UNITED STATES HISPANIC
2025 YOUNG LIONS COMPETITION

ABOUT

Círculo Creativo USA supports National CineMedia (NCM) with the U.S. Hispanic Young Lions competitions. NCM is the administrator of the official “U.S. Young Lions Competition" and LIONS Representative in the United States.

CATEGORY

For 2025, The “Team USA Hispanic” will have one (1) team: Digital.

TIMELINE

*Dates are subject to change

ElIgibiliTY

The Competition is only open to Teams consisting of two (2) young professionals who throughout the Competition Period are each (i) a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia with a valid passport and the ability to travel abroad (e.g., Winners are responsible for obtaining necessary passports and visas) for more than six (6) months after the end of the Competition Period, (ii) at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of registration, (iii) born on or after June 20, 1994, and (iv) working at the time of entry as an eligible employee or eligible freelancer for the following “Hispanic advertising agency” in the United States: Acento, Alma, Archer Troy Miami, BBQ Agency, BeautifulBeast, Casanova//McCann, Conill Saatchi & Saatchi, Creative On Demand, Creyentes, d Expósito & Partners, Dieste, El Autobus, Espacio, fluent360, Fuerza, Gallegos United, Infusion by Castells, inspire!, LERMA/, López Negrete Communications, Marca, MEL Messianu / Edelman / Lerma, MEM, Ogilvy Miami, Orcí, República Havas, Rest of the World, Third Ear, Upstreamers, Walo, We Believers, and Zubi Advertising, in any of the creative fields for the particular Category entered, as described in the Registration section, below (each a “Participant”). The “Competition Period” is from start of the Competition Registration Period through the end of the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, June 20, 2025. If a Participant who is an employee should leave or be terminated from his/her employer during the Competition Period and does not become an eligible freelancer or eligible employee of another company working in any the creative fields for the particular Category entered, the Participant and his/her Team will be disqualified. Employees and contractors of National CineMedia, LLC, Latin Market Circulo Creativo Inc. d.b.a Circulo Creativo USA (“NCM/Circulo Creativo USA” or “Sponsor”), Lions Festivals Ltd., and each of their respective affiliated companies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win. Winning Teams must be available to participate in a global competition from June 16-June 20, 2025, in person in Cannes, France. Winners of the NCM 2025 U.S. Young Lions Competitions are not eligible to compete in the 2025 U.S. Hispanic Young Lions Competitions. Any individuals who are participants in the official NCM 2025 “U.S. Young Lions Competition” may not enter or win this Competition.

Prize

The Winning Team from the Digital Category will represent “TEAM USA HISPANIC” during the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France from June 16-20, 2025. Subject to applicable restrictions, the Team, consisting of two (2) Participants, will receive the following: (2) Young Lions Competitor Passes; Round-trip coach airfare tickets from the major airport closest to each Team Participant’s residence to Nice, France; Up to (6) nights double or single occupancy, at a 2-star (or higher) hotel in Cannes, France during the Festival; The approximate retail value of the prize is $10,000 per Winning Team. No other costs or expenses are included in the prize. Each Team Participant shall be responsible for ground transportation to and from the airports and hotel, baggage fees, inflight entertainment fees, itinerary changes fees, travel insurance fees, lodging incidental fees, meals, beverages, gratuities, taxes, and all other expenses not included in the prize description. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Prizes are provided by the Sponsor and Sponsor Group, as well as any additional sponsoring organization that may join the Sponsor Group in the future. Círculo Creativo USA shall have final determination of air travel and hotel accommodations and may have secured such arrangements prior to announcing winners. Circulo Creativo USA is the designated recipient for any airfare, hotel, festival passes price adjustments, refunds, or credits, and they cannot be transferred to the participants. 

There are not prizes for the Second, Third or other place Winning Teams.

The Sponsor reserves the right to suspend or cancel the Competition at any time without notice due to a Force Majeure Event. If Circulo Creativo USA fails to receive sponsorship funding on time, the prize will be adjusted subject to applicable restrictions.

WINNER NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE:

On or about April 21, 2025, Círculo Creativo USA will contact each winning Team by phone or email, at the phone number and email address submitted on the entry. Both Participants of each Winning Team must provide Sponsor with written acceptance of the Winning Team’s prize within 48 hours of notification in order to receive the prize. If a Winning Team fails to reply in the time period specified, that Winning Team forfeits the prize and a Runner Up winner may be selected from the same Category. Both members of the Winning Team must be able to travel to France for the global competition during the June 16-June 20, 2025 timeframe, plus associated travel time, or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winning Team will be selected from the Category Runner Ups (time permitting). After acceptance of the prize by both Participants on the Winning Team for each Category, the Winning Teams will be announced on the Competition website. The agency of the winning team will be determined by the dates of registration and entry submission. This determination will remain valid, regardless of any agency changes made by the winning team before the announcement of the results. The prize is non-assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions are allowed by the winner. Prize is not redeemable for cash. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or lower value.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

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Contact: Paco Vargas at paco@circulocreativo.org