#cannes lions 2019

[timelinetea]

The Cannes Connection

Since Sophia Bush left the Cannes part of her Glamour essay vague and portrayed it as fun coincidence that she and Ashlyn were working together, I wanted to provide some pertinent background information to the timeline (full timeline and background info will be coming to this blog in the following days):

March 26th - Ashlyn and Sophia reconnect with each other at the Angel City vs Gotham home opener in LA and they both share photos posing with one another and Ashlyn comments on Sophia’s Instagram post. 

March 30th - Gotham FC announces their season sponsors, and among them is Johnnie Walker Whisky. Why is this important?

1. Johnnie Walker Whisky also sponsors Angel City FC, the club in which Sophia is a partial owner

2. If you google “Sophia Bush Johnnie Walker Whisky” you’ll see that Sophia has a long standing partnership with Johnnie Walker Whisky, dating back to at least 2019, possibly longer

3. Ashlyn’s role at Gotham FC as the Global Creative Advisor, according to the original press release, is described as the following:

May 25th - Stagwell announces the speaker lineup for Sport Beach at Cannes Lions. The first panel Ashlyn is scheduled to speak at on June 19th includes two other speakers and a moderator. The two other speakers: Sophia Bush and Sophie Kelly, the Senior VP of NA Whiskey Portfolio and Diageo (Johnnie Walker Whisky’s parent company)

**When the original schedule was released, Ashlyn was also scheduled to speak on another panel on June 22nd, but for some unknown reason the final panel lineup changed slightly. (Ashlyn continued to stay in Cannes through the end of the week. Sophia left the day after her panel on June 19th).

Now that we've cleared that up, let's briefly break down what went down in Cannes.

Day 1 - Ashlyn and Sophia Speak at their panel together. Here's a short excerpt.

After the panel, they attend a dinner together, along with mutual friend Sue Bird, as well as other friends and colleagues.

Cannes Day 2

***Sophia leaves after Day 2, but she posts this upon her return. (I have no idea who took it, or if it was a self timer, but including it for reference)

Cannes Days 3 and 4

Meanwhile...

Cannes Day 5

That's all for Cannes, but I thought I'd include these minor post-Cannes details here as well.

June 26th - last public appearance for Grant and Sophia at the West End performance of Accidental Death of an Anti-Christ

June 27th - *date of separation listed on Sophia and Grant's divorce docs* (divorce not announced until August 4th)

Late June - Ashlyn returns from Cannes and immediately breaks up with Ali. (this is from the Daily Mail, so take it with a grain of salt)

I will try to continue updating the full timeline in the coming days, but these are some of the most glaring errors in Sophia’s Glamour article.

[justforbooks]

Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve, is a French actress. She is considered one of the greatest European actresses on film. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

Deneuve made her screen debut in 1957 at age 13, in a film shot the previous year when she was only 12. A major figure of the New Wave, she became, like Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon, one of the best-known French artists in the world. In a career spanning nearly 70 years, she has played more than a hundred roles and is recognized in France and internationally for being one of the key faces of the musical film genre with appearances in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin, 8 Women and The Beloved. Early in her career, she gained acclaim for her portrayals of aloof and mysterious beauties while working for well-known directors such as Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, Jacques Demy, Roman Polanski, and Agnès Varda. She played in films attracting a total of nearly 99 million spectators in theaters, making her the working actress with the most admissions in France. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty.

She has received numerous accolades over her career including two César Awards and the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actress as well as nominations for an Academy Award and BAFTA Award. She has received honorary awards, including the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear in 1998, the Cannes Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or in 2005, and the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion in 2022.

In 1986, Deneuve introduced her own perfume, Deneuve. She is also a designer of glasses, shoes, jewelry and greeting cards. In 2005, she launched a limited-edition makeup collection for MAC Cosmetics. For the Catherine Deneuve eyewear line, she has had licensing agreements with Viva International (from 1989) and Marcolin (2014–2019) for the design, production and distribution of sunglasses and optical frames.

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at Just for Books…?

[9w1ft]

Hah, Travis is supposed to be at the Cannes Lion Festival tomorrow, so if Karlie goes to it tomorrow like she did yesterday, it would be really funny in they bump into each other and we get a picture of Travis looking at Karlie and going 😨 just like that picture of Joe looking at Karlie at that fashion show in early 2019 with the same expression 😆

funny thing is i think they’d be able to be all chummy because technically speaking karlie was around him and his chiefs world before taylor 😆

[mariacallous]

American R&B singer Aliaune Thiam, professionally known as Akon, has long wanted to help Senegal, the country he grew up in. He started Akon Lighting Africa in 2014 to install cheap Chinese solar-powered lighting systems across the continent. He hoped to do something more significant for Senegal. But how to fund it?

The answer turned out to be the same one adopted by a growing number of governments and entrepreneurs: a mixture of cryptocurrency and urban planning. It’s a combination that offers the promise of development without any of the tricky details—and which tends to turn out to be little more than vaporware. There was Bitcoin City in El Salvador, but also Painted Rock in Nevada, Satoshi Island in Vanuatu, Cryptoland in Fiji, or the Crypto-Kingdom of Bitcointopia in Utah.

