Cannes Young Lions Competition Registrations Open

Roar into Your Career and Represent WA on the Global Stage

Let's get more WA Cannes Young Lions winners from WA!

If you're under 30 and keen for a challenge that'll have you the king of the jungle, here's what you need to know.

Who can enter?

• Under 30s

• Enter in teams of two

• Choose from five categories:

• Film

• Digital

• Media

• PR

• Marketing (client-side marketers only - no agency/client duo)

Film – produce an original 60-second film ad in response to the brief.

Digital – build a digital-led campaign that uses the powers of digital technology to respond to the challenge in the brief.

Media – develop an innovative media strategy based on compelling insights, showing how you’ll use different media channels and encourage engagement in response to the brief.

PR – construct an effective and engaging PR campaign in response to a communications challenge described in the brief.

Marketers – create a product or service that answers the challenge in the brief.

Note: This Competition is open to client-side marketers only, and teams must represent the company they work for (not an agency).

Key dates:

• Registrations open now and can be found here under each category.

• Entries close 5 February 2026

• Brief released: 12 February 2026

• Response window: 4 days

• Blind judging selects the top three teams

• Finalists present live to the Executive Jury in Sydney - 27 March 2026

Find out more via the ACA website here: https://advertisingcouncil.org.au/young-lions/