Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Design director of MA’NO Branding Temur Sadiy made history as the first jury member from Uzbekistan at the international festival of creativity Cannes Lions 2024.

Co-founder and design director of the branding agency MA’NO Branding Temur Sadiy was selected as a member of the jury of the shortlist of the prestigious international festival of creativity "Cannes Lions" 2024. This is the first time that a representative of Uzbekistan was included in the jury of this world-class festival.

Temur Sadiy, as part of the shortlisting jury, will evaluate works in the Industry Craft category - the mastery of creative execution.

“Being selected as a member of the jury of the international Cannes Lions is a huge honor for our entire MA’NO Branding team and for me personally, after all, this is recognition of the exceptional quality of our work and professionalism at the global level. This is an important moment for the creative industry of Uzbekistan, a precedent for the region, and I am eager, on behalf of Uzbekistan, to contribute to the international discussion about creativity at a kind of Oscar award in the creative industry,” comments Temur Sadiy, design director of the MA’NO branding agency Branding.

In total, 24 works were submitted from Uzbekistan to the festival. The festival itself will take place from 17 to 21 June.