In 2018, Akon announced a new cryptocurrency, to be called “akoin.” Akoin would enable Africans to, as the singer put it at a launch event, “advance themselves independent of the government”—in some manner. Most importantly, akoin would fund the creation of Akon City, an advanced planned city to be built in Senegal. Akon announced akoin and Akon City at the Cannes Lions Festival in June 2018. Akon said in November of that year that he had “everything planned out” for the city. But both Akon City and the akoin token remained only ideas for many months.

Akon was interested by the promises of cryptocurrency—specifically, free money by some unclear mechanism—but he was not up on the details of its technical or financial issues: “I come with the concepts and let the geeks figure it out,” he said. The akoin team featured initial coin offering (ICO) entrepreneurs such as Lynn Liss of ICO Impact and Crystal Rose Pierce.

The akoin cryptocurrency was pre-sold in a 2019 crypto token offering called “token of appreciation.” Each dollar “donation” would give you up to four tokens which would convert to akoin.

Akoin had not launched in Senegal at the time, despite billboards across the country. The West African CFA franc is the only legal currency in Senegal; BCEAO, the central bank, warned that akoin could not be used as a currency in the country.

Akoin promised all manner of functionality—special akoin wallet software, direct exchange with other cryptocurrencies or with cellphone minutes, an application marketplace, various “building blocks for entrepreneurship.” None of this was ever implemented.

Akoin finally started trading on a crypto exchange in November 2020. The akoin token didn’t do anything or have any particular utility; it was just a crypto token that you could trade. Pre-sale buyers dumped their akoin immediately and the price crashed. That’s not unusual: As of 2022, 24 percent of new cryptos fell 90 percent or more in their first week.

Akon posted on social media in January 2020 that he had “finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal”—though he had previously claimed that construction had already started in March 2019. The new city would be built near the small town of Mbodiène, about 100 kilometers south of the capital, Dakar.

Akon City would be a “smart city” inspired by the futuristic African nation of Wakanda from the 2018 movie Black Panther. The city would feature boldly curved skyscrapers, shopping malls, music and movie studios, “eco-friendly” tourist resorts, and a parking garage for flying cars.

Akon claimed in August 2020 that $2 billion of the $6 billion needed to build Akon City had been secured. He laid the foundation stone for the city on Aug. 31, 2020, and said that construction would start “next year,” in 2021.

Construction did not start in 2021, to the disappointment of locals. It was not clear where the $6 billion needed to build Akon City would come from. A representative for KE International, the United States-based contractor for Akon City, told AFP that more than $4 billion had been secured, with Kenyan entrepreneur Julius Mwale as lead investor, and that construction would start in October 2021—but it did not.

By 2022, Akon told the BBC that construction was “100,000 percent moving.” He said the COVID-19 pandemic was partly to blame for the delays. Akon was surprised at the “thousands of studies” that had to be done before work could even commence.

Senegal’s Society for the Development and Promotion of Coasts and Tourist Zones (SAPCO) had claimed the land by eminent domain in 2009 before offering it to Akon City in 2020. By 2023, no building work had been done at the Akon City site—though Axiome Construction insisted that geotechnical studies and environmental assessments were still under way. By this time, according to the Guardian, the only construction was a youth center nearby in Mbodiène, paid for personally by Akon—and built upon the foundation stone that he had laid in 2020.

Senegal finally lost patience with the project. Akon had missed several payments to SAPCO, and in June of this year, SAPCO sent a formal notice to Akon warning that work had to start by the end of July or SAPCO might take back almost all of the land grant.

Akon had already been looking for other opportunities to place akoin. In April 2021, he started talking to Uganda about setting up an Akon City there as well. In January 2022, the Ugandan government allocated him one square mile in Mpunge, in the Mukono district—despite objections from the National Unity Platform party and protests from Mpunge residents wanting compensation, which could not be paid before 2025.

Akon said that Akon City, Uganda, might be completed by 2036. At a 2021 news conference, he evaded questions on what the new city would cost or how it would be funded. The Forum for Democratic Change party said that the Ugandan Akon City would never happen and accused the government of granting “sweetheart deals” to developers.

Akon City was tech solutionism that leveraged the political power of celebrity. Akon wanted to launch a large project and thought that cryptocurrency, the buzzword of 2018, might fund his dream. He thought that this one weird trick would do the job.

In this case, the miracle technology was crypto. These days, such  pushes by celebrities or entrepreneurs of new projects will typically use artificial intelligence—whatever that might mean in a particular case—as the marketing hook for a “smart city.

In his 2023 book Let Them Eat Crypto, Peter Howson of Northumbria University detailed how to head off solutionism-inspired blockchain projects that were heavy on publicity but light on the necessary bureaucratic work on the ground. His approach is broadly applicable to tech solutionism in general: Pay attention to the men behind the curtain. Howson has written recently on “smart city” plans as marketing for crypto tokens.

The Akon City plan was a worked example of speculative urbanization. A project is proposed with science-fiction concept drawings and a pitch aimed at tourists rather than locals; land is allocated; something might eventually be built, but it will bear little resemblance to the brochures. Christopher Marcinkoski of the University of Pennsylvania described Akon City as just one of many such initiatives, particularly in Africa, calling it “very much a real estate play.” The important output from such projects is local political capital—even as they never work out as advertised.

