Cannes Lions is to reduce the size of its jury panels for the International Festival of Creativity next year by 92 members across the board.
The 24% reduction has been made to ensure “the highest standard of meaningful debate can take place”, the festival’s organisers said. Last year there were 387 members on juries from 40 countries.
The first phase of the voting process for the Promo & Activation, Media and Direct Lions will now be completed in the weeks before the festival in June by a shortlist jury.
Jury panel sizes will also be reduced across the Film, Radio, Print & Publishing, Outdoor, Digital Craft, Creative Effectiveness and Mobile categories.
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