Following a sold-out 2025 season, the highly anticipated Cannes Download roadshow is returning to big screens across Australia from mid-August.
The world’s most prestigious, debated and disruptive creative work comes direct from Cannes to Australian cinemas, offering an immersive big-screen experience for the advertising and marketing industry.
This year’s reel is exclusively curated by Micah Walker, Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Bear Meets Eagle On Fire and 2026 Cannes Film Juror, and produced by Prodigious.
Alongside the 60-minute reel, each city will host live panel sessions featuring Australian Cannes Lions Jurors and the Young Lions Australian team, delivering unmatched behind-the-scenes insights from the jury rooms, festival floor and global competition.
The events are a must-attend for creatives, strategists, marketers, in-house agencies, and content creators seeking inspiration and strategic insights from the frontlines of global advertising and creativity.
Event details: 8.15am-10.30am
- Sydney: Wednesday, 12 August – HOYTS Entertainment Quarter
- Melbourne: Wednesday, 19 August – Village Cinemas Crown
- Adelaide: Tuesday, 25 August – Palace Cinemas Nova Eastend
- Brisbane: Tuesday, 1 September – Palace Cinemas James Street
- Perth: Tuesday, 1 September – Palace Cinemas Raine Square
Amita Mehra, APAC Head of Agency Development, at LinkedIn, B2B partner, said: “LinkedIn’s partnership with Cannes Download comes at a pivotal moment, as B2B advertising undergoes its sharpest creative evolution yet. We can’t wait to share the most talked-about B2B campaigns with audiences around the country.”
Guy Burbidge, MD of Val Morgan Cinema, event partner, said, “We’re proud to come on board for a second year to host Cannes Download. It’s part of our commitment to championing and celebrating the incredible creativity that exists within our industry and the role cinema continues to play in giving creatives one of the world’s most powerful platforms to tell stories.”
