CANNES, France (AdAge.com) -- A widely held perception among attendees at this year's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is that creative work from U.S. agencies is just not up to the highest standards of the contest. In his report from Cannes, Ad Age Editor Jonah Bloom looks at the nationalistic aspects of the event as well as some of the latest award winners and top contenders for the big prizes that are the festival's climax.








