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Publicis Groupe’s Cannes-Do Awards ceremony to take place in Palais des Festivals in Cannes
NEW DELHI: The 2020 Cannes-Do Awards ceremony will be hosted at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, in partnership with the Mayor of Cannes, who has under exceptional circumstances agreed to open the doors of the Palais to kindly welcome Maurice Lévy and Arthur Sadoun.
Watch the video that reveals the adventure of Maurice and Arthur’s journey to Cannes: https://youtu.be/iMAj_7gSzxc
The awards ceremony will be presented on Friday 26 June at 6 pm Croisette time, exclusively on Marcel.
The inaugural Cannes-Do Awards has seen 1,400 campaigns submitted globally from 400 agencies, 60 countries and 110 cities. The work was reviewed by an expert jury of 25 creative leaders across Publicis Groupe agencies, who judged tirelessly to shortlist 40 campaigns. Voting then opened on Marcel, with over 15,000 votes being cast by Publicis Groupe employees across the globe for the top 10 client campaigns, the top 5 non-profit pieces and two unexpected special awards…with winners to be announced at Friday’s awards ceremony.
Cannes-Do awards is a testament to the collective creative spirit of all our people no matter the discipline or brand they come from. It is truly our people’s choice!
Publicis Groupe chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun said, “With the Cannes-Do Awards, we want to make sure that we continue to be united in this tough time around what makes us passionate: creativity in all of its forms.
In a world full of can’t, thanks to the engagement of our people and Marcel, we are able to celebrate the best creative work from around the Groupe and recognise our fantastic talent. It is also a way to thank our people for their very hard work in this tough period and hopefully put a smile on their face.
We thought it was important to do this event in Cannes to support the city in this challenging time. I want to thank the Mayor and his team for their warm welcome and great partnership.”
Mayor of Cannes David Lisnard said, “We are very pleased to welcome the team of Publicis Groupe to Cannes for the Cannes-Do Awards ceremony, which rewards the best advertising campaigns carried out by the talents of their agencies from around the world.
I am very proud that such a relevant initiative is taking place here at a time when it is needed to give meaning, imagination and intensity to the world creation.
I especially would like to thank Arthur Sadoun and Maurice Lévy for their faithfulness. The best of global creativity and inventiveness is celebrated more than ever in Cannes. A great start for a bright future!”
List of the jury: Bruno Bertelli – Publicis Worldwide; Sandra Bold – Publicis Worldwide; Jab Borgstrom – BBH; Craig Chester – Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness; Kathy Delaney – Publicis Health; Emma De La Fosse – Digitas; Wendy Johansson – Publicis Sapient; Kathy Kline – Starcom; Ruey Ku – Publicis Media; John Maeda – Publicis Sapient; Domenico Massareto – Publicis Worldwide; Amit Misra – MSL; Jose Molla – La Comunidad; Ben Mooge – Publicis Groupe; Christine Ng – BBH; Pedro Prado – Leo Burnett; Maurice Riley – Digitas; Gabriela Soares – Talent Marcel; Chaka Sobhani – Leo Burnett; Kate Stanners – Saatchi & Saatchi; Liz Taylor – Leo Burnett; Johan Vakidis -Publicis Worldwide; Leonardo Varela – Saatchi & Saatchi; Marco Venturelli – Publicis Worldwide; Stacy Ward -Epsilon
Agency : Marcel
Production : Prodigious
Producer – Marc-Antoine Riou ; Production Director – Augustin Grégoire ; Director – Sylvain Fusée ; General Production Manager – Romain Guilbert ; DOP – Arthur Cemin ; First Assistant Director – Laure-Anne Nicolet; Chief Editor / Motion-designer – Théophile Guibout; Assistant Stage Manager – Antoine Gay.
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Sleepwell unveils nationwide sleep study on World Sleep Day
79 per cent use screens before bed, 36 per cent of 18–25-year-olds sleep ≤5 hours.
MUMBAI: Sleepwell just dropped the pillow truth bomb because when India’s sleeping less and scrolling more, even the mattress wants to stage an intervention. On World Sleep Day 2026, Sleepwell released its nationwide Sleep Study, painting a stark picture of India’s escalating sleep crisis. The findings show that 79% of Indians use screens right before bed, fuelling restless nights and drowsy days. Alarmingly, 36% of young adults aged 18–25 sleep five hours or less making them the country’s most sleep-deprived group.
The study also busts the myth of “catch-up sleep”, 65% of respondents actually sleep even later on weekends, pointing to increasingly irregular patterns that spill fatigue into the working week. Mattress discomfort emerged as a frequently overlooked culprit behind late-night wake-ups and constant leak-anxiety checks.
To drive the message home, Sleepwell’s CMO Puneet Gulati appeared on Zee Business, stressing that quality sleep isn’t a luxury, it’s foundational health. He highlighted how the right mattress can transform restless nights into restorative ones.
The brand doubled down with clever late-night activations, partnering with a quick-commerce platform to serve contextual ads between 11 pm and 3 am, gently nudging bleary-eyed scrollers to consider mattress discomfort as the reason they’re still awake and pointing them to the nearest Sleepwell store. Digital influencers and creators also shared relatable stories of how poor sleep fuels impulsive late-night behaviour.
In a nation that celebrates hustle but quietly pays for it in lost rest, Sleepwell isn’t just selling mattresses, it’s selling the radical idea that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is close your eyes and actually sleep well.
