Meet South Africa’s Cannes Lions Judges 2024

Being selected as a judge at Cannes is a massive achievement. It’s a testament to the respect the industry has for you on an international scale. We know that while a lot of us will be basking in the glitz and canapes Cannes has to offer, these judges will be toiling away in dark rooms, sifting through all the entries to identify the most outstanding work the world has to offer. Not to mention the Cannes Lions Shortlist judges who already had to work overtime and in between their own pitches back home! We see you, and we salute you.

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Let’s take a moment to get to know the judges representing South Africa on this global stage.

Ana Rocha 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at VML South Africa
Outdoor Shortlisting Judge

Ana is inspired by ideas that connect people and is drawn to brands that stand for something, change how people engage with products and have knock-on effects that influence how people live their lives for the better.

However, she also wants to see advertising become playful again. She strongly believes that work doesn’t have to be serious to create a meaningful connection with an audience, and she enjoys operating in the sweet spot where impact meets entertainment.

Over a career spanning nearly twenty years, Ana has developed a keen sense for distinguishing between nice ideas and strong, effective solutions – which she has used to judge numerous awards shows locally and abroad. She has experience across diverse industries, including FMCG, auto, financial services, tech and mobile.

Her work has been recognised at awards shows both in her home country of South Africa and abroad, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Loeries and The Bookmark Awards. In 2017 she was ranked one of the top five creatives in the Official EMEA Rankings and she was the winner of South Africa’s first Mobile Lion at Cannes Lions.

Andisa Ntsubane 🇿🇦

Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications: Africa at Vodacom Group
Creative B2B Lions President

Andisa Ntsubane is the Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications for Vodacom Group Limited, one of Africa’s largest Technology Communications organizations, and part of the Vodafone Group.

Andisa is responsible for leading a world-class Brand, Marketing and Communications capability that unlocks value for the organization, supports its purpose-led strategy for value creation and growth across its markets, to deepen the connection between employees, customers, communities and broader stakeholders with the Vodacom / Vodafone brands across Africa.

A Chartered Marketer and Certified Customer Experience Professional, Andisa brings over 20 years of multi-geography and multi-industry experience, gained over the course of his career in Marketing, Communications and Strategy. Previously he worked at Old Mutual Limited, where he was the Acting Chief Marketing Officer and later, he was the Strategy Executive for Group Marketing, Public Affairs and Sustainability. He has also held various leadership positions at the likes of Microsoft, the Standard Bank Group and Cell C. Andisa is also a member of the Global Sustainability Council of the International Advertising Association (IAA) and has served as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Cricket South Africa (CSA) and in 2023 was appointed as a Jury Member in the B2B Category at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Invited onto the 2020/2021 Institute for Real Growth (IRG) Global 100 CMO Programme, Andisa was nominated by a 100 Global Chief Marketing Officers’ and announced as the 2021 IRG Global CMO Humanized Growth Champion. The same year, Marketing Edge announced him as 2021 Africa’s Marketing Leader of the Year. In 2023, Andisa was a South Africa Marketer of the Year Finalist at the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) Annual Marketing Awards

Andisa is one of the co-authors of a Brand Management textbook for Pearson Education and written on the topic of ‘Managing a brand across multiple geographies.’

Andisa has attended Executive Leadership Programmes at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), London Business School (UK), the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) and the Institute for Real Growth (Netherlands).

Camilla Clerke 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy South Africa
Outdoor Judge

After several years studying B.Com CA, Camilla got out just in time, pursuing a career in advertising. After a number of years working on TV ads, print and radio campaigns, she found her way into the more experimental and innovative side of advertising, focusing on behaviour change through succinct customer journeys with creative solutions at their core.

It was here her life changed forever. Exploring innovative solutions to solve business problems; like building a real-life website on a 2km cycling track for Toyota RAV4, creating a bridal gown to protect women from gender-based violence for Carling Black Label and turning a beer byproduct into bread to feed a hungry nation for Castle Lager, Camilla has won a number of awards, both locally and internationally; including Cannes Lions, Loeries, Bookmarks, Webbys, Clios, D&AD, FWA and One Show.

