Australia and New Zealand winners at Cannes Lions on day five:
The Monkeys, Part of Accenture Song, picked up a Grand Prix for its work with the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu.
Howatson+Company was named Independent Agency of the Year - Good.
“It’s a wonderful recognition of our team at Howatson+Company, but most especially this award is for the people at Maurice Blackburn who have worked tirelessly for years to represent the rights of refugees and other marginalised groups," founder Chris Howatson told AdNews.
The EXHIBIT A-I campaign, about the unlawful detention of refugees in offshore camps, was created by Howatson+Company for law firm Maurice Blackburn
Special, Auckland, New Zealand was named the Independent Agency of the Year - Strategy.
In the 2023 Young Lions, Australian copywriters Casey Clarke and Zac Nairnat at Dig won Gold for Digital for Little Learners League.
In PR, Silver went to Millie Clout and Bella Hayes at Howatson+Company for Pay Zero Sale.
Film
Bronze Lions
WEATHER ANYTHING for MACPAC by THE MONKEYS, PART OF ACCENTURE SONG, Melbourne
Sustainable Development Goals
Silver Lions
CORRECT THE INTERNET for TEAM HEROINE by DDB NEW ZEALAND, Auckland
THE FIRST DIGITAL NATION for THE GOVERNMENT OF TUVALU by THE MONKEYS, PART OF ACCENTURE SONG, Sydney
EXHIBIT A-I for MAURICE BLACKBURN SOCIAL JUSTICE by HOWATSON+COMPANY, Sydney
Titanium
Grand Prix
THE FIRST DIGITAL NATION for THE GOVERNMENT OF TUVALU by THE MONKEYS, PART OF ACCENTURE SONG, Sydney
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