CANNES LIONS TO HONOUR MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR 2004

CineMARK, the official South African representative of the Cannes International Advertising Festival, is proud to announce that Arnaud Lagardére, Chairman and CEO of one of the largest media companies in the world, the Lagardére Group, will receive the Media Person of the Year Award at this year’s Festival.

The trophy will be presented to Mr Lagardére during the Media Lions and Lions Direct Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 22 June 2004 in the Kodak Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. This award, which honours a leading personality from the worldwide media industry, is given in recognition of Mr Lagardére’s leadership and vision to further focus his group in the media area.

Lagardére Group is a global audiovisual multimedia company, and the world’s top magazine publisher. It’s 231 titles in 36 countries total over one billion copies and more than 130 000 pages of paid advertising annually. Titles include Elle and Marie Claire.

“By awarding Arnaud Lagardére Media Person of the Year, I am delighted to extend this distinction to a new generation of media entrepreneurs,” says Roger Hatchuel, Chairman of the Festival.

Issued By: Owlhurst
Karen Wright
Tel: +27 11 884-2559

On Behalf Of: CineMARK
Lynne Wylie
Tel: 27 11 506 3085