Via Media

Between the flights, the concerts, and the emergency brainstorms, we somehow made magic happen. Again. 💁‍♀️

Zapošljavamo Social Media Content Creatora koji je stvarno dobar u obaranja rekorda svačijeg Screen-Timea. 🤳
👉 https://shorturl.at/KxWNh

Not every seat is in the audience.
This year, our Content Strategist Naida Lindov takes her place on the SoMo Borac jury.
Let's see what digital has to say.

June: flights, deadlines, football, brainstorms and a little bit of history. ✈️💻☀️

Zapošljavamo Animatora koji stvarno dobro čini da se sve pomjera osim rokova.
👉 https://shorturl.at/i9spz

Zapošljavamo Montažera koji je stvarno dobar u onom čuvenom "sredićemo u montaži".
👉 https://shorturl.at/ptui8

Zapošljavamo Videografa koji je stvarno dobar u pričanju priča filmskim jezikom. 👉 https://shorturl.at/YP0qP

A look at our Young Lions Cannes experience and how it all went down. 🦁📸



Day 1: we started off with nerves, excitement, and no real idea what was coming next. 🦁✨

It all started with an intro session — 480 teams, 70 countries, and one room full of young creatives. ☀️ We got a feel for how the competition would work, then spent time networking and getting to know everyone.

From there, it was all about exploring the festival — and we didn’t waste a second. The excitement was through the roof. 💥

One of our personal highlights was the Canva Cabana right on the beach. ✨ They had the iconic tote bags that somehow became the unofficial festival uniform… and let’s just say their sorbet might have seen us more than once (or twice). 🫣

Snapchat had a standout AI exhibition by Jonathan Yeo, where artworks literally came to life through Specs AR glasses. 🕶️

It was a truly unique experience — surreal, interactive, and unlike anything we’ve seen before.

Showstopper moment: Oprah Winfrey. 🦁

At Cannes Lions, she received the 2026 LionHeart Award — recognising individuals who create impact, challenge norms, and inspire change through their voice and actions. Being in that room felt unforgettable.

Then it was back to the competition. 🦁✍️ We got our brief for the Digital category, with Comic Relief as our client — the organisation behind the iconic Red Nose Day.

The task: create a social-first campaign that’s both engaging and meaningful. And we had 24 hours to make it happen.

Pretty much this is what it looked like: working hard, laughing through the stress, and convincing ourselves sleep is overrated anyway. 😴

The moment we submitted our work and stepped outside to this view. 🌊 Unbeatable feeling.

But the good news? We finally had time to go back to the festival and soak it all in. ☀️🦁

We kicked things off with the “From Franchise to Frenzy: The Global Fandom Engine” panel, featuring Seth Meyers, Rachel Zoe, Alan Cu***ng, and Colin Jost. Hearing first-hand insights from people working at NBC and beyond was honestly next level — super insightful, super entertaining, and filled with a lot of laughs.

As you can see the YouTube Beach was h

They said bring home a souvenir… so we brought a Lion. 🦁✨🇧🇦

The Bronze Lion in the Sustainable Development Goals Lions category, under Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, marks Via Media’s first Cannes Lion.