Roger Hatchuel Academy is a prestigious career accelerator for young people aged 18 to 23, passionate about creativity, marketing, visual arts, communication disciplines in general. Approximately 30 students of different nationalities gather during the Cannes Lions festival, after having previously won local competitions in their home countries.
Faculty students with a focus on communication disciplines are invited to participate in the new edition of Roger Hatchuel Academy.
Why you should join
Throughout Cannes Lions 2023, the most attended festival of creative thinking globally, students have the chance to meet creatives, communicators and clients who start trends in global creativity, ask questions and solve briefs at workshops, while generating precious ideas based on top-class feedback.
Roger Hatchuel Academy offers an intense and diverse learning program that will help students discover new pathways in the industry and gain a global, future-oriented perspective through networking.
Previous winners
We’ve trained, selected and sent talents under 23 to refine their competencies at Roger Hatchuel Academy since 2008. The graduates have performed memorably, after studying at The Alternative School and then at the Cannes Lions International Creativity Festival. Among them – Anca Ifrim, ECD at Heist Industries, Ioana Halunga – UX Consultant with clients on 4 continents, Oana Oprea – Jazz Communication, Mara Cristina, marketing professional, Andrei Lacatus, aka Surubel, vlogger, radioman, extraordinary entertainer, Diana Oprea – creative entertainer. Over the years, three of The Alternative School representatives have won gold at the Academy competitions.
In 2023, the 3 shortlisted applications for the Academy belong to Andra Semciuc, Alexandra Chipaila & Rares Chirila.
What do you have to do to qualify for the 2024 selection
To apply & experience The Alternative School Spring Semester training and competitions.
Additionally, to create a 2-minute video, in English, presenting who you are, what are your passions, what keeps you up at night and what makes you the exceptional creative talent to represent Romania at Roger Hatchuel Academy (Youtube link), together with your CV/portfolio, sent at win@canneslions.ro
The final ranking
will be made out of the results at the Spring Semester + the evaluation of the film candidacy.