She has also sat on the Cannes, Dubai Lynx, Creativepool, One Show, New York Festival, Shots, Loeries and Bookmarks panels, and has a seat on the IAB and Creative Circle in South Africa, as well as the ABinBev global creative board – The Justice League. She was also in the top 100 Creativepool’s Creative Industry Influencers of the Year for 2020 and 2023, and is in the top 10 Most Admired Creative Agency Professionals list in South Africa.

Carel Scheepers 🇿🇦

Head of Strategy at Havas
Creative Strategy Shortlisting Judge

My name is Carel Scheepers, Head of Strategy. I wanted to be a wizard but settled on stories and advertising. I’m a coffee addict, chocoholic, and successfully managed to keep a Woolworths orchid alive for over a year. 

I’m fascinated by people: what they say, what they eat, what they believe, what they do in their spare time, and most importantly – what they read.

All these quirks make us who we are – bodies trying to make a life that is memorable and hopefully passing on all our good traits in some form. The communications industry borrows a plethora of ideologies and pieces from all corners and sectors of the world. This is what makes our industry so interesting, we never know what the next big story will be.

We are all stories, whether we want to be, or not. We live in a world where new ideas are hard to come by, even if we don’t want to believe it. We have entered an era where we need to solve more complex problems than we ever imagined, and these problems have become far more collective. The time of ‘working alone’ is over.

Danni Pinch 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at Accenture Song
PR Shortlisting Judge

Danni spent her early career at Weber Shandwick in London, where she set-up and ran its youth marketing division before moving to Cape Town. After a stint running public relations for Cape Town Fashion Week, she became a Creative Director at leading independent PR agency Atmosphere. 

In 2012 she launched and led social media agency Society (part of the King James Group) which went onto become one of the most awarded specialist agencies in the country.

Since taking on a role of ECD at Accenture Song, she has brought her social and PR background to creating integrated campaigns, often using emerging media as a storytelling tool. Some of the internationally awarded campaigns she has led include: launching a soap opera on Whatsapp; releasing a podcast series designed to make you dream of Cape Town, and turning Table Mountain into a playable destination on Roblox.

She has several times been ranked in the top 5 ECDs in South Africa and sits on the board of the Creative Circle. Her work has been awarded internationally at Cannes Lions, Webby Awards, One Show, among other shows.

Dashni Vilakazi 🇿🇦

Managing Director at The MediaShop
Media Shortlisting Judge

Dashni is the Managing Director of one of the biggest media agency in South Africa called the The MediaShop. This agency has been awarded for the past 10 years as a Top Agency and won Media Agency of the year in 2023.

She is an accomplished professional skilled in marketing and corporate strategy. Her past roles has been heading up marketing at various organisations. She has over 20 years workings as a Head of Marketing and a Managing Director for local and global companies.

Her refined experience in finding business solutions has earned her the accolade as a brand builder for sectors from Financial Services, FMCG, Telecoms, QSR, Retail and Beverages. She has also worked on projects in Lagos, Hong Kong, London, NYC and India.

Dashni has a MBA – Cum Laude. She has lectured at various Advertising Schools and is a thought leading public speaker at many industry conferences. She co-hosts a radio talk show with a leading financial journalist on Brand and Marketing Trends on various radio stations in SA. She is interested in travel, art, food creation, surfing, playing golf and padel. Dashni flourishes in unchartered territories to influence innovation to promote creative and design thinking.

Isla Prentis 🇿🇦

Managing Director: Marketing Intelligence Hub at Nahana Communications Group
Media Shortlisting Judge

Isla Prentis is a dynamic leader driving innovation at Nahana Communications as the Managing Director of the Marketing Intelligence Hub. With a strategic blend of human and machine intelligence, Isla spearheads a team dedicated to equipping Nahana’s agencies with data-driven insights for enhanced performance across all stages of their operations.

Since joining the group in 2012 as a Business Unit Manager for The MediaShop, Isla has been pivotal in fostering progress within the agency. Her experience spans various sectors with major clients like Unilever, GSK, Samsung, Multichoice, and Tiger Brands.

In 2018, Isla transitioned to a central role, enhancing strategic methods and insights across the agency’s portfolio. She is known for her holistic view of the advertising, media, and creative sectors, advocating that data integration is key to effective problem-solving. Isla has developed specialised local tools and systems to streamline data use in agency processes. Her dedication to mentorship, strategic insight, and diversity commitment positions her as a driving force in shaping the future of marketing intelligence and creative excellence.

