Shortlists
Today’s shortlists attached are:
Brand Experience & Activation and Creative Data Lions Shortlists
Available on the Press Portal and The Work.
If you do not have access to the press portal, please email [email protected].
Press Conferences in the Press Centre
10:00-11:00 hrs
Creative B2B, Health & Wellness, Pharma and Lions Health and United Nations Grand Prix for Good
11:30-12:30 hrs
Audio & Radio, Creative Brand, Outdoor and Print & Publishing Lions
Key info
Room bookings
If you are unable to reserve an interview room, we are pleased to share that we have an additional room this year. Interview room 4 can now be booked here.
Please note there has been a slight change to room numbers. If you are unsure which room you’ve booked, please visit the Press Centre reception desk or email us at [email protected].
Podcast recording
For those looking to record a podcast onsite or record an audio clip, we now have a dedicated podcast booth. Located just outside of the press centre, the space seats four people.
We can provide a cable to connect from our dashboard to your audio interface, however, we cannot provide SD cards.
If you are interested in booking the space, please reach out to the team at [email protected].
Awards show seating for photographers and press
This year, press allocation for Awards Shows will be done on a first come first served basis with accredited photographers given priority.
We have a limited number of seats available. If you wish to attend the evening Awards Shows then please head to the dedicated Press desk at the bottom of the red carpet steps for 18:15 CEST.
If we are unable to seat you downstairs in the Lumière, then we will try our best to get you a seat elsewhere, but we ask for your patience and understanding while our team tries to accommodate everyone.
Digital access
Whether you’re attending in-person or digitally, you’ll be able to access the Cannes Lions Streaming Pass for livestream sessions from The Lumière, Debussy and Rotonde stages, and on-demand content from across all our stages on The Work.
Please note that you will only have access to both of these platforms until Friday 10 July.
How to access the Streaming Pass and The Work
To access our livestream content sessions, please login to your Cannes Lions account with the same login details when you applied for your pass.
2026 winning work and on-demand content is available on The Work. Please login using the same details used when you applied.
If someone else applied for your pass on your behalf, please create an account at canneslions.com using the same email address ([email protected]) that is attached to your Pass. Then use those login credentials to access The Work.
Content sessions
As accredited press, your pass will grant you fast-track access to all content sessions taking place in the Lumière and Debussy Theatres.
10:00-10:45, Lumière Theatre, The Palais: Join Marcel Marcondes for his Festival opening ceremony as he unpacks AB InBev being honoured as the Creative Marketer of the Year for the third time.
11:15-11:45, Debussy Theatre, The Palais: Hear from the 2026 Lion of St Mark recipient, Susan Credle, as she reflects on her impressive career and her belief that the best creativity is never finished.
12:15-12:45, Lumière Theatre, The Palais: Join Entertainment Person of the Year recipient Eddy Cue and Jerry Bruckheimer for a fireside chat on how integrity in storytelling does not conflict with commercial success.
13:15-13:45, Debussy Theatre, The Palais: ‘Creative Control: Premium AI Meets the Big Screen’ with SAW, Magnific, Virgin Voyages, Native Foreign.
14:30-15:00, Lumière Theatre, The Palais: Hear from Arthur Sadoun, Maurice Lévy and Suzanne Vranica in their session ‘Celebrating Creativity Made in France’.
15:15-15:30, The Terrace, The Palais: Join Max Klymenko for a live version of the hit social series Career Ladder.
The full content programme can be found here.
Useful links
Interview room bookings: https://canneslionspress.simplybook.it/v2/
Accessibility*: www.canneslions.com/festival/plan-your-trip/registration-and-navigating-the-festival/inclusivity-and-accessibility
Festival programme: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/programme
Speaker line-up**: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/speakers
Festival App***: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/plan-your-trip/registration-and-navigating-the-festival/festival-app
*If you have any accessibility requirements, please reach out to [email protected] with any questions you may have
** For interview requests please email [email protected]
***For any queries or support please contact [email protected]
Please reach out to the press team if you have any queries.