The 58th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity came to a close on Friday after a week full of inspiration, awards and very sore livers. This year’s festival boasted 8,000 delegates and 24,000 entries representing 90 countries.
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To celebrate the sources of inspiration in our everyday lives, Ogilvy is running a competition.
The brief? To create a film under 4 minutes long about inspiration.
The prize? A trip to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Being a naturally inspired bunch, OgilvyEntertainment has entered a film into the competition.
“Harriet’s Hello” is about the most basic form of inspiration there is: other people.
Coming home to find an attractive new roommate has moved in, our French hero is inspired to try and overcome his difficulties with the letter ‘H’ (a phantom consonant for the French) in order to say “hello” to Harriet.
Watch the film here:
By Arwa Mahdawi
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