Cannes Lions was originally postponed to later in the year.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the ad industry’s major awards festival and conference held in France each summer, has been canceled due to the coronavirus."It has become clear to us our customers’ priorities have shifted to the need to protect people, to serve consumers with essential items and to focus on preserving companies, society and economies," organizers said.
Delegates wait in line at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Cannes, France, June 2019The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the ad industry's major awards festival and conference held in France each summer, has been canceled due to the coronavirus.in March to Oct. 26 through Oct 30, but organizers announced the decision early Friday morning to cancel it for good this year.
"As the impact from COVID-19 continues to be felt across the world on consumers and our customers across the marketing, creative and media industries, it has become clear to us our customers' priorities have shifted to the need to protect people, to serve consumers with essential items and to focus on preserving companies, society and economies," organizersThe announcement comes after major ad holding companies are warning about the impact of COVID-19 on their business.
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