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Cannes Lions 2020 cancelled due to Coronavirus

Cannes Lions 2020 cancelled due to Coronavirus

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. Previously it had been rescheduled to October, but now it has been decided to cancel it completely for 2020. The next Lions festival will run June 21-25, 2021.


In a statement released Friday, Cannes Lions said: "As the impact from COVID-19 continues to be felt across the world on consumers and our customers across the marketing, creative and media industries, it has become clear to us our customers’ priorities have shifted to the need to protect people, to serve consumers with essential items and to focus on preserving companies, society and economies.

Our difficult decision follows in-depth consultations with our partners and customers and reflects the unprecedented societal, health and economic challenges currently facing the world, as well as our desire to remove any uncertainty about the running of the awards and event for our partners and customers."


Philip Thomas, Chairman, Cannes Lions

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