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Cannes Lions 2020 cancelled as organisers hold back festival and awards until 2021

on Apr 3, 2020 | 0 comments

By Shawn Lim

The organisers of Cannes Lions have announced the annual International Festival of Creativity will not take place this year and will instead return in 2021.

The festival was initially postponed to October from its regular slot in June amid the growing spread of coronavirus and subsequent cancellation of many other global events.

Now,festival owner Ascential has confirmed that the next edition of Cannes Lions will skip a year, with plans now set in stone to move to 21 to 25 June 2021.

Philip Thomas, chairman of Cannes Lions said the “difficult decision” followed in-depth consultations with the event’s partners Read full story ›

Source: The Drum