Ivan Moroke 🇿🇦

CEO Kantar Insights Division South Africa, Kantar MEA DEI Lead at Kantar
Creative Data Judge

Ivan is a seasoned marketing practitioner, driven by mining for insights from diverse data sources, used to develop differentiated and actionable marketing and communication strategies that deliver profitable growth.

His key expertise in insight and strategic marketing has been honed by a career that formally started at British American Tobacco (BAT), working across the entire marketing value chain. This was followed by the introduction to consulting at Added Value (now Kantar Consulting), where he led strategic marketing projects for a list of blue-chip companies across diverse industries in Africa. Ivan has since held strategic and business leadership roles at Lowe Bull, Yellowwood Future Architects and TBWA Hunt Lascaris. He later founded the marketing insights and strategic consultancy, Co-Currency.

In helping develop the industry, Ivan has served as chairperson of the jury for the APEX Effective Awards, receiving the Apex Lifetime Achievement Award. He has served as chairperson of Brand Council South Africa (BCSA) and was vice-chairperson of the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA). He is currently chairman of Marketing. He continuously serve on the jury panel of Loerie Awards (Shared Value, Creative Effectiveness, Service Design) and is Chairperson of Marketing Achievements Awards South Africa.

Jacquie Mullany 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at FCB Africa
Digital Craft Judge

Jacquie Mullany has been in the industry for 19 years and over her time she has worked as both art director and copywriter. She began her journey as an ATL conceptual creative but really made her mark by integrating digital into her creative thinking in the early 2000s. Now, she sees ideas that are no longer bounded by mediums but rather uses the entire ecosystem to bring the thinking to life.

She has recently finished her studies in Behavioural Economics and Applied Behavioural Sciences to further satisfy her curiosity of the human mind. In addition to having her work recognised at multiple award shows, she has also had the honour of judging a few of them as well.

Keith Manning 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at TBWA\Hunt Lascaris
Direct Judge

Keith is currently an Executive Creative Director at TBWA\Hunt Lascaris. He is passionate about finding new and innovative ways to solve his clients’ problems, even if it means treading outside of the usual advertising terrain. Over the years, Keith has worked on some of South Africa’s biggest brands, including MTN, FNB, Johnnie Walker, Standard Bank, Nissan, McDonald’s and Wimpy.

His talent has won him a number of local and international advertising awards, such as Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show and Loeries. Keith’s work has also been featured in the Cannes Game Changers book and exhibition, which celebrates 60 years of creativity that has transformed the landscape of advertising.

In his spare time, Keith runs Happy Lab, a start-up product development company that he founded with his long-time creative partner Dale Mullany.

Koo Govender 🇿🇦

Chief Executive Officer at Publicis Groupe Africa
Glass: The Lion For Change Judge

Koo Govender, the CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa, is an accomplished executive and exceptionally well-rounded leader with strong experience across people leadership, client management and business operations. She has a passion for inspirational leadership, marketing, and women empowerment and is a results-oriented leader with authenticity and proven success in marketing and strategic planning.

In addition, she is commercially and strategically astute, passionate about DEI and building high-performance, diverse teams that nurture and cultivate next generation leaders.

Koo’s passion for women empowerment, more women around the boardroom table, mentorship and community upliftment was fulfilled by developing and launching the Mnet Cares brand focusing on education on early detection of breast cancer and literacy of younger children. She also launched and developed a Women’s Academy called Phakama, which is targeted at Marketing university students to equip and empower them for the corporate world.

In addition to her personal achievements and being a prominent and accomplished public speaker, judge and board member in various industries, Koo has won a number of business and empowerment awards and lives by the philosophy ‘success is one aspect and significance is of utmost importance’.

Lerato Songelwa 🇿🇦

Managing Director at Hill & Knowlton
PR Judge

Meet Lerato, the Managing Director at Hill and Knowlton Strategies South Africa. With over 18 years of experience in providing strategic communications and public relations advice to senior executives, she’s basically a PR ninja. Her extensive business acumen and deep understanding of reputation management come from her diverse experience across various industries, including Business, Technology, FMCG, Retail, Energy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, and Hospitality.

