DDB Warsaw ECD Maciej Waligóra Joins the Jury for KIAF 2022 Contest

Maciej Waligóra, executive creative director at DDB Warsaw, has been named chairmen of an international jury team at the KIAF 2022 contest. Maciej’s jury team will determine the winners in the categories Film & Radio/Audio Advertising, Integrated Campaigns, Digital & Mobile Advertising/Social Media & Influence. Maciej is the only DDB representative that has been invited to the contest, which brings together the most creative minds from all around Europe. 

KIAF is a part of Ukrainian Creative Stories project. The festival is the top event in advertising in Ukraine and one of the leading European festivals in advertising that took place in Ukraine for the last 23 years since 2000. In 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the KIAF contest program has been reduced and focused on the Positive Change categories, where projects are awarded for the creativity of socially significant communications.

The core of the festival are the jury members, who are globally recognised world experts in advertising and creativity.  In 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the KIAF 2022 contest programme will only feature three international jury teams for Positive Change:

- Jury team 1 – Film & Radio/Audio Advertising, Integrated Campaigns, Digital & Mobile Advertising/ Social Media & Influence

- Jury team 2 – Print & Publishing/Out Of Home Advertising, Design, Sustained Solutions

- Jury team 3 – PR Campaigns, Direct Campaigns, Activation Campaigns, Local Solutions

All categories will be judged by juries featuring top industry professionals, who are multiple winners of international festivals/contests and members of international jury teams, including Cannes Lions, with knowledge and expertise in CSR or sustainability marketing. 

Participation for Ukrainian work is free of charge and, with a free for international agencies. All proceeds from the submissions by international agencies will be donated to Ukrainian agencies that need it now.