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Cannes Lions

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.

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Daily reports from the team of Ad Age Group staff writers covering the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, France, June 18 - 23, 2001.
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AdAge.com's Laurel Wentz reports:
CANNES AD FESTIVAL TO EXPAND
New Marketing Services Event Slated for 2002
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AdAge.com's photographer was there:
PHOTOS OF CANNES' BIG WINNERS
Grand Prix, Palme d'Or, Agency of Year
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Stefano Hatfield's Daily Cannes Column
BRILLIANT SUN, PLEASANT AMNESIA, ODD GRAND PRIX WINNER
A Look Back on a Tame Week in Cannes
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Creativity's Jim Hanas reports:
FOX SPORTS ADS WIN FILM GRAND PRIX
New York's @radical.media Takes the Palme D'Or
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AdAge.com's roving photographer:
PEOPLE PHOTOS FROM CANNES
Faces from Ad Festival 2001
5 pages of pictures
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... June 22, 2001
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
THUMBS DOWN ON FREESTYLE, PAMPLONA SQUIRRELS & E-TRADE
A Tough Cannes Crowd Screens the Shortlist

June 21, 2001
THE SALMON THAT WOULD BE A GOLD LION
Can John West's Popular Bear Fight Commercial Win?
GERALD LEVIN AND MICKEY MOUSE DO CANNES
'Media Man of Year' Nominee Meets the Ad Hacks
THE REEL TRUTH AT CANNES
Makers of Last Year's Excoriating Parody Are Back

June 20, 2001
ANTI-TOBACCO CAMPAIGN WINS MEDIA GRAND PRIX
Miami's Crispin Porter & Bogusky Honored
DDB CHAIRMAN LAUDS DIESEL WIN
Says His Company's Ad Ideas were 'Much More Complex'
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

June 19, 2001
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

June 18, 2001
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

June 11, 2001
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

May 15, 2001
JURORS ANNOUNCED FOR CANNES AWARDS
Tribal DDB and Modem Media Execs Named to Cyber Panel

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THE AD AGE REPORTERS AT CANNES

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Laurel Wentz: Scam ads and judges' hair

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Laurel Wentz: High spirits and caviar parties

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Laurel Wentz: Latest word on the TV Lions shortlist

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Anthony Vagnoni: Euphoria and news of the San Francisco delegation

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Anthony Vagnoni: Getting loaded at the Martinez bar

During the festival, this space featured news headlines from around the world. Included were links to full stories from the daily news Web sites of Advertising Age and Ad Age Global magazines.