The Lions chooses four Kiwis for jury duty

CANNES, Tuesday: The Cannes Lions has announced its 2021 shortlist jury with four jury members from New Zealand. They are …

• Kimberley Ragan, group CD/head of brand experience at Colenso BBDO – on the Direct 
• Kim Pick, ECD at VMLY&R (Film Lions)
• Gina McKinnon, MD at Fuse @ OMD (Media Lions)
• Gary Steele, ECD, DDB Aotearoa (Outdoor Lions)

Australia has eight on the list.

The Lion-winning work will be announced, awarded and celebrated during Cannes Lions Live, a fully digital experience, running from 21-25 June 2021, which all Lions members will receive complimentary access to.

The Cannes Lions shortlist juries comprise 52% female jurors this year, the highest on record. 

“After pausing the awards last year, our juries will be shortlisting Lions across two years’ worth of work.”

Fifty-five countries are represented in 2021, including jury members from the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Ghana, Lebanon, Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia and Argentina, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the UK and the USA.

Lions chairman Philip Thomas said: “After pausing the awards last year, our juries will be shortlisting Lions across two years’ worth of work, which is an unprecedented opportunity to set the global creative benchmark for two years of outstanding creative work.”

The Lions’ shortlisting juries will take part in remote judging from their home locations worldwide.

• View all shortlists Lions news here
• View list of all global jurors here