With a proven track record for brand building and launching products, Lerato has worked on numerous successful campaigns for Huawei, Motorola, Head & Shoulders, Dove, Unilever, McDonald’s, Lenovo, Honor, and MSC Cruises to name a few. She knows how to make a product launch go off with a bang (or pop, or fizzle, depending on the product). She’s got a sixth sense for identifying the right influencers for a brand and developing effective strategies to engage them. Her ability to build strong relationships with influencers has resulted in successful collaborations and increased brand awareness and sales for clients like Distell, Reebok, Huawei, P&G, and LG.

Lerato can also be found delivering tailored media and crisis management training to C-suite executives in South Africa. She knows how to keep the bigwigs calm and collected when things hit the fan (and let’s be real, things always hit the fan). But that’s not all – she has helped organizations address internal issues that impede their ability to achieve key objectives and overall success. Think of her as a corporate therapist who helps you fix your problems.

Driven by her commitment to integrity and trust in business relationships, Lerato believes that trust is essential for building strong relationships with all stakeholders. She emphasizes the importance of integrity in business practices. She’s the PR ninja you never knew you needed.

Megan Kozlowski 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at Better Best Agency
Health & Wellness Shortlisting Judge

Megan is the Executive Creative Director at Better Best Agency, a boutique creative agency based in South Africa. The agency specialises in strategic thinking and creative excellence, specifically on digital and social channels. Megan’s passion lies in brand and retail advertising and communication, and she wants to transform how her clients see the power of creativity.

The focus behind Megan’s creative direction on campaigns is the desire to enrich lives by connecting to meaning. She loves communication that inspires while delivering a memorable brand message, often through insightful storytelling and experiences. She has won numerous local awards with her team, notably ranking as a top female ECD in South Africa (2022) while at Joe Public United, before starting Better Best in 2023.

Monde Twala 🇿🇦

SVP, co-General Manager Paramount Africa and Lead BET International at Paramount Africa
Entertainment Judge

Monde Twala, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Paramount Africa and Lead at BET International, is a prominent figure in the African media and entertainment sector with unparalleled global content and pan-African experience. In his role, he drives the growth and development of influential brands like MTV, MTV Base, BET Africa, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central across the continent.

As the leader of BET International, Twala promotes black culture and diverse voices in the UK, Brazil, France and Africa. His career spans various content genres, from sports and documentaries to reality and scripted formats, contributing to iconic hit series across the continent. He is a talented broadcaster and strategic decision-maker with strong leadership qualities and ability to analyze, adapt and drive strategy across various initiatives. Skills he brings to the table are content production, distribution and acquisition rights management and the aptitude to develop new business opportunities across his vast network.

Twala is renowned for his commitment to youth development and mentorship, embodying inclusive leadership values. He upholds the African adage “Umuntu nguMuntu ngaBantu” emphasizing community and collective growth. Twala serves as a Board Director and chairman for the South African Broadcast Research Council. He is also a Board Director for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, helping to advance social and health education for young Africans. Monde believes that by leveraging the power of pop culture, diversity, authenticity and creativity through story-telling we can continue to develop exceptional African entertainment content for global audiences. His mission is to leverage his deep and extensive industry insights, global network and innovative thinking to advance media companies to transition in the digital age.

Twala holds a WBS Map Advanced Management Degree from Wits Business School and is a Paramount Leadership Studio program alumnus.

Neo Segola 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at LEPUB
Audio & Radio Judge

Neo Segola is an accomplished Executive Creative Director with over 20 years of experience in the advertising industry. Known for her innovative thinking and strategic approach, she has a passion for building iconic brands and creating work that resonates with people on a human level. She has led award-winning campaigns for major brands across various sectors.

Her expertise lies in conceptualizing unique and impactful ideas that land, driving brand engagement and loyalty.

Her philosophy revolves around crafting campaigns that not only communicate but also actively contribute to shaping cultural narratives.

Nthabi Motsoeneng 🇿🇦

Chief Marketing Officer Africa and Middle East at Pernod-Ricard
Brand Experience & Activation Judge

Nthabi has over 20 years of diverse experience in marketing, in various roles within multinational companies across FMCG, personal care, food & beverage, working on iconic brands at Tiger Brands, Kimberley-Clark, Tetra Pak, and The Coca-Cola Company

As Chief Marketing Officer for Pernod-Ricard Africa & Middle East, Nthabi has the exciting mission of sparking the magic of human connection with consumers in this complex & diverse region, through the amazing portfolio of premium & prestige spirits brands, like Jameson, Inverroche, The Glenlivet, Martell, GH Mumm champagne, to name a few, but she’s not alone in this mission. She’s backed by an equally diverse & talented marketing team of convivialists.

