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Day one of the festival

22 Jun 2026 5:00 PM

Cannes Lions 2026: Updates from day one

Catch Manifest's coverage from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

VML's shortlist for KitKat

22 Jun 2026 12:43 PM

Cannes Lions 2026: VML India adds to India's shortlist tally

India's total shortlist tally is 18. 

Prega News (top) and Apollo Tyres (bottom).

22 Jun 2026 11:07 AM

Voice-O-Meter: Apollo Tyres and Prega News break the gender bias

IAA Voice of Change and UNICEF pick the most gender-progressive ads among those covered by Manifest each week.

India has just 17 shortlists across 22 categories announced so far

22 Jun 2026 10:45 AM

Raahil's blog: Where are all the Indian shortlists?

The author wonders whether this year's shortlist count will cross the number of wins from last year.

India's tally is at 17

21 Jun 2026 2:00 PM

Cannes Lions 2026: India adds nine shortlists to its tally

The organisers announced shortlists across 12 categories.

The entries have come from 92 countries. 

20 Jun 2026 5:54 PM

Cannes Lions 2026: 25.46% decrease in entries

Independent agencies contribute a third of the entries for this year's festival.

The festival kicks off on 22 June

20 Jun 2026 1:20 PM

Cannes Lions 2026: India opens shortlist tally

Leo and Ogilvy lead the tally with two each, as India receives eight shortlists across seven categories.

The win further strengthens Omnicom Media's momentum in the financial services and investment category.

19 Jun 2026 11:19 AM

AMFI assigns media duties to Lodestar UM

The account was won post a multi-agency pitch.

Rashmika Mandanna for Crocs

19 Jun 2026 10:31 AM

Crocs brings the spirit of monsoon alive with Rashmika Mandanna

The campaign marks the launch of the India adaptation of its global ‘Wonderfully Unordinary' platform.

Dalbir Singh continues his diary for Manifest.

19 Jun 2026 10:14 AM

Producer's Diary by Dalbir Singh

The founder of Kiss Films returns to using AI ahead of his travels to Cannes for the Lions.

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