Meerkats work for HBF makes the shortlist stage of the Cannes Film Lions

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Thumbnail image for Screen shot 2011-06-08 at 12.20.59 PM.pngMeerkats has a finalist in the Film Lions category in Cannes for HBF ‘One Big Thing’.

15 spots in total from Australia have made the cut at the shortlist stage with some highly fancied to go on to win Lions, including Carlton Draught ‘Slow Mo’, Four n Twenty Pies ‘Legendary Angus’ and Carlton Natural ‘Tortoise’, all via Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne.

DDB Sydney also has three spots through: Eclipse Intense Mints ‘Ice Booth’, Volkswagen ‘Word’ and VW Passat ‘Change Room’.

Thumbnail image for Screen shot 2011-06-11 at 8.10.22 AM.jpgThumbnail image for Screen shot 2011-06-06 at 6.39.21 PM.pngDroga5 Sydney has VB ‘Cry’ shortlisted, BWM Sydney has Selleys ‘3 in 1’, The Campaign Palace, Sydney has Panasonic ‘No Expert’, JWT Melbourne has Melbourne Writers Festival ‘Writers Block’, Meerkats Perth has HBF ‘One Big Thing’, George Patterson Y&R Melbourne has Medibank ‘For Every Breath’, Leo Burnett Melbourne has Scope ‘See the Person’‘, Three Drunk Monkeys has NSW Guide Dogs ‘Interviews’ and Mojo Sydney has Coca-Cola ‘Ride’.

Only four spots from New Zealand have made the cut: DDB New Zealand has VW ‘Milk Run’ and NZ Lotteries ‘Lucky Dog’ on the shortlist, while Colenso BBDO Auckland has Levi’s ‘Rear View Girls’ and DB Export ‘Beer – The untold story’.

In all, 299 spots were shortlisted.

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