Gillian Rightford Archives

IDIDTHAT & ACA team up for the first-ever South African Creative Showcase

More than 200 people gathered for the first-ever South African Creative Showcase where 14 agencies and their clients presented the work they hope will make South Africa proud at Cannes Lions 2026. It was a rare and wonderful sight: competitors and clients all in one room, cheering each other's work on. A rare chance for the industry to come together and get behind Team South Africa.

Amisha Zanetti2026-06-15T12:08:06+02:00June 15th, 2026|Categories: Cannes Lions 2026, Editorial|Tags: Accenture Song, ALT Studios, Association for Communication and Advertising, Bananas, BlackSwan, Boundless, Cannes Lions 2026, Creative Circle, Gillian Rightford, Heineken Beverages, Joe Public, Julie Maunder, KA Muses, LEPUB, M&C Saatchi Abel, Machine_, Ogilvy South Africa, Retroviral, Ster-Kinekor, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, The Odd Number, VML South Africa|

SOUTH AFRICA AT CANNES: Day 4 by Gillian Rightford

Through quick quips, overheard truths, and notes from boardroom meetings, Gillian Rightford captures the contradictions of Cannes like only she can. As Executive Director of the ACA - now Africa’s first member of VoxComm, the global body of advertising associations - and a newly appointed member of the Effie Global Council, Gillian’s Day 4 reflections remind us that the business of creativity is as complex, messy, and fun as ever.

Amisha Zanetti2025-06-27T10:08:25+02:00June 20th, 2025|Categories: Cannes Lions, Cannes Lions 2025, Editorial|Tags: Cannes Lions 2025, Cannes Lions Dairy 2025, Gillian Rightford, LittleBig|