Screen shot 2011-04-21 at 8.49.58 AM.jpgMAKE AN AD FOR A WORLD-CLASS BRAND

Do you have what it takes to complete a brief set by one of the world’s biggest brands? Find out by entering the MOFILM Competition held in partnership with eight global advertisers. MORE

Screen shot 2011-04-21 at 8.53.41 AM.jpgCREATE A VIDEO IN A WEEKEND

The YouTube 48 Hour Competition returns on 13 May, giving the next generation of creatives the chance to make an ad for a charity over a weekend and earn a spot in the Young Lions Film Competition in Cannes as Team YouTube. MORE

Screen shot 2011-04-21 at 8.57.23 AM.jpgHIGHLIGHT THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY

Can you advertise a product in a way that wasn’t possible five years ago? Submit your innovative idea to AKQA’s Future Lions and you could be on stage in Cannes. MORE