Meerkats shine in Cannes and bring home a second Silver Lion for their HBF TV campaign

What an outstanding time at Cannes for Meerkats! The agency has put Perth firmly on the map in Australia with their second Silver Lion at Cannes this year.

Hats off to the Meerkats for  a tremendous accomplishment in firstly winning a Silver Lion in the Radio Category earlier in the week, and then to follow it up with a Silver Lion in the Film category just a few hours ago on the last day of Cannes.

This is a creative achievement that can’t be underestimated. No Perth agency has ever won more than one Lion in any one year previously and there has only been one other Cannes Silver Lion won by a Perth agency in the history of Cannes (Marketforce for “Nice People”). Read more on the HBF campaign here.

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Meerkats is in great company as in total Australia only won five Film Lions this year –  two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze.

Droga5Sydney won Gold for Foster’s VB’s ‘Regulars’ and Leo Burnett Sydney won Gold for WWF’s’Monkey’. Colman Rasic Sydney also won a Silver Lion for MTV ExitFoundation’s ‘Goodnight, Travel Well’. Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney was awarded a Bronze Lion forLion Nathan’s Toohey’s New campaign ‘Nana’ and ‘SMS‘.

The Grand Prixwent to Wieden + Kennedy Portland for Old Spice’s ‘The Man your Man Could SmellLike’.

Pictured above is Ronnie Duncan celebrating with a beer at the Majestic Hotel after tonight’s awards ceremony (thanks Paul Yole for the pic!).