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The new prize, called the Titanium Lion, was created at least in part over how difficult it is to award groundbreaking work like the BMW Films campaign that doesn't fit neatly into a single category.
BMW Films
BMW Films swept award shows in the U.S. and around the world last year and was considered by Cannes juries for film, media and cyber Lions but won only in the cyber category, which prompted widespread criticism by those in the ad industry.
Dan Wieden, chairman of ad agency Wieden & Kennedy and the president of this year's film and print and posters juries at the Cannes festival, was behind the creation of the Titanium Lion. According to the festival, to be held June 16-22, the award will be given each year to provocative work "in any category, or any combination of categories, that causes the industry to stop in its tracks and reconsider the way forward."
Majority vote
Mr. Wieden and the respective presidents of the media, direct and cyber juries will chose the winner of the Titanium Lion by majority vote.
In an earlier interview with Advertising Age, Mr. Wieden indicated he will look for ads that point the way to advertising's future, seeking out work with "a sign of where things could be going, the antenna to indicate a new landscape. I hope that's what we can focus on."
