Cannes Lions' 2013 Innovation Shortlist

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the Innovation Lions shortlist ahead of the 2013 Festival which kicks off in just under two weeks' time.

The Innovation Lions, introduced as a new entry category this year, will honour the technology and innovation which lead to the creative idea being possible. A total of 270 entries from 40 countries have been received in the category's launch year. The jury, led by jury president David Droga, Founder, Creative Chairman, Droga5, have viewed all of the entries and voted to arrive at a shortlist of 25 entries which have come from a wide breadth of countries.

TITLE PRODUCT/DESCRIPTION ENTRANT COMPANY  COUNTRY Necomimi Bio sensor technology / communication tool Dentsu Japan Two Screens Are Better Than One New type of phone Yota Devices Russia Ingress Massive multiplayer location based game Niantic Labs At Google USA Vision Shift System New video experience system Dentsu Japan Motley - Telling Stories At The Speed Of Culture Social media publishing tool Digital Arts Network Denmark Cinder Software technology The Barbarian Group USA PZU Drive Connected car ecosystem K2 Poland Engen Fireblanket Fireblanket calendar Draftfcb Cape Town South Africa Adidas Window Shopping We put shopping into window shopping TBWA\Helsinki Finland tshirtOS Wearable, sharable, programmable, 100% cotton status update MediaMonks The Netherlands Google Street View Hyperlapse Labs experiment Teehan + Lax Canada Virtual Makeup Mirror Kinect technology mirror ID\ Brazil The Feed Visual news feed R/GA London United Kingdom Sky Rec Hashtag that works like a record button AgênciaClick Isobar Brazil Guide Dots Mobile app for the blind Y&R Singapore Singapore Natalia Project Global assault alarm system for human rights defenders at risk powered by social media RBK Communication Sweden Small World Machines Vending machine with live streaming Leo Burnett Sydney