Nthabi’s competencies span portfolio strategy, brand-building, innovation, purposeful marketing & stakeholder relationship engagement, that she has anchored in her passion for unleashing creative potential through unlikely collaborations. She’s inspired by people & planet-centered ways of doing business, using this to achieve authentic social & cultural connections with brands. She consumes art like it is candy and is I’m proud mama to green babies nurtured from seed. Her 5-year-old Papaya tree & giant Spek boom are her pride & joy!

Sylvester Chauke 🇿🇦

Founder and Chief Architect at DNA Brand Architects
PR Shortlisting Judge

Often found wandering the high streets and supermarket isles, stalking consumers as they engage with brands and products, Sylvester Chauke is the founder and chief of the award-winning brand outfit, DNA Brand Architects – winners of the ICCO World’s Best PR campaign 2023, PRISM Large PR Agency of the Year 2021, 2022 & 2023 and Adweek Top 100 Fastest Growing Agencies in the world 2023.

Sylvester is the CNBC All Africa Young Business Leader of the Year, Top 100 Influential Africans, a member of the Advisory Council for the World Economic Forum Global Shapers, the SA State Theatre board member, a published author and an all-around Madonna fan.

Passionate about creativity and turning the tide of transformation in the communications agency landscape in Africa, Sylvester is obsessed with the power of creativity to shape how the world sees itself one campaign at a time.

Sibusiso Sitole 🇿🇦

Chief Creative Officer at The ODD Number
Film Shortlisting Judge

Sbu Sitole is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Director of The Odd Number, South Africa’s Agency of the year 2017 and 2019 respectively.

Since it’s founding in 2015, The Odd Number has consistently won awards in all South Africa’s major award shows including The Creative Circle, the Loerie Awards, as well as the Pendoring Awards – most recently ranked 2nd most awarded agency to feature in the show. In 2018, Sbu was voted most admired Executive Creative Director in Johannesburg, and second most admired Executive Creative Director in South Africa 2019, in a local poll amongst South African Creative leaders. Most recently The Odd Number won its first 4 One Show Merits, becoming the first 100% Black Owned Agency to ever garner this accolade.

The Odd Number, is currently at second place in the Creative Circle Rankings. Sbu has recently been appointed as Chairman of the Loeries Africa Middle East, as well as judged major international award shows including The CannesLions, The Dubai Lynx as Jury President and The One Show Awards.

Shelby Ncube 🇿🇦

Editor at Strangelove Studios
Film Craft Shortlisting Judge

Hailing from the vibrant landscapes of Zimbabwe, Shelby is a is a rising star in the realm of film editing. He believes in the power of emotive story telling, weaving narratives that resonate with authenticity and passion. He has a unique perspective on rhythm, pace and innovative sound design bringing films to life with seamless edits and creative finesse.

Thandeka Gilbert 🇿🇦

Creative Group Head at McCann Joburg
Industry Craft Judge

Thandeka is a multidisciplinary creative, born in Eswatini and raised in South Africa. She has led by example in her journey of representing women of colour in the advertising industry. Throughout her career that is over a decade long, she has created work for local & multinational creative agencies and has been privileged enough to work on numerous local, pan-African & global brands.

She is versed in both art direction and copywriting, catapulting her career to a number of accolades – winning awards from the New York Festivals – Midas, Pendoring, Creative Circle, Loeries and Cannes Lions. All thanks to her love for creativity, from the age of 8 years old.

And through the late nights, early mornings, tears, joy, finalists, wins, almost wins and no wins, she tries to live by being as kind to herself as the world has raised us to be to others.

TJ Njozela 🇿🇦

Executive Creative Director at Grey South Africa
Social & Influencer Shortlisting Judge

TJ Njozela is a Creative Director with a curious mind. His work is based on insights that he gathers by spending his time immersing himself in real life. With many years of experience in advertising, he has been responsible for numerous successful campaigns.

