Nine Canadian entries are shortlisted in the Film category at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes. They are:
-BBDO Canada, ‘Magic Sword’ for Snickers
-Palm Communications, ‘Sons’ for Volkswagen financing
-LG2’s ‘Police’ spot for Gestion Vision Centre/Sears Optical
-Zig’s ‘It’s not a mistake’ for Ikea
-DDB Canada, ‘Lion’ for the Royal Ontario Museum
-Taxi’s ‘Sign Post,’ for the World of Comedy Film Festival
-ACLC’s ‘Punching In’ for Paramount Canada’s Wonderland
-Rethink’s ‘R.A.T. Introduction’ for 1-800-GOT-JUNK
-Bensimon Byrne, ‘Hand’ for Scotiabank.
The winners will be announced Saturday night in Cannes.