Marketers

Within 24 hours, create a big idea for one of your company's brands

OVERVIEW: For those registered in Marketers, there will be a Pre-Competition virtual training session over on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 12:00pm- 1:00pm EST. The training session is not mandatory, but it is encouraged! More details to come.

Briefing details will be made available closer to the competition date. Updates will be sent to your registered email address. Please stay tuned!

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BEFORE YOU SUBMIT:

Is your entry formatted to the specifications and file size limits required in each category? The entry submission form will reject any files that do not meet these requirements
Please ensure you DO NOT write team names on your submission or you will be disqualified. You will be able to complete your names on the entry form, but any submitted work that includes identification information will be subject to removal

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The Young Lions Competitions are designed to mimic the experience for entrants in the global Competitions. Please keep the following in mind:

Technical support will be available through younglions@crowdiate.com during the designated times below, but this support is limited to uploading issues and any problems that may occur with the actual delivery or retrieval of files.

Saturday, March 1	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, March 2	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Monday, March 3 (Film only)	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

All times are in eastern standard
General support will be available through cannes@globeandmail.com during the designed times below, but please note that we will not be offering additional details or addressing questions as it relates to the content or subject matter of the briefs.

Saturday, March 1	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, March 2	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m
Monday, March 3 (Film only)	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

All times are in eastern standard.
No external help or influence is permitted. You may only work in your designated team to produce your submission.

How firm are the parameters of the brief? E.g. Can I go over the text limit?

We do not recommend this. The parameters are in place for a reason and the judges may not consider submissions that go against the client ask

What type of images or sounds can I use in my submission?

Free and royalty free images and sounds.

If I make a mistake, can I re-submit my entry?

Yes, just refresh your browser and upload the new file using the same submission title. We’ll accept your most recent entry and discard the others.

I missed the deadline to submit. Can I just email it?

No. Each team is required to submit through the official Entry Submission Form. Late entries and entries submitted through other channels will not be accepted.

Can I switch categories during the competition?

No. All entrants must compete in the category in which they have registered. Any submissions to the categories in which the entrant has not registered will be disqualified.

Does each team member need to submit the entry?

No. Each team will submit one entry to the Entry Submission Form.

Something has come up and I won’t be able to complete the submission. Can I get a refund?

Unfortunately, the registration fee is non-refundable. We cannot honour refunds after the competition has started.

For film submissions, can I use pre-recorded footage?

No, you must create original footage.

For film submissions, what video file formats are acceptable?

We’ll accept mov/mp4 files only. We cannot view wmv or other file types.

2025 Rules & Regulations coming soon!