RA*W Summer Course 2025

This June we're back with our inspiring event for juniors: the RA*W SUMMER COURSE during the Cannes Lions Festival! 🎉

First a short introduction. The Cannes Summer Course is an educational program hosted by RA*W during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The course is a flywheel of growth for those who have high aspirations. Participants work at all types of agencies (advertising, media, PR), production houses and publishers.

The six day course consists of talks, seminars and workshops on strategy & trends, film & production, creation & design and tech & innovation. All are curated from the Cannes Lions program by national and international industry leaders.

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Why should I join this course?

As you know, RA*W was founded on the idea that young talent is the future of our creative industry. But, usually the Lions Festival is just the domain of agency bosses. This makes it unreachable for young talent - let alone that they manage to arrange passes to visit all the inspiring talks at the Palais. A shame, since there is so much to learn!

With our RA*W Cannes Summer Course, we offer agencies the chance to invest in talent. Young professionals benefit from the wealth of knowledge and inspiration that Cannes offers and bring this valuable experience back to your organization. You don't have to worry about logistics—we arrange everything.

Please note, you can only join if you are born on or after 20 June 1994.

What's in it for the agency?

To start, it adds value to your company since your talent's development is being accelerated. Your participants can inspire colleagues with everything they've seen, heard, and learned—for example, through a presentation for your entire agency when they return. Additionally, it's the perfect reward for ambitious team members at your agency. And if you attend Cannes yourself, you won't need to personally guide your talent around 😉, that's our job.

What's in it for the talent?

They fully benefit from curated programs tailor-made to their individual disciplines. Additionally, they connect with like-minded talents in the industry. They'll experience the world's best creative work and potentially meet its creators. Last but not least, they receive one-on-one interaction through private sessions with international industry leaders.

In short:

Educational program during the Cannes Lions Festival
Five full days (from June 15th - June 21th including travel days)
Curated program for all types of disciplines
Private speakers
Participants have 1 to 5 years work experience and are born on or after 20 June 1994.

The financial part

The investment per young talent is €3999,- This includes:

Cannes Lions Festival pass
Travel
Logies
Bike
(Some) Food & drink consumption
Fully curated program and events organized by RA*W and supported by RA*W friends.

Program

Highlights of the program:

June 15: travel to Cannes

June 16 - 20: Cannes Lions Festival, program tba

June 21: travel back to Amsterdam

Interested to join?

Reserve your spot below!

We only have limited spots, so make sure to reserve one soon. You can either sign up a specific team member now or simply reserve a spot without assigning a name yet. Either way is fine—the name field can be left blank. Send us a message if you want more info about the course – we’d be happy to answer all your questions or set up a call.

I want to claim a spot!

No boss? No problem. Win your way to Cannes!

🎟️✨ The RA*W Golden Ticket to Cannes is BACK! ✨🎟️

Dreaming of the Cannes Summer Course, but don’t have a boss to back you? Maybe you’re freelance or in between jobs? Then this is for you.

We’re giving away a spot in the RA*W Cannes Summer Course 2025 – happening from 15 to 21 June during the Cannes Lions Festival. Six days of creative inspiration, industry leaders, and once-in-a-lifetime energy – all on us.

👀 Who can apply?
Young talent (aged ≤30, born after June 21, 1994). Whether you’re a creative, strategist, account manager, marketer, media expert, producer or designer – all kinds of talent is welcome!
1–5 years experience in the creative industry
Freelancers or in-betweeners without a boss to invest in them (This one is important)

💥 How to win?
Convince us why YOU deserve the Golden Ticket.
Any format, any idea – show us your creativity.

📩 Deadline: Monday 21 April at 23:59
Send your motivation + CV to hi@we-are-raw.com with subject line: THIS IS GOLDEN

How to convince your boss?

Here's a document with compelling arguments!

Difficult to choose who to send?

In previous years, some agencies held internal pitches to select winners who would join us in Cannes. This approach effectively rewards junior talent for their outstanding work!