Cannes: where are the UK indie winners?
About this episode
The episode discusses key insights and trends from the Cannes Lions 2026, focusing on the absence of UK indie winners and notable campaigns.
What were the biggest lessons and talking points from Cannes Lions 2026? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest communications and PR issues. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform. Joining this episode are PRWeek trio Danny Rogers (editor-in-chief), John Harrington (UK editor) and Siobhan Holt (deputy editor). They discuss the big trends from the PR Lions in particular this year, and discuss why ‘The KitKat Heist’ by VML and Burson won the prestigious Grand Prix in the category . The journalists talk about some of their favourite winners and what they tell us about campaigns today – including trends with purpose, humour and AI. They also ask why smaller UK independents were largely absent from the awards in 2026, despite many still attending the event on the French Riviera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Danny Rogers
Guests: John Harrington, Siobhan Holt
Topics covered
- Cannes Lions
- PR trends
- UK indie winners
- communications
- advertising
- purpose-driven campaigns
Keywords
- Cannes Lions
- PRWeek
- UK indie winners
- advertising trends
- The KitKat Heist
- VML
- Burson
- purpose
- humour
- AI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PRWeek, VML, Burson
Books & works: The KitKat Heist
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