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Cannes Lions Special Section

SA ranks joint 18th in 2019 Cannes Lions Global Creativity Report

South Africa is the joint-18th most awarded country in the 2019 Cannes Lions Global Creativity Report, which contains in-depth insights, analysis and editorial commentary on the winning work.
Image credit: Cannes Lions.
Image credit: Cannes Lions.

Additionally, the report features official rankings for top-performing agencies, brands, production companies and people from this year’s festival as well as insight from inside the jury rooms and analysis of the trends that emerged from this year’s Lion-winning work, from partners Warc.

The report’s highlights include:

  • Creative Brand of the Year full rankings
  • Regional Network of the Year ranking
  • Agency and Independent Agency of the Year by Track positions
  • Agency of the Year rankings published by region, country and city
  • Global People rankings for creative director, art director, copywriter and director

Africa and Middle East Agency of the Year ranking:

1. Impact BBDO – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2. TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris – Johannesburg, South Africa
3. Ogilvy Johannesburg – Johannesburg, South Africa
4. King James Group – Cape Town, South Africa
5. J Walter Thompson – Beirut, Lebanon
6. J Walter Thompson Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
7. VMLY&R South Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa
8. TBWA\Raad – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9. VMLY&R – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10 = Interesting Times – Beirut, Lebanon
10 = Net#Work BBDO – Johannesburg, South Africa
12. FoxP2 – Cape Town, South Africa
13. Joe Public United – Johannesburg, South Africa
14 = FCB Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa
14 = FP7/DXB – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14 = Ogilvy Cape Town – Cape Town, South Africa
14 = The Classic Partnership – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14 = Y&R Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19 = Leo Burnett Beirut – Beirut, Lebanon
19 = J Walter Thompson – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19 = M&C Saatchi Abel – Cape Town, South Africa
19 = Duke – Cape Town, South Africa
19 = HelloFCB+ – Cape Town, South Africa
19 = DDB South Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa
19 = Grey Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa
19 = Commonwealth//McCann – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19 = Grey – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

South Africa Agency of the Year ranking

1. TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris – Johannesburg
2. Ogilvy Johannesburg – Johannesburg
3. King James Group – Cape Town
4. VMLY&R South Africa – Johannesburg
5. Net#Work BBDO – Johannesburg
6. FoxP2 – Cape Town
7. Joe Public United – Johannesburg
8 = FCB Africa – Johannesburg
8 = Ogilvy Cape Town – Cape Town
10 = M&C Saatchi Abel – Cape Town
10 = Duke – Cape Town
10 = HelloFCB+ – Cape Town
10 = DDB South Africa – Johannesburg
10 = Grey Africa – Johannesburg

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