Each June, executives from agencies around the world gather at Cannes in the south of France for the International Advertising Festival. The Cannes Lions -- the industry's most prestigious awards -- are conferred there as part of a weeklong round of seminars, business meetings and social gatherings that constitute the advertising industry's largest and most important annual event.

THE AD AGE REPORTERS AT CANNES

PHOTOS OF CANNES' BIG WINNERS
Grand Prix, Palme d'Or, Agency of Year

BRILLIANT SUN, PLEASANT AMNESIA, ODD GRAND PRIX WINNER
A Look Back on a Tame Week in Cannes

FOX SPORTS ADS WIN FILM GRAND PRIX
New York's @radical.media Takes the Palme D'Or

PEOPLE PHOTOS FROM CANNES
Faces from Ad Festival 2001

THUMBS DOWN ON FREESTYLE, PAMPLONA SQUIRRELS & E-TRADE
A Tough Cannes Crowd Screens the Shortlist

ORGY OF EUPHORIA GRIPS AD FESTIVAL
Hard Times Forgotten, Cannes Crowds Celebrate

A CONSPIRACY OF GOD-AWFUL COMMERCIALS
The Real Story of the Cannes Ad Festival

THE SALMON THAT WOULD BE A GOLD LION
Can John West's Popular Bear Fight Commercial Win?

THE REEL TRUTH AT CANNES
Makers of Last Year's Excoriating Parody Are Back

GERALD LEVIN AND MICKEY MOUSE DO CANNES
'Media Man of Year' Nominee Meets the Ad Hacks

DDB CHAIRMAN LAUDS DIESEL WIN
Says His Company's Ad Ideas were 'Much More Complex'

ANTI-TOBACCO CAMPAIGN WINS MEDIA GRAND PRIX
Miami's Crispin Porter & Bogusky Honored

JUROR: U.S. ENTRIES 'WEAK' IN PRINT CATEGORY
Are American Agencies 'Losing Interest'?

DEAL-MAKING, DECENT COFFEE, TOPLESS BATHING
Why the Cannes Ad Festival Matters

MILKO, NIKE ADS TAKE TOP CYBER LIONS
Agencies Submitted 1,400 Online Entries

DIESEL ADS WIN PRESS & POSTER GRAND PRIX
Offbeat African Images Edge Out Volkswagen Campaign

ARNOLD BEETLE ADS JUST BARELY LOST
Contrarian Approach Was Widely Admired

TWO GOLD LION FINALISTS DISQUALIFIED AS SCAMS
"Clear Violation of the Rules" Says Jury President

HUMBLE PIE & HAIR SHIRTS ONLINE
Cannes' Interactive Advertising Forum a Year Later

HIGH COST, LIMITED REACH HOBBLE EUROPE'S ONLINE AD BUSINESS
Study Finds Advertisers Doubtful and Wary

PORNO PROMO GREETS CANNES ARRIVALS
Scandinavian Agency Distributes Risqué Postcards

ADMAN AND MAYOR OF CANNES
An Interview With DDB's Bernard Brochand

AGENCY LAYOFFS BE DAMNED; FULL SPEED AHEAD TO CANNES
All Aboard for Festival Party Time

THE GHOST ADS OF CANNES
Scam Entries Haunt Festival, Threaten Credibility

HAVE CANNES JURORS LOST THEIR WAY?
Skewing Too Much Toward the Obscure and Esoteric

JURORS ANNOUNCED FOR CANNES AWARDS
Tribal DDB and Modem Media Execs Named to Cyber Panel