Cannes Press Lions: India fly the flag for Asia with 6 Lions including 2 Gold shared between Taproot Mumbai and RMG Gurgaon

India was the star of Asia in the Cannes Press Lions competition that finished only a few hours ago at the Festival. Indian agencies, RMG Gurgaon and Taproot Mumbai picked up Asia’s only Gold Lions at the ceremony and as a country India added 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Lions to their overall tally of 6 Lions. RMG’s Gold was for a Fuji Camera campaign and Taproot’s went to their Conqueror Paper work. Silvers went to Leo Burnett Mumbai and Taproot Mumbai with the Bronze Lions awarded to Bates141 Mumbai and Mudra DDB Mumbai.

Outside of India, Asia only managed a further 2 Silvers and 5 Bronzes in a remarkably poor result for a region that has forged it’s creative reputation on the back of victories in this category.

The Grand Prix was originally awarded to Ogilvy Mexico for its Scrabble campaign. However, as AdAge reports,this was revoked when it was revealed that the campaign had beenentered in the festival before. The new Grand Prix winner, elevatedfrom a Gold Lion, is runner-up Almap BBDO, Sao Paulo, for its Brazilian”Billboard. Music. See What It’s Made of” campaign for Billboard magazine. Taproot’s Gold Lion winning campaign for Conqueror Paper (below) was one of four campaigns the jury originally considered for the Grand Prix.

Silver Lions were won by Ogilvy Shanghai and Ogilvy Bangkok.

BronzeLions went to Creative Juice Bangkok, Leo Burnett Bangkok, Spa HakuhodoBangkok, Leo Burnett Hong Kong and DDB Singapore (who were the onlyagency from Singapore to win a Lion in Press this year).

Twelve Gold Lions were handed out in Press along with 21 Silver and 39 Bronze Lions.

INDIA

GOLD LION

(for the campaign)

FUNERAL

POKER

AIRPORT

FUJIFILM F 70 CAMERA

RMG Gurgaon

GOLD LION

(for the campaign)

SPIRITUAL GURU

ROYAL KAJPUT

KATHAKALI DANCER

TRANSASIA PAPERS

CONQUEROR PAPERS

TAPROOT INDIA Mumbai

SILVER LION

(for the campaign)

COFFEE

INK

EGG

KETCHUP

PROCTER & GAMBLE

TIDE DIRT MAGNETS

LEO BURNETT INDIA Mumbai

SILVER LION

KATHAKALI DANCER

TRANSASIA PAPERS

CONQUEROR PAPERS

TAPROOT INDIA Mumbai

BRONZE LION

LOST AND FOUND

VIRGIN MOBILE MOBILE TRACKER

BATES 141 Mumbai

BRONZE LION

(for the campaign)

PUPPY LOVE

JUST MARRIED

WAITING FRIEND

BANGALORE TRAFFIC POLICE ROAD SAFETY

MUDRA DDB GROUP Mumbai

CHINA

SILVER LION

(for the campaign)

ANTIQUE (left)

SAFE

CAR

MIDEA SECURITY CAMERA

OGILVY SHANGHAI

THAILAND

SILVER LION

(for the campaign)

STEEL BED

WOODEN BED

LUXURY BED

OUTDOOR INNOVATION

KARANA TRAVELGEAR

OGILVY & MATHER Bangkok

BRONZE LION

MARBLE

3M CUSHION WRAP

CREATIVE JUICE\BANGKOK (TBWA) Bangkok

BRONZE LION

(for the campaign)

JACUZZI

BEACH

WOLVES

CANON UNDERWATER CAMERA

LEO BURNETT & ARC WORLDWIDE THAILAND Bangkok

BRONZE LION

(for the campaign)

RED

GREEN

YELLOW

BIGSTAR CO.

GAMBOL SANDALS

SPA-HAKUHODO Bangkok

SINGAPORE

BRONZE LION

(for the campaign)

CONSTRUCTION

NOISY DOG

CRYING KID

BOSE NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES

DDB SINGAPORE

HONG KONG

BRONZE LION

(for the campaign)

ORCHARD FRUIT PEEKABOO

GRANDMA’S TURKEY DINNER

PUMKIN PIE

ORGANIC TOWN

ORGANIC BABY FOOD

LEO BURNETT Hong Kong