The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is set to launch Lions Health next year, a new two-day independent festival and awards celebrating creative communications in healthcare, wellness and sustainability.Taking place in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, just before Cannes Lions kicks off on 15 June 2014, the event will offer two days of content that will explore and debate the essential and unique issues relating to the world of healthcare communications, offer specialist healthcare Young Lions Competitions, a healthcare Young Marketers Academy, networking opportunities, exhibitions and screenings of the work as well as its own awards show to celebrate and honour the best work judged by specially appointed healthcare juries.Commenting on the launch of Lions Health, Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals, says The regulatory framework that agencies in the healthcare space must operate within, restricts the creative boundaries. With the health industry positioned to make the world a better place, Lions Health will allow entrants to compete on a fair playing field whilst driving the sector forward to new creative heights.Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals, says The changing nature of the healthcare industry, the need for true brand management, and the explosion of new media and digital challenges has meant that healthcare clients and agencies need to come together to learn from each other like never before. Lions Health will, we hope, help push creative boundaries, improving the standards of health and well-being for all worldwide.
