Festival organizers of Cannes Lions pledge a live event return in June 2022
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to Return to In-Person Format in 2022
After two years of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will make a comeback as a real-life, in-person event in 2022. The festival, which usually takes place in Cannes, France, will run from June 20-24, 2022.
In 2020 and 2021, the festival was held virtually due to the risks associated with the pandemic. The virtual format allowed the global creative community to connect and celebrate work, despite the travel restrictions and social distancing measures in place. The awards for both years were combined and presented in the virtual format of 2021.
Although the specific details of the digital platforms used for those years are not explicitly mentioned, it is well-known that Cannes Lions, like many other festivals and award shows, shifted to fully virtual editions due to COVID-19.
For the 2022 event, the festival will run in a hybrid model, with both virtual and in-person elements and activations. However, the awards for the years 2020 and 2021 will not be part of the in-person festival.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is owned by Ascential, a global business-to-business events and information company. Despite the changes in format over the past two years, the festival has maintained its programming and continued to celebrate the best in creativity and innovation from around the world.
This year's festival promises to be a celebration of the return to normalcy, with the creative community coming together once again in Cannes to network, learn, and be inspired. For more details about the festival's programming and registration, visit the official Cannes Lions website.
The 2022 event will incorporate both virtual and in-person elements, as risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are still being managed. This year's festival, however, will not include the awards for the years 2020 and 2021, which were presented in a virtual format due to the pandemic. The return of the festival to an in-person format in 2022 signifies a resurgence of entertainment and networking for the global creative community.
