NEW DELHI: The jury line-up for Cannes Lions (International Festival of Creativity) that will take place from 21-25 June has been revealed. Organisers of the annual gala celebrating the advertising, marketing, and communications network, have scrapped the on-ground event due to Covid fears, and have taken the digital route.

Interestingly, the proportion of women in the jury panel this year is 51 per cent, up from 48 per cent in 2019. The complete jury list includes a total of 285 awarding jurors. Cannes Lions organisers will announce the list of shortlisted jurors later. 

There are seven jury members from India in this list, and they are as follows. 

· McCann Worldgroup India COO & CSO Jitender Dabas (Creative Effectiveness)

· Taproot Dentsu India creative officer & founder Santhosh Padhi (Direct Lions)

· Zee Studios India head content Ashima Avasthi Chaudhuri (Entertainment Lions) 

· FCB India chief creative officer Swati Bhattacharya (Glass Lions) 

· Lowe Lintas India chief creative officer Prateek Bhardwaj (Health and Wellness Lions) 

· TBWA India managing partner Parixit Bhattacharya (Pharma Lions) 

· Tribha India writer/director/creative consultant Sonal Dabral (Titanium Lions)