Adland’s brightest young talent will soon duke it out for a chance to battle the world’s best at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
After weeks of restless nights and finger-nail carnage, the industry’s top young creative execs can now rest easy – The TikTok Young Lions Shortlist has landed.
This year there were hundreds of applicants setting a very high benchmark in creative ideas across design, digital, film, marketing and media.
Our panel of expert judges have whittled it down to 25 incredible entries that showcase the very best of what our industry has to offer (within the age requirements, of course).
Tickets for the winners’ reveal party can be bought at the TikTok Young Lions website HERE.
TikTok Young Lions Shortlist
DESIGN sponsored by Outdoor Media Association
Alana von Drehnen & Ruben Savariego – Apparent
Anna Forsyth & Kat Van Berkel – CHEP Network
Eden Payne & Stella Palmer – Kopi Su Studio
Louis Johanson & Amy Toma – R/GA
Sarah Sweeney & Laura Adamson – Hardhat
DIGITAL sponsored by TikTok
Abby Clark & Laura Murphy – MBCS Australia
Cindy Diep & Kate Price – Ogilvy Australia
Daniel Borghesi & Jake Rowland – M&C Saatchi
Heidi Rabbitts & Eliza Smith – Dentsu Creative
Shaun McFarlane & Isobella Plush – Special Group Australia
FILM sponsored by TikTok
Felix Barnett, Trinity Ross – The Bundy Agency and CHEP Network
Katy Hulton & Elly Pipiciello – Howatson + Company
Kean Szczur & Leighton Howindt – Dentsu Creative
Madelene McGuinness & Jordan Ellis – VML
Ruby Koco & Cam Casey – CHEP Network
MARKETING sponsored by Nine
Alana Keegan & Zara Gross – Domino’s Pizza Enterprises & Supercheap Auto
Jessica Allan & Paulina Bolaira – JCDecaux
Keira Spencer & Laura Currie – Google
Krishma Sood & Arianne Riley – The Arnott’s Group
Meagan Bebendorf & Meagan Aquilina – Flight Centre
MEDIA sponsored by The Trade Desk
Aimee Carron & Caitlin Watters – Kinesso & UM
Celie Stewart & Rubi Hudson – Wavemaker
Ryan Hancock & Jodie Allen – Match & Wood
Sebastian Liell-Cock & Nicholas Bagaric – PHD Media
Sophie Stone & Olivia Hawkes – This is Flow & Wavemaker
These talented entrants will now attend a live briefing session on 16 April at TikTok headquarters at Salesforce Tower in Sydney’s Circular Quay.
Entrants will then present to a live judging panel the following day, with winners announced on 18 April.
If you would like to attend the TikTok Young Lions winners reveal party on 18 April, you can buy tickets HERE.
The winners will be flown off to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June, where they will compete on the global stage in the world’s largest annual gathering of the creative community.
The Misfits Media team will be in touch with the shortlisted teams directly with more details on the live briefing and judging day.
Congratulations to all of the shortlisted entrants and best of luck in the next round.
A big thanks to all of our sponsors.
