Australia has wrapped up 2025’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in spectacular fashion, taking home a Grand Prix and two Gold Lions in recognition of world-class creative work.
FINCH claimed its second Grand Prix for Good and a Gold Lion in Film for Make New Zealand the Best Place in the World to Have Herpes, a brave, category-defying campaign created for the New Zealand Herpes Foundation in partnership with Motion Sickness.
The campaign’s powerful mix of heart, humour, and national pride earned it a total of six Cannes Lions: Grand Prix for Good, Lions Health Grand Prix for Good, Gold – Health & Wellness, Gold – Film, Culture & Context, Bronze – Sustainable Development Goals, Bronze – Entertainment, Use of Humour.
Jury President Judy John, Global Chief Creative Officer of Edelman, described the campaign as: “Brave, outrageously creative, wildly ambitious and educational, not the usual combination of words you’d associate with a Grand Prix for Good. But this campaign had it all. Its title alone says everything. Often overlooked, the idea tapped into national pride to unite a country against stigma, and did it with boldness and originality.”
Also flying the flag for Australia, Bear Meets Eagle On Fire secured a Gold Lion in Film for Telstra’s Better on a Better Network, created in collaboration with +61. The campaign continues to rack up accolades globally for its standout storytelling and execution.
In the same category, one of two Film Grand Prix was awarded to Paris Paralympics 2024: Considering What? by Channel 4 and 4Creative London, directed by Australian Steve Rogers through Revolver.
Revolver also one a Palme D’Or – the first for an Australian production company – for it’s work on Telstra’s Better on a Better Network alongside Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, adding an extra moment of national pride to the festival’s close.
Advertising Council Australia (ACA), the peak body representing Australia’s leading advertising agencies, is the official Australian representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.