As the Obama For America campaign cleaned up at Cannes, winning both the Integrated and Titanium Grand Prix, a spot edited by Nico Alba of bicoastal Union received high praise from Jury president David Lubars.
The Cannes jury prez noted at start of the awards that the jury was giving a special commendation to Wassup 08 "True Vote" (the campaign-themed follow-up to Charles Stone III’s "Wassup" for Budweiser), which was not technically eligible for a Lion.
To view Wassup 08 and for Alba’s insight into the project, click here.