Each year, the Cannes Lions score the global branded communications and marketing industry on Reach, Communication, Craft, Experience, Innovation, Impact, Good, Health and Entertainment. The latest Ultimate Events edition is designed to ensure you have every opportunity to actively take part in cutting-edge developments in all these realms - and everywhere they overlap. Auspicious festivals and summits are convening soon; dive in now and blaze the trail to the future of your dreams.

Follow these links for info on this year's New Yorker Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival, kicking off 5 Oct. and 14 Oct.: NYFF + CIFF.

October Events

• 17 Sep. - 11 Oct. | New York Film Festival, NYC & Online
• 21 Sep. - 4 Oct. | Global Peace Film Festival, Orlando & Online
• 23 Sep. - 4 Oct. | Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival, Virtual
• 28 Sep. - 3 Oct. | Animafest Zagreb
• 29 Sep. - 8 Oct. | Advertising Week, Virtual
• 29 Sep. - 1 Oct. | Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, Virtual
• 29 Sep. - 1 Oct | Technology for Marketing, Virtual
• 1-2 | TNW Conference, Virtual
• 2-11 | NYC Wine and Food Festival
• 5-18 | Frieze London & Frieze Masters, London & Online
• 5-9 | Festival of Marketing, Virtual
• 5-10 | The Malvern Festival of Innovation
• 5-11 | The New Yorker Festival, NYC & Online
• 5-7 | The Web Unleashed, Virtual
• 6-8 | MarTech, Virtual
• 6-7 | TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2020, Virtual
• 7-8 | The Art Department, Eindhoven
• 7 | Understanding Company Valuation, Virtual
• 7 | Women's SoCal Leadership Summit, Virtual
• 8-9 | Forward Festival, Vienna
• 8-11 | The Overlook Film Festival, Virtual
• 12-13 | 4As Management Practitioners Forum, Virtual
• 12-16 | MIPCOM, Virtual
• 13-16 | Content Marketing World, Virtual
• 13-29 | Geekwire Summit, Virtual
• 13-15 | PRWeek Decoded, Virtual
• 13-15 | WIRED Smarter, Virtual
• 14-25 | Chicago International Film Festival
• 14-18 | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, Rome & Online
• 17-25 | Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
• 18-23 | View Conference, Turin
• 19-21 | Adobe Max - The Creativity Conference, Virtual
• 19-21 | BizBash Orlando
• 19-23 | Experiental Marketing Summit 2020, Virtual
• 19-23 | Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, Virtual
• 19-29 | NAB Show New York
• 20-21 | Responsible Innovation Summit, Dublin & Online
• 21-23 | ANA Masters of Marketing Conference, Virtual
• 21-24 | Halifax Pop Explosion
• 22-24 | Digital Design Days Re-Start Live, Virtual
• 22-25 | Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Fredrikstad & Online
• 26 | Fortune CEO Initiative, Virtual
• 26-27 | Fortune Global Forum, Virtual
• 26-29 | PRSA ICON Strategic Communication Conference, Virtual
• 26-30 | VERGE, Virtual
• 27-29 | Brand ManageCamp, Virtual
• 27-29 | Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo, Virtual
• 29 Oct. - 8 Nov. | SPARK ANIMATION, Vancouver & Online
• 30-31 | Semi Permanent Porto
• 31 Oct. - 8 Nov. | Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Virtual
• 31 Oct. - 9 Nov. | Tokyo International Film Festival

Featured Video: 55th Chicago International Film Festival Highlights. The 56th edition is set for 14-25 October.
Featured Image: Alexandre Debiève

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