National CineMedia (NCM), The Official U.S. Rep To The Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity, Set To Launch A New Young Marketers Category As Part Of The 2020 U.S. Young Lions Competition - Seite 2

Gail Heimann, President and CEO, Weber Shandwick, and President of the 2020 Cannes PR Lions jury, said, “Creativity, strategy and innovation are crucial to creating solutions that make an impact — and we’re eager to see how this year’s Young Lions competitors put their talent in these areas to the test.”

Registration for the 2020 U.S. Young Lions competition opens on January 15, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. ET at http://canneslions.ncm.com/young-lions and closes on February 19, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Registration is free, and teams of young professionals working for advertising, digital, media, creative, and PR agencies as well as in-house marketing teams across the U.S. are highly encouraged to enter and compete. 2020 U.S. Young Lions competition categories include Digital, Film, Marketers, Media, Print and PR. Full registration information, rules and competition details are available on the website.

About the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2020 U.S. Young Lions Competition

The 2020 U.S. Young Lions competition is open to teams of two professionals aged 30 years or younger: born after June 22, 1989. The winning teams in each category – Digital, Film, Marketers, Media, Print and PR – will be sent, all expenses paid, to Cannes, France attend the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from June 21 - 26, 2020 to participate in the global Young Lions competitions as “Team USA,” showcasing their talent globally by competing against teams from all over the world. Winners of the Cannes global competitions will receive free registration and accommodations to attend the following year’s Cannes Lions Festival. For more information, visit http://canneslions.ncm.com/young-lions.

About National CineMedia (NCM)

National CineMedia (NCM) is America’s Movie Network. As the largest cinema advertising network in the U.S., we unite brands with the power of movies and engage movie fans anytime and anywhere. According to Nielsen, more than 750 million moviegoers annually attend theaters that are currently under contract to present NCM’s Noovie pre-show in 57 leading national and regional theater circuits including AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (a subsidiary of Cineworld Group PLC. LON: CINE). NCM’s cinema advertising network offers broad reach and unparalleled audience engagement with over 21,000 screens in over 1,700 theaters in 189 Designated Market Areas (all of the top 50). NCM Digital goes beyond the big screen, extending in-theater campaigns into online and mobile marketing programs to reach entertainment audiences. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.7% interest in, and is the managing member of, National CineMedia, LLC. For more information, visit www.ncm.com and www.noovie.com.