Cryptocurrency was an application of speculative urbanization to money—a high concept, a pitch to financial tourists, and the only end result being a token to speculate on and a tremendous amount of fraud. The Akon City project, however good Akon’s own intentions, seems functionally to have been merely the pitch for a crypto offering that failed—leaving an empty site, disappointed locals, and an embarrassed figurehead.

By 2024, akoin had been removed from the few crypto exchanges it had been listed on; it was effectively worthless. Akon sold short videos on Cameo—but he would not do requests related to cryptocurrency.

The speculative urbanization pitch rolls on. Actor Idris Elba has recently floated plans for an “environmentally friendly smart city” on Sherbro Island off Sierra Leone.

[foxes-that-run]

Haylor dates by month

Timelines: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

January

1- 2013 - Arrive in Virgin Islands

1- 2014 - Say don't go written

1- 2016 - Yacghtgate, OOTW Video

1- 2021 - Treat people with kindness Music Video

1- 2024 - 17 HS leaks, Guess I'm Alright, One and Only

3 - 2013 - Taylors hair pinned up in a Virgin Islands Restaurant

4 - 2013 - Blue dress on a boat

5 - 2017 - Lately Leak recorded

6 - 2015 - Taylor Clear Blue water post, possible break up

6 - 2016 - Harry Rain on window post

6 - 2024 - HS Lately Leaked

9 - 2021 - Treat People with Kindness single released

11 - 2018 - End Game Released

11 - 2021 - No Body No Crime released

13 - 2017 - DWOHT written

13 - 2018 - Fine Line written these 2 weeks

15 - 2013 - 1D trip to Ghana

15 - 2015 - Seen together at Lily Aldridge's birthday, Serendipity

15 - 2024 - Too Much Sauce leaks

17 - 2015 - Taylor posts Temper Trap Lyrics on stove

18 - 2016 - Out of the Woods released as single

18 - 2021 - Coney Island released as Single

19- 2014 - Harry Silver Spoon and Bible tattoo, Things I can't covered.

20 - 2015 - Taylor Hawaii with Haim Sisters

21 - 2012 - Taylor 'Holidays' in London, 1D UK dates

21 - 2014 - I know places written.

22 - 2013 - Harry's Butterfly and Handshake Tattoos

23 - 2016 - New Romantics released as Single

25 - 2011 - One Directions first trip to Los Angeles

26 - 2013 - both at NRG awards, Cannes Sunset situation.

26 - 2023 - Little Freak added to LOT Tour set

27 -2012 - 1D and Taylor fly from London to LA separately

27 - 2020 - The Man

27 - 2023 - Satellite MV concert filmed, Lavender Haze MV

29 - 2023 - Medicine played LOT first time since 2018

31 - 2020 - Miss Americana Released

February

1 - 2012 - One direction and Taylor seen in LA, neither seen for a week after.

1 - 2013 - Harry messy £5k tab party, Taylor in London not there.

1 - 2015 - Harry's 21st Birthday, Taylor in Nashville

1 - 2016 - Harry's feeling 22 tweet

1- 2017 - Taylor posted IDWLF lipsync and Rose ring maybe seen

9 - 2014 - Clean written

9 - 2015 - Style released

13 - 2015 - Style Music Video

14 - 2014 - Taylor posted "there's nothing like real love"

14 - 2015 - Two Ghosts written this week

14- 2020 - Harry - Radio 2 Two Ghosts, first since 2018

14 - 2023 - Lover Live in Paris Vinyl re-release

15- 2015 - Shake it off written

19 - 2015 - Style written

20 - 2016 - Harry in Studio, maybe Sweet Creature recorded

23 - 2016 - New Romantics released

24 - 2015 - Harry's anatomical heart tattoo first seen

27 - 2015 - Overgrown winding wheel

27 - 2020 - The Man Released

28 - 2016 - Taylor at Vanity Fair Oscar party, Harry tweets shake apple off tree and posted colour photo of Scrabble board to IG.

28 - 2020 - Falling Music Video

March

2- 2020 - Harry's last pre pandemic show at Bowery Ballroom

7 - 2020 - Falling Single

12 - 2012- 22

12 - 2018 - Delicate

17 - 2011 - Taylor Speak Now in Paris played Soul Sister Mashup HS MIA break

17 - 2012 - TS Eyes Open surprise song

17 - 2023 - TS Eyes Open, safe n sound, if this was a movie re-record and To all the girls you loved before

27 - 2010 Harry auditions for xfactor

31 - 2012 - First Seen together at Kids Choice Awards

31 - 2023 - Taylor replaced Invisible String with The One Eras

April

1- 2022 - As it Was

7 - 2017 - Sign of the Times

12 - 2023 - Taylor wears Gucci Lion Ring Electric Lady

13 - 2017 - Taylor releases September cover with 28th lyric change and Delicate vertical video

13 - 2023 - Treacherous surprise Song

17 - 2022 - Harry debuts Boyfriends Coachella and has Shiana Twain on stage

19 - 2022 - Joe pound coins quote, drake post

19 - 2023 - great unfollowing

19 - 2024 - TTPD

20 - 2018 - babe released as single

20 - 2022 - Trouble, hunger, Already home leak

21 - 2012 - H kisses girl in NZ

21 - 2017 - H on Graham Norton, wrote Spanish girl backstage.

