This week the organizers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity announced its 2025 Awarding Jury line-up. A total of six Canadians landed on the comprehensive jury panels, across multiple categories.

They include Graham Lang, CCO for VML for Outdoor Lions; Yael Staav, director for Merchant, for Film Craft Lions; Samantha Kelley, CEO of Touché! for Creative Data Lions; Krista Webster, CEO of Veritas Communications, for PR Lions; Taj Critchlow, founder and executive producer for Fela, for Entertainment for Music; and Xavier Blais, partner and ECD for Rethink, for Entertainment Lions for Sport.

The Shortlisting Jury line-up will be announced in due course.

In February, Edelman’s global CCO Judy John was named as the lone Canadian among the global experts confirmed to lead the 2025 juries at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June.