Cannes Chimera is an initiative by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that uses the creativity of communication professionals around the world to help solve global problems. Find out more >
The 2015 competition is now open for entries. Enter here. The competition closes on 27 May 2015.
02.08.14
The deadline for the 2014 competition has passed and entries are now closed. If you have questions about your submission, please email chimera@canneslions.com.
25.07.14
The 2014 Chimera has been announced. Who are they?
18.06.14 The new Chimera brief is out now. Read it here and see the video here
28.03.14 The workshop for this round took place in Seattle. See the photos on Facebook
04.02.14 The winners of this round have now been announced. Learn about their projects here.
30.09.13 Entries into Round 3 have now closed. Winners will be contacted in late January 2014 and the third workshop will be held in Seattle in March 2014.
23.09.13 All of the 15 Round 3 Cannes Chimera members have now been announced. Get to know them
02.10.13 The Round 2 workshop kicked off this morning at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. More
22.06.13 Winners were awarded with Cannes Chimera trophies throughout the week at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which took place 16-22 June.
22.05.13 10 winners have been selected to attend the Chimera workshop in Seattle. See their projects
12.06.13 Those winners who have chosen to apply for $1m to realise their ideas are in the final stages of preparation.
15.11.12 The winners have been awarded $100,000 each and have spent two days working with the Cannes Chimera on their ideas. See the photos
01.11.12 10 winners were selected to go to the Chimera workshop in Seattle. See their projects
If you have any questions or simply want to learn more about Cannes Chimera, please just email us at chimera@canneslions.com.