22- 2016 - Not the ribbons in your hair' tweet

22 - 2021 - H Gucci Beloved campaign

22 - 2022 - H Cochella To BFs everywhere FU

22 - 2023 - Long Pond Limited Edition Vinyl

23- 2012 - Taylor Screaming Infidelities post (Re:H kiss in NZ)

23 - 2013 - Harry arrives in LA, MIA

23- 2018 - Taylor has Robbie Williams on Rep and plays Angel

23- 2019 - Taylor Time 100 - setlist Style, Delicate, NYD.

23- 2022 - Taylor The Lakes 7-inch ltd Ed.

23 - 2023 - Begin Again surprise Song

23 - 2023 - Harry invites Lizzo on stage at Coachella

24 - 2013 - Peace Ring first seen

25 - 2014 Fern Tattoos first seen covering 'might as well'

26 - 2019 - Me!

29 - 2016 - Date mentioned in High Infidelity, H & T in LA

29 - 2017 - Harry wears the St Laurent shirt CH copied in Ole

29 -2023 - High Infidelity and Gorgeous Surprise Songs

May

2- 2017 - Sweet Creature

3- 2023 - Satellite

12- 2017 - Harry Styles Debut Album

13 - 2017 - Harry's first solo live show

15 - 2019 - Harry in studio, Adore you written

18 - 2020 - Watermelon Sugar

18 - 2022 - Taylor NYC Doctorate

19 - 2019 - Taylor releases City of Lover Heart Vinyl

20 - 2012 - Everything Has Changed Anniversary

20 - 2013 - Taylor posts Roses with Gatsby quote

20 - 2015 - Taylor clean speech about where should have been

20 - 2017 - Debut one night only concert

20 - 2022 - Harry's House

20 - 2023 - Taylor said her life finally makes sense

21 - 2019 - H Gucci Swan Campaign

21 - 2022 - Harrys House One night only concert

22 - 2015 - Taylor played Wonderland

25 - 2020 - Too much sauce recorded

27 - 2023 - Karma MV

June

5- 2018 - Gucci Tailoring campaign

6- 2013 - Everything has changed MV

6 - 2015 - Taylor plays Wonderland

7 - 2017 - Another Man Cover

13 - 2012 - Harry never gonna dance tattoo

14 - 2019 - You need to calm down

15 - 2011 - Taylor has Temper Trap arm lyrics

15 - 2012 - Harry gets Temper Trap lyric tattoo

17 - 2011 - Lover journal, blissfully happy

17 - 2023 - Harry played Sweet Creature first since 2018

17 - 2023 - Taylor played Seven, Aaron hug, emotional speeches

18 - 2013 - Olivia adopted

20 - 2015 - Last time Wonderland played

21 - 2015 - Taylor letter to apple

22- 2015 -both in europe with days off - H posts colour scrabble board and "I have missed you" to Sweden

22 - 2018 - T has Niall on stage in Wembley, H emotional in NYC and plays Still the One.

24 - 2013 - Red Single

27 - 2015 - Taylor has models out in London show.

30 - 2015 - Holy Ground Surprise Song, Clean speech haunting.

30 - 2019 - Taylors masters sold

July

1 - 2013 - Harry Cross Tattoo seen

2 - 2021 - Renegade released

7 - 2023 - Speak Now TV

13 - 2012 - Taylor plays random London show with 7 songs (13+7)

13 - 2022 - Late Night Talking MV

14 - 2013 - Everything has Changed Single

15 - 2011 - One direction film WMTB in LAy

19 - 2023 - Daylight MV

21 - 2022 - Late Night Talking Single

23 - 2010 - one direction formed on xfactor

24 - 2020 - Folklore and Cardigan MV

27 - 2013 - I can't change and birdcage tattoos

27 - 2020 - Cardigan Single

31 - 2018 - Harry and Camille Breakup

August

1 - 2019 - Gucci Campaign Film HS

3 - 2020 Exile

7 - 2017 - Two Ghosts Single

13 - 2012 We are never getting back together

16 - 2019 Lover single

17 - 2020 Betty

19 - 2014 Shake it Off

20 - 2022 - HS MSG Residency started

23 - 2019 Lover Album & MV

24 - 2017 Look at what you made me do & MV

30 -2012 WANGBT MV

31 - 2015 Wildest Dreams

September

4 - First Love on Tour (part 1) show (2021)

6 - 2013 - VMAs

7 - Getaway Car (2018)

9 - 2013 - Birdcage, Drama mask, SMCL Tattoo

9 - 2019 - City of Lover recorded

17 - ...Ready for it? (2017)

18 - Gucci Cruise Campaign (2018)

19 - Live on Tour first show (2017)

21 - MSG Residency end (2022)

24 - Harry heart tattoo (2012)

25 - Begin again Itunes (2012)

