84 shortlists to Asia in Press category at Cannes Lions: India leads the way with 23 shortlists

June 17 2013, 2:48 pm | BY Lynchy | No Comments

Press Jury Group_s.jpgThe Cannes Lions Press jury has shortlisted 492 entries in the Press category this year. Released today, the shortlist contains 84 entries from Asia – not including the Craft categories.

It’s a strong performance from Asia, with India leading the way with 23 shortlists. Thailand and China both have 19 shortlists, followed by Singapore with 13. Indonesia, Vietnam and Hong Kong have 3 each and Malaysia has one.

Leading the way is Y&R Beijing with 9 shortlists including 6 for Penguin Books. Taproot india and McCann Mumbai have 6 shortlists each followed by Publicis Singapore and Creative Juice Bangkok with 5 each.

(NB: these totals do not include the 54 entries from Asia that were shortlisted in the Press Craft categories).

Download the Print Shortlist: Press Lions Shortlist 2013-1.xls