APN Outdoor announces highly-anticipated shortlist for the 2018 Young Lions Competition

APN Outdoor, the official Cannes Lions Festival Representative in Australia, has today announced the hotly-anticipated shortlist of finalists for the 2018 Young Lions competition.

Teams of two were required to respond to a brief in one of three categories: Media, Digital and Marketing. From nearly 200 submissions, a carefully-selected group of more than 65 senior industry members narrowed the shortlist to just three teams in each category.

Says Charlotte Valente, general manager, marketing, APN Outdoor: “We were blown away by the level of talent that entered this year’s Young Lions competition.

“It’s a testament to the Australian marketing, media and creative industries to see this calibre of work being produced by the talent rising through the ranks. We are honoured to provide them with a platform to express their craft and offer an opportunity to represent their country on a global stage. We wish all finalists the best of luck in the next round later this month.

“The Young Lions competition provides a unique opportunity to showcase home-grown talent. At APN Outdoor, we are extremely excited to be a part of such a renowned opportunity.”

The shortlisted teams are due to compete in the second round of the local Young Lions competition on 22 May, in which they have just 24 hours to form their response before pitching to a panel of judges at the Sydney Opera House on 23 May.

The winners of the second and final round will be announced that evening, with the winners of each category going on to represent Australia at the 65th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from 18 to 22 June, 2018.

The Young Lions Competition 2018 shortlist

Media:

Myles Haslam and Caitlin West, Bohemia Group, NSW

Carrie Nguyen and Melissa Kang, PHD Media, VIC

Sophie Liu and Laura Tran, Blue449, NSW

Marketing:

Nathan Kwok and Jill Harmon, CommBank, NSW

Casey Bosward and Martha Aragon, eBay Australia, NSW

David Vo and Kisha Oister, eBay Australia, NSW

Digital:

Tristan Viney and Rosie Stone, Eardrum and Loud Communications Group, NSW

Kate Foley and Ben Grant, Cummins&Partners, VIC

Jane Tjokrowidjaja and Guilherme Machado, DDB, NSW

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