27 - Spotify Singles -Two Ghosts and Girl Crush (2017)

28 - 2011 - Gotta be you filmed in NY

28 - 2012 - Taylor filmed Begin Again Paris, Harry MIA

28 - 2013 - Harry tweet no piece of paper

28 - 2017 - HS Spotify EP Two Ghosts and Girl Crush, in April TS changed September lyric to 28

28 - 2021 - HS Nashville Satin outfit and TBSL

29 - 2016 - HS Another Man Mixtape

29 - 2017 - TS Spotify "Taylor Loves" playlist of 70 songs

29 - 2018 - TS wonderland surprise song

October

1 - Begin again (2012)

3 - Music for a Sushi Restaurant (2022)

10 - Lights up MV (2019)

11 - Lights up (2019)

12- 2013 - Harry Heart Tattoo instagram and Things I can/can't tattos

21 - Midnights and Anti-Hero (2022)

22 - Red (2012)

25 - Bejeweled and MV (2022)

23 - Golden (2020)

26 - Golden MV (2020)

26 - ….Ready for it? MV (2017)

27 - 1989 (2014), 1989 TV (2023), Slut! (2023)

27 - Music for a Sushi Restaurant MV (2022)

31 - 2015 - last 1D concert

31 - Kiwi (2017)

31 - Is it over now? (2023)

November

4 - Gucci Ha ha ha campaign (2022)

4 - The last time (2013)

8 - Kiwi MV (2017)

10 - Blank Space & MV (2014), Reputation (2017)

12 - Red TV (2021), All Too Well Short Film (2021)

13 - 2014 - Mermaid Tattoo

13 - Love on Tour announced (2019)

14 - End Game (2017)

15 - 2014 - Band Aid, Harry may have raised break

15 - Launch of pleasing (2021) (annual photo)

15 - I bet you think about me (2021)

16 - Message in a Bottle (2021)

21 - 2018 - Last Reputation show in Tokyo

22 - 2018 - first day Taylor is with republic

25 - Long Pond Sessions on Disney+ and recordings

27 - I knew you were trouble (2012), New Years Day (2017)

29 - Lavender Haze (2022)

December

3 - 2013 - Dancing with no shows after MSG show

6 - Adore You & Adore you MV (2019)

10 - 2017 - I don't wanna live forever

12 - Fine Line One Night Only at the Forum

12 - 2013 - Lakes district

13 - Fine Line (2019)

14 - End Game (2017)

18 - 2013 - Ship Tattoo

21 - 2013 - Snow mobile accident

30 - 2015 - Harry covers Things I can with Eagle Tattoo

31 - 2013 NYE Kiss

[madstars-festival]

[JURY INTERVIEW] MAD STARS, WHAT AN EXPERIENCE

MAD STARS attracts attendees from every corner of the Asia-Pacific region as well as jury members from places as far-flung as Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa.

We wanted to know what they thought of last year’s festival, so we asked juries from countries near and far.

Kapil Bhimekar, creative director, Leo Burnett

MAD STARS was a highly inspiring and enriching experience. I was pleasingly surprised in so many ways, be it the quality of work, the venue, or even the whole organization of the event itself, it was so well done.

The thing that especially stood out for me was the people of Busan. I have never felt such warmth. The people from the organizing committee, as well as the locals around the town, were extremely helpful. The city overall has a beautiful welcoming vibe to it.

James Keng Lim, director of creative strategy, GCI Health

From a purpose and their entries model point of view, MAD STARS deserves all the credit. It embodies the ethos that the maddest ideas can change the world, independent of the size of the proverbial purse strings. I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate and commend the organizers and the relentless work done by the staff.

The festival ran like clockwork. It was well-organized and thoughtfully put together. I think I speak for all the juries when I say it is a festival all of us want to be a part of. That’s a huge compliment and validation of the great work done to put this festival together. 

Rimantas Stanevičius, creative director, Milk

This was my first time at MAD STARS. While the festival typically doesn't extend invitations to preliminary jurors, my enthusiasm for a complete experience led me to secure a grant from the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. This allowed me to travel to Busan and represent our local Art Directors Club through podcasting.

I had the privilege of meeting tons of amazing people from the industry, forging new connections, and rekindling old ones. For example, I had a chance to reconnect with fellow alumni from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. I’d say my time there was well-spent, producing over two hours of interviews talking to Rey Kim of Mad Stars, Gabriel Lora, Jesse Wong, Becky McOwen Banks, and Mohammad Akrum Hossain among others.

Nurlan Satarov, creative director & creative group director, Cheil Worldwide

This was my third time as a juror since 2019, and I've noticed that the festival's scale and influence keep growing with each passing year.  What sets MAD STARS apart from other awards shows is that it’s free to enter. And guess what? They've got a ton of entries that have won big awards at Cannes Lions, One Show, Spikes, and D&AD (the toughest festival to win, in my opinion). It's awesome spotting hidden little gems amidst the massive cases. Making it onto the list of award-winning works alongside those giants is a sweet deal, even if you land on the shortlist.

