Each year, the Cannes Lions score the global branded communications and marketing industry on Reach, Communication, Craft, Experience, Innovation, Impact, Good, Health, Entertainment, and even more. The latest edition of our Global Creative Calendar is designed to ensure you have every opportunity to actively take part in cutting-edge developments in all those realms - and everywhere they overlap.
Auspicious festivals and summits are convening on an unprecedented scale; dive in now and spearhead the future of your dreams.
This monthly feature story is put together by The Darnell Works Agency, the go-to PR firm for creative agencies, brands, and entertainment ventures.
October Events
. 19 Sep. – 14 Oct. | Visual Storytelling with Photography, Virtual
. 26 Sep. – 2 Oct. | Global Peace Film Festival, Virtual
. 28 Sep. – 2 Oct. | March on Washington Film Festival, Washington, D.C. & Online
. 29 Sep. – 1 Oct. | CEDIA Expo, Dallas
. 30 Sep. – 12 Oct. | New York Film Festival, NYC & Online
. 3-4 | Brand New Conference, Austin
. 3-5 | Customer Contact Week Europe Summit, Amsterdam
. 3-9 | Lviv International Short Film Festival
. 3-10 | Steam Next Fest, Virtual
. 4-8 | The Malvern Festival of Innovation, UK
. 5 | Why Creativity Matters, Virtual
. 6-7 | Forward Festival, Vienna
. 6-7 | Geekwire Summit, Seattle
. 6 | Marketing Week’s Festival of Marketing, London
. 6 | Museum Ideas Conference, London
. 6-7 | Where Are All the Black People?, NYC & Online
. 7-8 | Cine Gear Expo Atlanta, 2022
. 7-9 + 14-16 | Austin City Limits Festival
. 7-9 | The New Yorker Festival, NYC
. 10-12 | Real-Time Engagement Conference, SF & Online
. 10-11 | TheGrill, LA & Online
. 11-13 | AMA Virtual Conference: Digital Marketing, Virtual
. 11 | Meta Connect, Virtual
. 11-12 | Fortune Most Powerful Women Membership, Laguna Niguel
. 11-15 | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, Rome
. 11-12 | PRWeek Decoded, Chicago
. 11 | WIRED Smarter, London
. 12-23 | Chicago International Film Festival
. 12-14 | Customer Contact Week, Nashville
. 12-16 | Frieze London and Frieze Masters
. 12-14 | The Fall 2022 B2B Forum, Boston
. 13-14 | Chicago Build Expo
. 13-15 | Design Shanghai
. 13-16 | NYC Wine and Food Festival
. 13-20 | Newport Beach Film Festival
. 13-14 | OFFF Sevilla, Fronton
. 13 | SEGD Branded Environments
. 14 | ADNIGHT 2022, Amsterdam
. 14-16 | Bravo Con 2022, NYC
. 16-20 | Adobe Max – The Creativity Conference, LA & Online
. 16-21 | VIEW Conference, Turin & Online
. 16-19 | TV & Video Insider Summit, Montauk
. 17 | Advanced Data Analytics & Visualization, Virtual
. 17-20 | Advertising Week New York
. 17-20 | MIPCOM, Cannes
. 17-20 | Sustainable Brands, San Diego
. 18-20 | TechCrunch Disrupt, SF
. 19-20 | Front End of Innovation, Boston
. 19-21 | Inc. 5000 Vision Conference, Phoenix
. 19-22 | NAB SHOW New York
. 19-21 | Semi Permanent Aotearoa
. 19 | The Secrets to Keeping Clients Longer, Virtual
. 20-22 | AIGA Design Conference, Seattle
. 20-23 | Fredrikstad Animation Festival
. 20-23 | LEAF 50th Festival, Black Mountain
. 20-21 | Tecnologia Multimedia Integrada Colombia, Bogota
. 20 | The Dieline Conference, NYC
. 20 | WORKTECH22 Seattle
. 21 | Insights Tech Showcase: Research Automation, Virtual
. 22-30 | Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
. 24-26 | ImageCon 2022, San Diego
. 24-26 | iMedia B2B eCommerce Summit Australia, Gold Coast
. 24-26 | Mind Your Own Business Conference, Atlanta
. 24 Oct . – 2 Nov. | Tokyo International Film Festival
. 24-26 | Web Unleashed, Virtual
. 25-28 | ANA Masters of Marketing, Orlando
. 25-26 | LeadsCon’s Consent Summit, Washington, D.C.
. 25-26 | The WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, NYC
. 25-27 | VERGE 22 The Climate Tech Event, San Jose
. 29 Oct. – 6 Nov. | Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Banff & Online
Featured Video: Preview of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival: Running 12-23 October.
Featured Image: Debora Pilati on Unsplash