He is also passionate about people and has been involved in various philanthropic pursuits. One of the most notable is the self-motivated initiative #30days30wheelchairs where he walked 1400km from Johannesburg to Cape Town in an effort to raise funds to purchase wheelchairs for underprivileged people living with mobility impairments.

Zee Ntuli 🇿🇦

Director at Darling Films
Film Craft Judge

Zee Ntuli straddles different worlds. His complex, diverse and unique upbringing has exposed him to a wide gamut of cultures, experiences and influences. As a storyteller, writer and director, he draws on this unique perspective to craft distinct work that explores the human condition in an honest and raw fashion. His work centres around identity, belonging and socio-political dynamics.

His most recent work was as series director on Reyka, an International Emmy nominated crime thriller series staring Iain Glen and Kim Engelbrecht. Reyka opened the Monte Carlo Television Festival, was chosen by Variety as one of the 10 buzziest shows hitting MipTV and has been broadcast in over 80 territories worldwide. Zee was awarded Best Achievement in Directing for a TV Drama at the 2022 SAFTA’s for his work on the series.

Zee’s feature film and shorts have screened in Cannes; BFI London Film Festival; Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; New York International Film Festival; Fantastic Fest; Hong Kong International Film Festival; SHNIT; DIFF, amongst others.

Zee has also directed various award winning commercials. Most notably, his projects have scooped Cannes Gold, Silver and Bronze lions, as well as South Africa’s first Glass lion, for BlameNoMore, a hard hitting campaign, initiated by Hype Magazine and Tears Foundation, aimed changing the narrative for sexual abuse victims.

Zee has an intense passion and love for storytelling and cinema. He undertakes the filmmaking process with a collaborative, passionate yet gentle approach. He is equal parts focused on the human and the aesthetic, and loves nothing more than delving into character and psychology while developing a symbiotic stylistic approach.

Zumi Njongwe 🇿🇦

Business Executive Director at Nestle ESAR
Direct Shortlisting Judge

Zumi is the Business Director for confectionery at Nestlé East & Southern African Region. She presents a broad and deep Classical Background in Marketing & Business Management, with a proven track record of delivering results over 20 years. 

Her working experience has mainly been in Africa and the UK in Middle to Senior Management roles. Her experience spans multiple countries in East, West and Southern Africa, multiple portfolios/brands/categories mainly in Liquor, Health, Beauty and Nutrition Industries.

As an experienced Coach, she is extremely passionate about building teams and has vast experience of navigating and unleashing the power of teams across various team structures and dynamics. Zumi’ s interest in marketing stems from the belief that marketers can repurpose their skills to drive a greater good and make a difference in the world.

She loves working in creative environments and has always chosen industries and businesses that value innovation, place emphasis on the power of great ideas and that champion the African story, which get to match her own personal purpose of leading from the heart to create the change she wants to see.

South Africa’s Cannes Coverage:

We’re sharing South Africa’s shortlists as they’re announced every day
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As always, IDIDTHAT is bringing you the Cannes Lions action live, this year in partnership with LITTLEBIG. As of the 17th of June 2024, this page is your gateway to all things South Africa in Cannes. Right here you can check in to view South Africa’s winners and shortlists, the work, and the talented IDIDTHAT members involved in the work. We’ll be updating this page as results come in. Also, head over to our Instagram and Facebook for more coverage. Good luck and here's to championing South African creativity on a global stage. Go Saffas!

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Being selected as a judge at Cannes is a massive achievement. It’s a testament to the respect the industry has for you on an international scale. We know that while a lot of us will be basking in the glitz and canapes Cannes has to offer, these judges will be toiling away in dark rooms, sifting through all the entries to identify the most outstanding work the world has to offer. Not to mention the Cannes Lions Shortlist judges who already had to work overtime and in between their own pitches back home! We see you, and we salute you.

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Each year we team up with a partner to bring the South African ad industry all the Cannes Lions coverage and most importantly celebrate South Africa’s creative work and strengthen our unique ad culture. As we gear up for the festival, we are excited to announce our partnership with production company, LITTLEBIG. Thanks to the team’s support IDIDTHAT is yet again able to bring home all the Cannes 2024 news. Having won Gold at Cannes themselves, LITTLEBIG understands the significance of Saffas supporting each other internationally. Thank you for joining us in championing South Africa’s creativity.