I genuinely enjoy heading to Busan and connecting with fantastic folks at Mad Stars. It's such a cozy and welcoming event. Returning to the festival in person after the pandemic was especially wonderful. There's just something special about being able to participate in person and connect with people face to face again. There's no denying it, festivals by the sea have this magical vibe that's hard to replicate elsewhere.

Speaking of the judging process, the system got a major upgrade. All the necessary information and materials were delivered promptly and without any hiccups, making the whole experience smooth and convenient. With over 20,000 entries last year, Mad Stars has certainly become a big fish in the global awards scene. Winning any type of award at Mad Stars amid such fierce competition is a remarkable achievement and a testament to the outstanding quality of the work. It's no small feat to stand out among the world's top-notch entries. A big shoutout to the folks in the jury support division – they made a difference and helped make the whole process even better.

MAD STARS are like ROCK STARS. It's hard not to love what they are doing.

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MAD STARS 2023 was filled with so many diverse experiences and warm memories!

What kind of juries will be joining MAD STARS this year?

We are looking forward to welcoming global experts who will evaluate various creative solutions with a fresh perspective at MAD STARS!

Don't miss out on the opportunity to evaluate outstanding entries from all over the world and make memories in the hot summer in the beautiful city of Busan by the sea!

Want to be a jury member for MAD STARS 2024?!

👉🏻 https://bit.ly/3wcSNp8

[aydanmadelineblog]

Los Premios del Nuevo Cine Mexicano

Bienvenidos a la ultima publicacion del blog. Nuevo Cine Mexicano revitalizó la industria cinematografica del país y trajo fama y reconocimiento al cine y los directores mexicanos. Los cineastas mexicanos adquirieron premios en el vista del mundo. En este blog celebramos el reconocimiento de cine mexicano en el Nuevo Cine Mexicano, hablando de ejemplos del cine mexicano que han dejado una marca increible en el mundo cinematografico internacional.

Como fue hablado sobre en una publicación anterior, una de las películas mas famosas creada durante el Nuevo Cine Mexicano es “Amores Perros,” dirigida por Alejandro González Iñárritu. Como ya fue descrito, la película explora las vidas de personas de diferentes origenes socioeconómicos en la Ciudad de Mexico que cruzan. Esta película fue muy famosa. Ganó el Premio, “Award for Best Film Not in the English Language” en la “55th British Academy Film Awards” y el Premio, “Prize of the Critic's Week” en la “2000 Cannes Film Festival.” Un gran tema en esta película fue la marginación. Esta fue una tema importante en muchas otras películas de este movimiento. Creo que esta tema es una muy importante en nuestra comunidad en los Estados Unidos. 

Ademas, una otra película dirigida por Alfonso Cuarón llamada Roma tambien ganó muchos premios. Es una película mas reciente que los otras. Ganó el “Golden Lion” en el “75th Venice International Film Festival”, el “Best Director Award” y el “Best Foreign language Film” en el “91st Academy Awards” y el “Best Film Award” y el “Best Direction Award” en el “72nd British Academy Film Awards." Ademas que ganando todos estos premios, se habla sobre la marginación. Roma es una historia sobre dos mujeres que se conocen durante una agitación social. Uno de las niñas trabaja para la familia de la otra niña. Esta relacion es el centro del historia y la audiencia puede ver la marginación a través de ella. Podemos ver las dificultades de un trabajador y como es marginado por la sociedad.

Este tema de marginación tambien esta en la vida real, incluyendo los Estados Unidos. Las personas que limpian casas o trabajan en el campo a menudo enfrentan dificultades similares. No se tratan bien y no se pagan bien. Esta película ayuda a nosotros a ver todos deservan el respeto y les debemos tratas justo, sin dar cuenta por su trabajo. La película nos enseña a dar cuenta a ellos. Despues de comprender la historia de la película , podemos ver como mejorar las cosas para las personas que enfrentan problemas similares en nuestras comunidades. Tambien, la recognicion de estas películas a traves de premios es muy importante porque la permite el difundido de sus mensajes. 

Otra blog relajada es España en los años 80s por Emma y Dani. Ya fue recomendado, pero a mi me gustaría recomendarla otra vez porque su publicacion mas reciente habla sobre la marginación en España y la expression artistica de esta decada. Otra recomendacion es el blog por Odirin y Ollie, El Arte Contemporáneo. Hablan un poco sobre arte famoso y la gente marginada. 

Gracias

-Aydan

Fuentes

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amores_perros

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/plotsummary/

https://www.gradesaver.com/y-tu-mama-tambien/study-guide/summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Cine_Mexicano

https://www.otherfilmspectator.com/poeticizing-reality-in-the-mexican-new-wave-on-alfonso-cuarons-roma-the-new-film-of-the-21st-century/ 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6155172/plotsummary/

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/02/roma-alfonso-cuaron-cleo-domestic-work-children-emotional-labor-love/582997/

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Best digital marketing company in kolkata and Pune

Any enterprise may benefit greatly from working with an online marketing company. An organization’s offerings are not constrained by them. To reach the company’s target market, they might instead take use of the current internet users. When it comes to what a marketing agency can do for its clients, there are no limitations in digital marketing.

The growth of the digital marketing industry, which has an infinite number of potential applications, has resulted in the appearance of more than 400 digital marketing businesses in Pune and Kolkata. But, you can’t visit every agency because there are too many of them.

