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    Director Nisha Ganatra Tops Cannes Lions Creativity Report’s Global Rankings

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    Nisha Ganatra of Chelsea Pictures topped the directorial rankings in the global Lions Creativity Report, which benchmarks creative success across the industry. The rankings are compiled using data from Cannes Lion-winning and shortlisted work across the 2020 and 2021 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.

    Ganatra’s strong showing came on the basis of “#wombstories” which she directed for feminine hygiene brand Bodyform (Libresse outside the U.K.) from AMV BBDO, London.

    Ranked second among directors was Markus Ahlm of Colony, recognized for Burger King’s “The Moldy Whopper” out of agency DAVID. Taking third place was the directorial team Similar But Different (Charlotte Fassler, Dani Girdwood) for Diesel’s “Enjoy Before Returning” out of Publicis Italy.

    The global rankings within the Lions Creativity Report record the performance of the world’s most creative companies, people, and regions. 

    The official rankings were revealed at Lions Decoded, a one-day broadcast designed for international Lions Members to learn and be inspired. Tuning in from across the globe, Decoded audiences saw 11 multi-Lion-winning ideas deconstructed and brought to life. 

    The LIONS Creativity Report is available to all Lions Members and an expanded version is available to subscribers of Lions’ insights and intelligence platform The Work. 

    Simon Cook, managing director, Lions, commented, “Alongside the definitive rankings, the Lions Creativity Report contains actionable insights that can support the creative community to learn from the global talent behind the world’s highest ranking creative work. The report spotlights the companies and people producing game-changing work and sets the benchmark for the future of creativity.”

    The official rankings are announced as follows. Full rankings are found within the report:

    Creative Location Rankings: 

    1. USA
    2. United Kingdom
    3. Brazil

    Creative City Rankings:

    1. New York
    2. London
    3. São Paulo

    Creative People of the Festival Rankings:  

    Director of the Festival: 

    1. Nisha Ganatra, CHELSEA PICTURES, New York, USA
    2. Markus Ahlm, COLONY, Stockholm, Sweden
    3. Similar But Different (Charlotte Fassler / Dani Girdwood), SMUGGLER, London, United Kingdom

    Creative Director of the Festival: 

    1. Jean Zamprogno / Fernando Pellizzaro, DAVID, Miami, USA
    2. Niels Sienaert / Tim Schoenmaeckers, FCB CHICAGO, Chicago, USA
    3. Jim Hilson / Toby Allen, AMV BBDO, London, United Kingdom

    Art Director of the Festival: 

    1. Felipe Antonioli, DAVID, Madrid, Spain
    2. Andy Tamayo, DAVID, Miami, USA
    3. Dwight Williams / Mateus Cerqueira, FCB CHICAGO, Chicago, USA

    Copywriter of the Festival: 

    1. Luis Giraldo, DAVID, Madrid, Spain
    2. Alexander Allen, DAVID, Miami, USA
    3. Jared Schermer, DAVID, Miami, USA

    Regional Network of the Festival – Asia Pacific:

    1. DENTSU
    2. OGILVY
    3. DDB WORLDWIDE

    Regional Network of the Festival – EMEA:

    1. PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE
    2. BBDO WORLDWIDE
    3. OGILVY

    Regional Network of the Festival – Latin America:

    1. DDB WORLDWIDE
    2. AKQA
    3. OGILVY

    Regional Network of the Festival – North America: 

    1. FCB
    2. OGILVY
    3. McCANN WORLDGROUP

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    While Aware Of Potential Oscar History Ahead, Ryan Coogler Is Focused On “Sinners” Team Before Ceremony

    Friday, March 13, 2026

    Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He's just not dwelling on it.

    Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his "Sinners" collaborators who helped bring the film to life.

    Coogler could become the first Black filmmaker to win best director in the Academy Awards' nearly century-long history. While speaking before the eighth annual Macro Pre-Oscars party Thursday night in Los Angeles, he said he's trying to stay present as the ceremony approaches.

    "I'm just trying to enjoy the days as they come, stay present in the moment," Coogler told The Associated Press. "When Sunday comes, man, I'm pull up and enjoy celebrating all the movies that's being celebrated here, including our own."

    For Coogler, the Oscars also mark the final stop in a monthslong journey shared with the cast and creative team behind "Sinners."

    Since early January, the group has traveled the awards circuit together, appearing at major stops including the Golden Globes,Actors Awards and NAACP Image Awards as the film built momentum ahead of the Oscars, where it's the leading nominee with 16.

    Coogler said that experience helped turn the production into something closer to a family.

    "We made a big ole family," he said. "Sunday kind of represents the last time that we all get to hang with each other in an official capacity as the 'Sinners' team."

    After the ceremony, those gatherings will likely become less frequent.

    "The next time we see each other, it won't be for this movie unless it's doing like a reunion or something," Coogler said. "I'm looking forward to hanging out with a lot of people that I love. We were able to do something very specific... Read More

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