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World's Best Commercials

The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is the only truly global meeting place for people who are passionate about creativity in communications. During seven days in June, delegates gather in Cannes, on the French Riviera, to celebrate the best that the advertising industry has to offer the world, to review the past year, and to brainstorm and discuss trends for the future. In 2009, more than 10,000 delegates from 85 countries were inspired by the 28,000 pieces of work on display. Now the CIFF brings to you the crème de la crème from Cannes — the wackiest, funniest, and sometimes even most thought-provoking commercial messages from around the world. WORLD'S BEST COMMERCIALS is always hugely popular, so if you can’t make it to Cannes this year, you’d better get your tickets now. One only wishes all advertising were this clever. – B.B.