The art of reading the room
Natalie Dickens, founder of Felt Music, reflects on curating entertainment for creative professionals – and why trust, timing and instinct matter more than hype.
shots Cannes party 2025 in pictures
Last Thursday night's beach party was a Shining-infused shin-dig that had all the essential elements; good music, good people, and a good amount of alcohol. Pictures from the event are but a click away...
Cannes Lions 2025: Film, Titanium, Glass and SDG winners
The 72nd Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity came to a close with the awarding of the Film, Titanium, Social Development Goals, Glass and Grand Prix for Good Lions at the Palais des Festival on Friday evening.
Ali Ali: The craft of chaos
Best known for unleashing adland’s most aggressive panda, Egyptian director and Good People Films co-founder Ali Ali has built a reputation on crafting bold, witty ads that resonate with audiences all over the world. He talks to Amy Hey about bringing his hard-won wisdom and love of short storytelling to the Croisette, where he’ll sit as President of the Cannes Lions Film Craft jury.
Creativity versus class; the great brain robbery
Creativity is steadily being siphoned off. It's created by the few and attended by the few, with the creative industries completely shutting out the working classes. Cannes, says shots Culture Editor Amy Kean, is a perfect example.
Straight talk
With their playful and punky in-camera filmmaking challenge inspiring audiences (and terrifying entrants) again this year, straight 8’s Ed Sayers and Alex Glynn give Jamie Madge some tips on how to nail the shot(s).
Kate Stanners; Keeping Curious
Twenty years on from her first Cannes Lions, Saatchi & Saatchi London’s CCO Kate Stanners is returning to the festival’s jury, this time as Film President. She talks to Amy Hey about her journey from aspiring graphic designer to prolific creative leader, shares her passion for elevating diverse talent, and reveals the work she’s hoping to see celebrated this year.
Cannes Lions 2025: Entertainment, Sport, Music, and Gaming winners
With a quartet of Grand Prix that merged music with gaming, sport with gaming, gaming with furniture, and... cars with aliens, the Entertainment winners prove that collab is key.
Cannes Lions 2025: Film Craft, Digital Craft, Industry Craft, and Design winners
One much-needed project picking up two of four Grand Prix, flanked by cutesy critters and medical know-how, marks the top of this year's crafty categories.
On My Radar: Thasorn Boonyanate
Thasorn Boonyanate, Chief Creative Officer at BBDO Bangkok, on the best work of the year, the films he's enjoyed, what Cannes means to him, and his one tip for Cannes survival.
Lynsey Atkin: A Few Of My Favourite T̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ Books
In a Cannes-tastic variation on our usual feature, Baby Teeth Founder and Partner Lynsey Atkin talks us through the tomes that are worth the extra baggage space on EasyJet.
Brent Anderson: Harnessing the next wave
Brent Anderson, the Global Chief Creative Officer for TBWA\Media Arts Lab, talks to Tim Cumming about branding, creativity, simplicity, and how to surf, survive and thrive in a world of rapid and radical change.