CICLOPE Awards 2024: Check Out the Winners

The winners of the CICLOPE Awards 2024 were announced during a live ceremony in Berlin on Thursday October, 10th. 

Marking the end of the biggest CICLOPE Festival to date, the awards are an annual benchmark reset for the advertising industry’s craft community. Those attending enjoyed three days of inspiring talks from the likes of C Prinz, David Shane, Sharon Horgan, David Droga, and more, before the handing out of awards closed out the unique, and proudly craft-focused festival. 

The Executive Jury of top industry talent from around the world awarded the best-crafted creative work of the year, setting the benchmark for excellence in 41 categories including Direction, Cinematography, Production Design, Editing, VFX, Animation, Sound Design, and in a whole new Innovation section; across commercials, music videos and short films. 

This year the jury awarded a total of 45 Gold, 51 Silver, and 61 Bronze trophies. There were also seven prestigious Grand Prix handed out for the following work:

Grand Prix in Production

Apple ‘Flock’, created by TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles, produced by SMUGGLER and directed by Ivan Zachariáš.

WWF ‘Up In Smoke’, created and produced by NOMINT, and directed by Yannis Konstantinidis.

Grand Prix in Music Video

A$AP Rocky ‘Tailor Swif’, produced by Iconoclast and directed by Vania & Muggia.

Grand Prix in Special Section

Gucci ‘Who is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story’, produced by Moxie Pictures, Supermarché and Lumen Lab, and directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman.

Grand Prix in Innovation

Spotify ‘Spreadbeats’, created by FCB NY, produced by The Youth and directed by Maldita.

Grand Prix in Ideas

CeraVe ‘Michael CeraVe’, created by WPP Onefluence team, led by Ogilvy PR North America, produced by PRETTYBIRD, directed by Tim & Eric.

Grand Prix in Sound + Music

Sydney Opera House ‘Play It Safe’, music, lyrics & performance by Tim Minchin/Sydney Opera House, music company Turning Studios, created by The Monkeys, produced by Revolver x Somesuch, and directed by Kim Gehrig.

The Special Awards, highlighting best performing companies of the year, were awarded to: 

Production Company of the Year: SMUGGLER

Director of the Year: Ivan Zachariáš

Editing Company of the Year: Work Editorial

VFX Company of the Year: Electric Theatre Collective

Animation Company of the Year: Untold Studios

Sound Company of the Year: Barking Owl

Music Company of the Year: String & Tins

Agency of the Year: TBWA\Media Arts Lab

Brand of the Year: Apple

CICLOPE founder and Festival Director, Francisco Condorelli, said, “We had three days of inspiring talks here in Berlin, many of them about the future. We are without a doubt stepping into a new and complex era, one that feels exciting and scary at the same time. But none of us are alone in this, and the conversations and connections that happen when the creative community comes together for the CICLOPE Festival and Awards, are a clear example of ways in which we can make each other stronger, and nurture our humanity as an industry. Many congratulations to all of our 2024 winners, and a very big thank you to our sponsors who help us make this event so special.”