The search for the best young media, creative and marketing professionals in Australia has begun as entries are now open for the 2022 TikTok Young Lions Competition.
The competition gives the opportunity for up and coming talent to represent Australia at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, with entries open to five of the seven Young Lions categories including design, digital, film, marketing, media.
All submissions will be assessed by a team of over 60 high profile industry judges, with five teams shortlisted in each category. These finalists will then be required to take part in a second round of judging for a non-profit partner where they will be briefed and have to present a response 24 hours later. Film finalists are given 48 hours and are not required to present live.
For more information, head to https://canneslionsaustralia.com.au/younglions.
Key dates for the 2022 TikTok Young Lions competition include:
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Workshops to take place between 14-25 February, 2022
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Deadline for first round submissions: 5pm AEDT, Monday 14 March, 2022
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First round of judging: Monday 14 March – Monday 11 April, 2022
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Finalists announced and notified via email: Thursday 14 April, 2022
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Second round brief – all categories: Tuesday 3 May, 2022
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Live pitches (24 hour round) – Wednesday 4 May, 2022
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Film category judging (48 hour round) – Thursday 5 May, 2022
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Winners announced at cocktail party: evening Thursday 5 May, 2022
Winners of the second and final round will go on to represent Australia at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from 20-24 June 2022, to compete face to face against the most creative teams from all over the world.
Should travel restrictions still be in place in June 2022, winning teams will virtually enter the Cannes Lions Global Competition. We’ll also send the winning teams to attend Cannes in Cairns –this is our tongue in cheek replacement trip to Cannes!
