The final awards for the 2013 Cannes Lions festival have been dished out, and the year proved to be an incredibly fruitful one for the South African ad industry.

Without further ado, here’s a taste of some of the best advertising in the world, as adjudicated at the 2013 Cannes Lions.

4Creative, London – “Meet the Superhumans” – Grand Prix Film Craft

McCann, Melbourne – “Dumb Ways To Die” – Grand Prix Film, Grand Prix PR, Grand Prix Integrated Advertising, Grand Prix Direct, Grand Prix Radio

Pereira & O’Dell, San Francisco – “The Beauty Inside” – Grand Prix Cyber, Grand Prix Film, Grand Prix Branded Content

Ogilvy & Mather, São Paulo, Brazil – “Real Beauty Sketches” – Titanium Grand Prix

Ogilvy & Mather, São Paulo – “Immortal Fans” – Grand Prix Promo

Ogilvy & Mather, Amsterdam – “Why Wait Til It’s Too Late?” – Grand Prix Media

The Barbarian Group – “Cinder” – Grand Prix Innovation

DM9 Jayme Syfu – “Smart Communications” – Grand Prix Mobile

Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam – “Legendary Journey” – Grand Prix Creative Effectiveness

Serviceplan – “Self Scan Report” – Grand Prix Design

BBDO Dusseldorf – “Ant Rally – Grand Prix For Good

You should check out our friends over at MarkLives.com for a solid round up of South African winners.

Click here for the full index of winners.

[Source : YouTube, BusIns, Cannes Lions]