Future Lions

From bold cubs to brave lions

Future Lions, AKQA and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity’s annual global student competition illuminates the vision of young people and their imaginative application of cutting-edge technologies for change.

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Case Studies

A graphic of a robotic Future Lions character with a speaker for a body. The character is smiling and jumping amongst a colourful background of abstract shapes and objects.
Future Lions 2024

Amplify with Spotify

Amplify with Spotify
A cheerful cartoon lion sits on a café stool while a waiter takes its order. Black-and-white customers sit nearby, sipping drinks and smiling at the lively scene.
Future Lions 2023

For All Life with Volvo Cars

For All Life with Volvo Cars
A stylized anthropomorphic cat with brown fur and blue eyes, wearing an orange hoodie, glances to the side among other similar hooded figures against a dark background.
Future Lions 2022

Further Together with Gymshark

Further Together with Gymshark
A stylized orange fox made of LEGO bricks stands on a black pedestal, surrounded by floating and scattered LEGO blocks against a dark background.
Future Lions 2021

Rebuild the World with the LEGO Group

Rebuild the World with the LEGO Group
Geometric white sculpture of a stylized animal, possibly a bear or cat, with a faceted, polygonal surface pattern, standing upright against a textured, monochrome background.
Future Lions 2017

Beyond

Beyond
A small yellow creature stands on a rocky slope, facing jagged cliffs and towering stone arches in a mysterious, misty landscape, with a distant maze visible on the upper left.
Future Lions 2016

Start Something

Start Something

Articles

A cute cartoon cat character with a square, black face and robotic features explores a surreal, colorful landscape with pink grass, whimsical plants, and candy-like twisted shapes under a pastel sky.
Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2024 winners

AKQA announces Future Lions 2024 winners
A man wearing a suit jacket and a button-down shirt stands with his arms crossed, smiling at the camera against a dark background.
Future Lions

AKQA Future Lions launches Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award

AKQA Future Lions launches Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award
Close-up of an illuminated speaker with the words AMPLIFY: BE HEARD in bright, digital-style text. Logos for Spotify, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and iHeartRadio are shown at the bottom.
Future Lions

Amplify with Spotify

Amplify with Spotify
A group of thirteen smiling people pose indoors, holding orange cat plush toys. They stand and kneel in front of a large illustrated backdrop with mountains and the text FOR ALL LIFE. Most are wearing event badges.
Future Lions

Bold cubs become brave lions

Bold cubs become brave lions
A stylized, cartoon-like animal with brown fur and a large blue eye wears an orange hoodie with bear ears, looking sideways against a dark background with similar figures partially visible.
Future Lions

Further Together with Gymshark

Further Together with Gymshark
A dark silhouette of a stylized, blocky animal figure with pointy ears, glowing orange edges, and holding three sharp objects in its right hand, set against a black background.
Future Lions

Rebuild the world with the LEGO Group

Rebuild the world with the LEGO Group
A close-up of a snarling, marble-like bear or feline statue with glowing blue eyes and sharp teeth, set against a dark background with shattered glass.
Future Lions

Future Lions 2019: Call for Entries

Future Lions 2019: Call for Entries
Six young adults stand side by side on a beach, smiling at the camera. They are wearing matching black t-shirts, and the ocean and sky are visible in the background.
Future Lions

Future Lions winners’ quest for impact

Future Lions winners’ quest for impact
Gold embossed text reading CREATE TOMORROW with Future Lions 2018 below, set against a detailed metallic background with gears, locks, and industrial elements.
Future Lions

Future Lions 2018 Call for Entries

Future Lions 2018 Call for Entries
A group of about twenty people pose together indoors, smiling in front of a wall covered with colorful sticky notes arranged in rows. The group appears casual, with some standing and others kneeling or sitting.
Future Lions

Students prepare for Future Lions 2018

Students prepare for Future Lions 2018
A group of ten people stand outside, smiling at the camera. They are dressed in casual and semi-formal clothes, with greenery and a cityscape visible in the background.
Future Lions

Future Lions 2018 winners

Future Lions 2018 winners
Gold text on a black background reads CREATE TOMORROW with FUTURE LIONS 2018 in smaller letters below. Art Deco-style gold geometric lines decorate the corners.
Future Lions

Future Lions 2018 breaks previous records

Future Lions 2018 breaks previous records
A group of thirteen young adults wearing matching white t-shirts pose together outdoors, smiling at the camera with greenery and buildings in the background.
Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2017 winners

AKQA announces Future Lions 2017 winners
A group of sixteen young adults pose in front of a large, roaring stone lion statue outdoors with palm trees and buildings in the background. Most are seated, wearing matching gray shirts, and smiling.
Future Lions

AKQA Announces Future Lions 2016 Winners

AKQA Announces Future Lions 2016 Winners
A stylized, white lion chess piece with a humanoid body stands on a pedestal in an ornate, bright white hall, surrounded by other chess pieces with animal-like features.
Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2015 winners

AKQA announces Future Lions 2015 winners
A fierce cartoon kitten with a determined expression and claws extended floats in midair on a blurred gradient background. The word RISE appears in bold white letters next to the kitten.
Future Lions

AKQA announces Future Lions 2014 winners

AKQA announces Future Lions 2014 winners