Cannes week ends with NZ in 11th spot

CANNES, Tuesday: New Zealand has ranked 11th country in the world (tying with UAR*) with a haul of two Grand Prix, four Gold Lions, seven Silver Lions and seven Bronze Lions – 20 Lions in total – at the 2023 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.

New Zealand jumped four spots from 15th position last year.

Australia was 7th, with 29 Lions.

The US was the dominant country, scoring 218 Lions, followed by Brazil and the UK tied with 84 Lions each, followed by France with 55 Lions.

Top 15 countries at 2023 Cannes Lions:

1. USA (218)
2*. Brazil (84)
2*. UK (84)
4. France (55)
5. Canada (48)
6. Argentina (39)
7. Australia (29)
8*. Germany (24)
8*. India (24)
8*. Spain (24)
11*. New Zealand (20)
11*. United Arab Emirates (20)
13*. Japan* (19)
13*. Mexico* (19)
15. Italy (18)