Cannes: Shortlists for Stories and Saatchi & Saatchi
The Zurich-based film production company Stories has secured a spot in the finals of the Film Lions with its Suva film «Life Takes Courage.» And Saatchi & Saatchi Geneva has its sights set on a sixth Lion.
Out of 33 Swiss entries in the "Film" category, only one entry made it onto the shortlist. Stories has a good chance of winning a Lion in the "Corporate Image & Communication" sub-category. The film "Das Leben braucht Mut" has already won the Edi.14, among others (Werbewoche.ch reported) and was described by the jury as a "rarely touching work". And Cannes seems to be a good place for the Stories work: In October 2014, the Suva film was not only awarded three gold medals at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, but also - as a Swiss premiere - the Grand Prix (Werbewoche.ch reported).
Saatchi & Saatchi Geneva has once again secured another Swiss shortlist place: the Vangardist campaign "The HIV+ Issue", which has already won gold, double silver and double bronze, has a realistic chance of winning a sixth Lion in the "Branded Content & Entertainment" category, sub-category "Original Printed Content".
The lions in the final categories will be awarded on Saturday evening. Then we will see whether German-speaking Switzerland can also add its name to this year's medal table thanks to Stories. So far, all six Swiss Lions have gone to Geneva in French-speaking Switzerland. (hae)
Cannes Lions 2015: Swiss medal table
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| Saatchi & Saatchi | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| M&C Saatchi | 1 | ||
| Total: | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swiss shortlists 2015:
| Category | Agency | Campaign | Customer |
| Film | Stories | Life needs courage | Suva |
| Branded C&E | Saatchi & Saatchi | The HIV+ Issue | Vangardist Magazine |
| Radio | FCB Zurich | Boss | Neuroth |
| FCB Zurich | Wife | Neuroth | |
| M&C Saatchi | Doctor | EPER | |
| Glass | Publicis | Women should not be worth less | Women's Center Zurich |
| Design | Leo Burnett | Wrapped Report | Emmental |
| PR | Kind regards | Escort Men | FC Zurich Women |
| Outdoor | Havas | Concert | Zurich Chamber Orchestra |
| Media | Saatchi & Saatchi | The HIV+ Issue | Vangardist Magazine |
| Walker | A Small Heaven | Mission 21 | |
| Direct | Saatchi & Saatchi | The HIV+ Issue | Vangardist Magazine |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | The HIV+ Issue | Vangardist Magazine | |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | The HIV+ Issue | Vangardist Magazine | |
| Press | Havas | Therapist | Swiss month |
| Havas | Managing | Swiss month | |
| Leo Burnett | Van Gogh | Samsung | |
| Leo Burnett | Kahlo | Samsung | |
| Leo Burnett | Duerer | Samsung | |
| Promo & Activation | Saatchi & Saatchi | The HIV+ Issue | Vangardist Magazine |
