Welcome to the second day of Cannes Lions 2026, please find below the latest updates and Shortlists from the Press Office.
Shortlists
Today’s shortlists attached are:
Creative Business Transformation, Creative Commerce, Creative Effectiveness, Creative Strategy, Film and Luxury Lions.
Available on the Press Portal and The Work.
If you do not have access to the press portal, please email press@canneslions.com.
Creative Business Transformation, Creative Commerce, Creative Effectiveness, Creative Strategy, Film and Luxury Lions.
Available on the Press Portal and The Work.
If you do not have access to the press portal, please email press@canneslions.com.
Press Conferences in the Press Centre
10:00-11:00 hrs
Entertainment Lions, Entertainment Lions for Gaming, Entertainment Lions for Music and Entertainment Lions for Sport
11:30-12:30 hrs
Design, Digital Craft, Film Craft, and Industry Craft Lions
Entertainment Lions, Entertainment Lions for Gaming, Entertainment Lions for Music and Entertainment Lions for Sport
11:30-12:30 hrs
Design, Digital Craft, Film Craft, and Industry Craft Lions
Key info
Fast-Track Access for Press
As accredited press, your pass will grant you fast-track access to all content sessions taking place in the Lumière and Debussy Theatres.
Awards show seating for photographers and press
This year, press allocation for Awards Shows will be done on a first come first served basis with accredited photographers given priority.
We have a limited number of seats available. If you wish to attend the evening Awards Shows then please head to the dedicated Press desk at the bottom of the red carpet steps for 18:15 CEST.
If we are unable to seat you downstairs in the Lumière, then we will try our best to get you a seat elsewhere, but we ask for your patience and understanding while our team tries to accommodate everyone.
Podcast recording
For those looking to record a podcast onsite or record an audio clip, we now have a dedicated podcast booth. Located just outside of the press centre, the space seats four people.
We can provide a cable to connect from our dashboard to your audio interface, however, we cannot provide SD cards.
If you are interested in booking the space, please reach out to the team at press@canneslions.com.
As accredited press, your pass will grant you fast-track access to all content sessions taking place in the Lumière and Debussy Theatres.
Awards show seating for photographers and press
This year, press allocation for Awards Shows will be done on a first come first served basis with accredited photographers given priority.
We have a limited number of seats available. If you wish to attend the evening Awards Shows then please head to the dedicated Press desk at the bottom of the red carpet steps for 18:15 CEST.
If we are unable to seat you downstairs in the Lumière, then we will try our best to get you a seat elsewhere, but we ask for your patience and understanding while our team tries to accommodate everyone.
Podcast recording
For those looking to record a podcast onsite or record an audio clip, we now have a dedicated podcast booth. Located just outside of the press centre, the space seats four people.
We can provide a cable to connect from our dashboard to your audio interface, however, we cannot provide SD cards.
If you are interested in booking the space, please reach out to the team at press@canneslions.com.
Digital access
Whether you’re attending in-person or digitally, you’ll be able to access the Cannes Lions Streaming Pass for livestream sessions from The Lumière, Debussy and Rotonde stages, and on-demand content from across all our stages on The Work.
Please note that you will only have access to both of these platforms until Friday 10 July.
How to access the Streaming Pass and The Work
To access our livestream content sessions, please login to your Cannes Lions account with the same login details when you applied for your pass.
2026 winning work and on-demand content is available on The Work. Please login using the same details used when you applied.
If someone else applied for your pass on your behalf, please create an account at canneslions.com using the same email address (Insert) that is attached to your Pass. Then use those login credentials to access The Work.
Please note that you will only have access to both of these platforms until Friday 10 July.
How to access the Streaming Pass and The Work
To access our livestream content sessions, please login to your Cannes Lions account with the same login details when you applied for your pass.
2026 winning work and on-demand content is available on The Work. Please login using the same details used when you applied.
If someone else applied for your pass on your behalf, please create an account at canneslions.com using the same email address (Insert) that is attached to your Pass. Then use those login credentials to access The Work.
Content sessions
As accredited press, your pass will grant you fast-track access to all content sessions taking place in the Lumière and Debussy Theatres.
10:00-10:30, Lumière Theatre, The Palais: Join Oprah Winfrey and Cannes Lions Chairman, Phil Thomas for the Cannes LionHeart Seminar
10:45-11:45, The Terrace, The Palais: Make sure to attend ‘ROUNDTABLE: What Makes a Challenger Brand Successful?’ with leaders from Rival, Here We Flo and Fieldbar
11:45-12:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais: Hear from OpenAI and CNBC for their session ‘Advertising in the Age of AI’
12:45-13:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais: Unpack how space powers brands at ‘Space Isn’t the Future – It's Your Brief’
13:45-14:15, Rotonde Stage, The Palais: Join The Estee Lauder Companies and Meta for ‘The Anatomy of an Icon’
15:30-16:30, The Terrace, The Palais: Discuss the key elements of a great creative idea at Rethink’s Festival Meet-Up
The full content programme can be found here.
10:00-10:30, Lumière Theatre, The Palais: Join Oprah Winfrey and Cannes Lions Chairman, Phil Thomas for the Cannes LionHeart Seminar
10:45-11:45, The Terrace, The Palais: Make sure to attend ‘ROUNDTABLE: What Makes a Challenger Brand Successful?’ with leaders from Rival, Here We Flo and Fieldbar
11:45-12:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais: Hear from OpenAI and CNBC for their session ‘Advertising in the Age of AI’
12:45-13:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais: Unpack how space powers brands at ‘Space Isn’t the Future – It's Your Brief’
13:45-14:15, Rotonde Stage, The Palais: Join The Estee Lauder Companies and Meta for ‘The Anatomy of an Icon’
15:30-16:30, The Terrace, The Palais: Discuss the key elements of a great creative idea at Rethink’s Festival Meet-Up
The full content programme can be found here.
Useful links
- Interview room bookings: https://canneslionspress.simplybook.it/v2/
- Festival programme: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/programme
- Speaker line-up**: https://www.canneslions.com/festival/speakers
*If you have any accessibility requirements, please reach out to accessibility@canneslions.com with any questions you may have
** For interview requests please email press@canneslions.com
***For any queries or support please contact appsupport@canneslions.com
Please reach out to the press team if you have any queries.
