Awards

2021 Media AOY Gold: Initiative weaves its own Storyline
While the media agency works to identify exposure opportunities for brands, its new content division aims to create relevance.

Calling all media: New Establishment opens for entries
Submissions for this year’s program, which recognizes junior- and mid-level professionals who are pushing the industry forward, will be accepted until Nov. 17.

Agency of the Year 2021 shortlists: Media and Digital
The rollout of this year’s finalists begins, starting with those that have been thoughtful about their use of platforms, data and technology.

The 2022 AToMiC Awards co-chairs announced
Nina Patel and Ian MacKenzie will lead jury deliberation for next year’s awards, which has now opened for entries.

Here are the 2021 Media Agency of the Year judges
Jurors for the Media, Digital, PR and Design AOY awards have been announced, with the winners to be announced on November 10.

Shortlist jury announced for 2021 Media Innovation Awards
A team of brand and media experts has been enlisted to narrow down two years’ worth of entries.

Announcing the 2021 MIAs jury
Eleven jurors will put this year’s MIA entries through their paces after a year-long pandemic-fuelled hiatus.

Call for entries: Media Leader and Media Partner of the Year
After a pandemic-fuelled hiatus, the MIAs are back, opening entries for the special individual and company awards.

Mind the gap: thoughts on bridging the gender divide from Cannes Lions
Initiative’s Ishma Alexander-Huet asks if reskilling is the key to closing the gender gap for the jobs of tomorrow.

The Media Innovation Awards are set to return
Mediacom’s Kevin Johnson and Unilever’s Robin Hassan will be co-chairs of this year’s awards, which is introducing a jury D&I prize.

Cannes Lions: getting back in the game
Agents of Necessity’s Sarah Ivey asks if Cannes could, in fact, be better than ever, and sees media at the core of almost every campaign.

Cannes 2021: Canadian agencies win three Media Lions
PHD’s Caroline Moul explains what the jury saw as it decided this year’s winners.

Cannes 2021: Canadian agencies have seven shots at Media Lions
Media Experts, UM, OMD, Union, Rethink, FCB Canada, Taxi and Zulu Alpha Kilo are amoung those on the shortlist released on Sunday.

Calling all media agencies: state your intent to enter AOY
Shops have only two weeks left to submit the names of the campaigns they plan to enter in the program this summer.