Meet the Sponsors of the LBB & Friends Beach 2024: Shutterstock

For our company snapshot piece, we want to create a profile that pinpoints exactly what makes your company unique right now in 2023. We want to know about the culture and the competitive edge that you bring as well as finding out how the company has evolved over the past couple of years as new tech and changes in the market have disrupted the industry.

Q> What is your Company Name?

Shutterstock 

Q> What is your company website?

www.Shutterstock.com and https://studios.shutterstock.com

Q> What is it your Company Does? 

Shutterstock, Inc. is a premier partner for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies, empowering the world to create with confidence. Fuelled by millions of creators around the world and a fearless approach to product innovation, Shutterstock is the leading global platform for licensing from the most extensive and diverse collection of high-quality 3D models, videos, music, photographs, vectors and illustrations. From the world's largest content marketplace, to breaking news and A-list entertainment editorial access, to an all-in-one content editing platform and studio production service - all using the latest in innovative technology - Shutterstock offers the most comprehensive selection of resources to bring storytelling to life.

Q> Give us your elevator pitch

Shutterstock exists to empower brands, agencies and media companies to tell their stories by bridging the gap between idea and execution. Our mission is to connect our customers to the content they need wherever they are, so they can create, build or share their next big idea.

Q> Who will be on the LBB Beach representing your company? 

Aiden Darne, global VP, studios  

Adam Barnett, senior director, production EMEA and APAC 

Michele Gauthier, senior director, production NA, LATAM

Clare Pedersen, VP, global agencies and corporate

Drew Weigel, senior director, 3D and immersive production

Amelia Tilney, director, media

Michael Howe, senior director, Studios Sales

Jason Camboni, senior director, global agencies

There will also be other Shutterstock folk attending.

Q> Who are you hoping to meet on LBB Beach? Individuals and/or company roles, companies, or anyone else?

We are really hoping to meet our agency and client partners who are interested in different solutions in content, adopting tech and all things future thinking. 

Agency creatives, heads of production, brand manager/directors. 

Q> Are you hosting any events on LBB Beach, or elsewhere in Cannes during the week?

We will be sponsoring a lunch on Tuesday 18th on LBB Beach. It will be a fun day dedicated to AI, and its positive and disruptive influence on the creative and production landscape.

Q> What are you most looking forward to about Cannes in 2024?

Networking with like minded people who are looking for interesting ways to tell their stories. Learning from the industry, and seeing some great creative work. 

Q> What do you think will be the hottest topics this year on the Croisette?

It feels like AI will be a central topic, considering its rise in the last 12 months has been rapid and it has been extremely disruptive in the industry. 

Q> What are your top tips for newbies going to Cannes, the Lions, and the LBB Beach for the first time?

It's a busy week so have a plan! Prioritise important meetings/sessions but leave plenty of time to embrace new networking opportunities. The days are long and often fuelled by rosé, so have a good breakfast and take your vitamins!

Q> Do you have any restaurant or bar recommendations in Cannes you’d like to share? 

A> We recommend La Guerite for a long lunch in the most amazing setting - located on a small island off the Cannes Coast, accessible by boat. Then for a fun, high energy dinner, Baoli! Think sparkler cannons in drinks, dancing on chairs and lots of laughter! 

Q> What is your favourite non-work activity in Cannes? 

Good old team bonding! Being a global business, it’s always great to hang out with the team in the beautiful sunshine of the South of France. 

Q> Lastly, what is your packing essential for the week at Cannes Lions?

Cool shades, comfy shoes (for the late night parties), and a portable charger. Oh... sunscreen!