Before we identify the best digital marketing company in kolkata, let’s take a look at some suggestions to help you choose a digital marketing agency.

Top digital marketing company in kolkata

Kreative Machines

The best option for your business when it comes to completing tasks effectively and creatively is Kreative Machinez. One of the most devoted digital marketing companies in Kolkata, they are. They are known for undertaking in-depth research, using the best and most recent tools and methods, and delivering increased online sales conversions and profits.

Services provided include:

SEM and SEO

Content Creators

Web Development Web Design

Oxedent

Oxedent is the top digital marketing agency in kolkata, thats runs Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and LinkedIn Advertising. Their 250+ happy clients witness to the fact that they are among the greatest performance marketing agencies in the nation.

One study found that when done incorrectly, 66% of money spent on online advertising is wasted. In order to ensure that every dollar you spend with Oxedent on digital advertisements is credited to the success of your business, they have made it their purpose since 2017 to do so. They have so far generated more than 200k leads for their clients and more than 510 Cr in eCommerce sales.

Best digital marketing company in Bangalore

Digital Growth Hackers

Growth Hackers Digital is the Best digital marketing company in Bangalore. Its name is largely known for its creative output. Return on investment (ROI), targeted acquisition, retention, and brand promotion are Growth Hackers Digital’s top priorities.

It has aided organisations in attaining rapid, scalable, and growth that focuses on outcomes by carrying out and putting into practise results-oriented activities. It is also the reason why several startups, well-known brands, and multinational corporations have had early and continuous success on a global scale.

Growth Hackers Digital has won a number of awards, including The Best Digital Agency in India in 2020, The Most Promising Marketing Agency, and The Best Advertising and Marketing Business in India in 2021.

2. Dentsu Webchutney

Dentsu Webchutney is a popular creative agency in India. In 1999, a digital studio was established in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Gurgaon to participate in the internet revolution. It currently employs 200 people and is focused on developing future brands.

Dentsu Webchutney manages mandates for IKEA, Google, Flipkart, Uber, Swiggy, and a slew of other innovative companies. In 2019, we were named the country agency of the year, the Campaign South Asia Digital Agency of the Year, and the ET Brand Equity Agency of the Year, bringing home 20 Spikes Asia medals and six Cannes Lions. At the One Show 2022, Dentsu Webchutney won Best of Discipline in Radio & Audio for “The Unfiltered History Tour.”

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Best digital marketing company in Bangalore

Digital Marketing The Most Emerging And Demanded Industry Drastically Benefits The Businesses And Take Them To Top Of Sky. Rather Then Focusing On The Old Business Tactics Or Ideas It’s Time For The Business To Shift Their Tactics Towards Digitalisation,Which Is Possible only With The Help Of Digital marketing.In Digital Marketing there is no Limit to what an agency can do for its clients.

Banglore Known As Technology hub and also recoginised as the third most populous city of india. Banglore has the count of 200+ digital marketing agencies.

It is quite simple to Set up an digital marketing agency in banglore or anywhere in the country but the main difficult reason that most of the agencies shut in 6–12 months is they cannot scale their clients base.

Lets have a look at Best digital marketing company in Bangalore:

Digileap:

Digileap Is one Of the most Best digital marketing company in Bangalore Our Best Digital Marketing Services Can Assist You With Arriving At Your Objectives. Whether You Really Want A Seo Strategy, A Youtube Channel, A Facebook Ad Campaign, Or A Website Design We Have The Mastery And Experience To Assist You With Transforming Your Vision Into The Real World.

We Centre Around Building A Digital Strategy To Develop Your Business And Assist You With Arriving At Your Objectives Quicker And Inside The Arranged Spending Plan. Pull The Capability Of Showcasing By Re-Appropriating It To Us.

Dentsu Webchutney

Dentsu Webchutney is one of India’s #1 innovative organizations. Which began as a digital studio in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Gurgaon in 1999 to participate in the web transformation is currently dedicated to making future brands and utilizes north of 200 individuals there.

For IKEA, Google, Flipkart, Uber, Swiggy, and various more imaginative organizations, Dentsu Webchutney is responsible for driving orders. In 2019, we brought back home six Cannes Lions and 20 decorations from Spikes Asia, where we were named nation agency of the year, the Mission South Asia Advanced Organization of the Year, and the ET Brand Value Office of the Year. Also, for “The Unfiltered History Visit,” The Dentsu Webchutney acquired the One Show 2022’s Best of Discipline in Radio and Sound honor.

The contextual analysis expresses that the all out GMV of items bought utilizing Hagglebot on Flipkart was $1.23M. With a 70% portion of the shopping season, Flipkart broke all past records to turn into the prevailing power all through Christmas.

Wat Counsel

WatConsult has workplaces in Bangalore, Kolkata, and Delhi, notwithstanding its central command in Mumbai. WatConsult offers a digital business solutions for significant Indian organizations, the Bangalore branch regulates clients like Himalaya Gathering, Rider India, Bosch Ltd, Goodbye Tetley, Peopleworks, and Sprinkle India.

This digital marketing firm has won grants for being India’s Top Half and half Advanced Organization, The Best Incorporated Organization (2021), and Advanced Office Of The Year (2020–2021). It has teamed up with different organizations, including Goibibo, and developed its customers. It is sensibly valued for the administrations it gives to its clients.

Langoor

Langoor is one of the Best digital marketing company in Bangalore. The organization and by utilizes in excess of 150 workers and has workplaces in Australia, Dubai, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Langoor works with driving clients, including Intuit, Accenture, Passage, News Corp., and some more. In 2019, Havas Gathering bought Langoor and rebranded it as Langoor Havas.

The organization Langoor has an unmistakable division called “Langoor Havas Venture” that main serves B2B clients. Bangalore is home to Langoor’s B2B customer base, which incorporates organizations like Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Epson, and Adobe, to make reference to a couple.

iProspect

With 4600 workers around the world, iProspect is one of the Best digital marketing company in Bangalore. Clients of iProspect incorporate BigBazaar, IKEA, Snapchat, and so on. There are workplaces for iProspect in Bangalore,Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi. It has procured respects for Best Pursuit Advertising Organizations, Best Industry Office, №1 Worldwide digital Performance agency, and others.

It is the main impetus behind the tremendous progress of various organizations and charges a critical expense for its administrations.

Ethinos

The digital marketing agency Ethinos helps with laying out a setting that is centered around your organization. Different notable brands in the BFSI, B2B, Edutech, and web based business areas, including Strategy Market, Goodbye Capital, Goodbye AIG, Bharti Axa, Mahindra Best option, Max Emergency clinic, televisions Gathering, Capgemini, Goodbye Correspondences, Dependence Retails Gathering, and Westside, are among those in the organization’s portfolio.

In only 40 days, 1 million or more individuals enrolled on the site, and for Apollo day in and day out, there were 100 enlistments like clockwork. The Advanced Media Order Wellbeing Always, The Grip Grant For Best Promoting Office, and different distinctions have been presented to Ethinos. The administrations are presented at a high finish of the cost scale.

Webenza

In 2012, Webenza sent off as an independent computerized showcasing organization. The organization by and by works with notable clients, including Titan, Ezetap, Titan, Manipal Clinics, and ClearTrip, to give some examples.

Likewise, the Webenza digital marketing agency offers different sticker costs while thinking about its clients’ all’s spending plans.

Metrix Fox

Metric Fox, established in 1999, is available in excess of five countries. The organization offers an extensive scope of digital marketing services and has worked with more than 3000 clients. Brands like Wipro, HCL, Bosch, Amazon, SAP, and IBM are among those Measurement Fox works with.

Around 1200+ representatives work for Metric Fox, scattered across countries like India, Dubai, Singapore, Australia, and China. It is a client-centered digital marketing services that offers sensible rates for its administrations.

Performics

Performics works in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Gurgaon and is additionally one of India’s top exhibition marketing firms. Driving organizations like Pivot Bank, Lenovo, and HDFC are among Performics’ customer base. Likewise, Performics has autonomous digital marketing firms to reinforce its impression in India, including Resultrix (2012) and Convonix (2013).

The organization flaunts in excess of 800 mastery, a different client base across industry verticals, and market-driving offers in BFSI, travel, and media and diversion. The Performics Bangalore got the Portable Head Association’s Best Advanced Media and Investigation Order (MPL). Given the excellent of its administrations, it chargees a huge expense from its clients.

Ittisa

Ittisa is a spearheading, young ladies first digital media agency established in June 2014. With our extraordinarily imaginative and energetic staff, Ittisa — whose name signifies “The Ruler” in Sanskrit expects to administer the inventive world as well as the innovation world. At Ittisa, the staff individuals are an independently charming mix of inventiveness, determination, and development!

Ittisa assisted Flipkart with becoming stronger to strength and presently brags a local area 100 million clients and over 100K dealers. Likewise, it won The Best marketing agency In Bangalore award.

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Marie Kondo ne fait plus l’apologie du rangement

Richard Bord / Getty Images for Cannes Lions CANNES, FRANCE – JUNE 17: Founder of KonMari Media, Inc. Marie Kondo speaks on stage during the BlueCurrent session at the Cannes Lions 2019 : Day One on June 17, 2019 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for Cannes Lions) Richard Bord / Getty Images for Cannes Lions Marie Kondo admet ne plus accorder autant d’importance à la propreté…

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5 Unknown Facts About Cannes Lions festival 2019

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Esta campaña hará que se te antojen los Egg McMuffin

Por: Yocelín Maguey

McDonalds es una de las cadenas de comida rápida que en los últimos años se ha caracterizado por la versatilidad que muestra no solo en sus productos, también en sus campañas.

Un ejemplo es la campaña que lanzó en agosto de este 2019, donde hace énfasis en la realización de su Egg McMuffin. Realizado por la agencia TBWA, nos muestra de forma gráfica en 15 diferentes gifs animados, cómo podríamos imaginarnos la realización de los Egg McMuffin.

Un video que nos envuelve en la magia de la creatividad, que fue presentado en los Leones de Cannes de este año, y definitivamente hace que se nos antoje un Egg McMuffin.

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