The shortlist for CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2025 has been announced ahead of the Winners Showcase on Wednesday, May 28, announced this year at Sydney’s Golden Age Cinema in an evening with invited finalists.
Entries to the Awards came from across the Asia-Pacific, with work from countries including Japan, Thailand, Australia, China, Singapore and New Zealand.
Finalists were selected by the CICLOPE Asia Pacific executive jury, a panel of top tier creatives, producers and directors led by jury presidents, Ben Dailey, managing director & executive producer The Sweetshop; Woon Hoh, creative advisor Ogilvy; and Shuichi Narita, director of brand creative Nike Japan.
CICLOPE founder & CEO, Francisco Condorelli, commented, “The move of CICLOPE Asia Pacific to the vibrant city of Sydney, one of the region’s most established and innovative hubs for the advertising and entertainment industries, reflects the creative scene’s ever-evolving nature. The city’s rich character and international creative community make it the perfect setting for the home of craft’s 2025 regional celebration. Congratulations to all finalists and those behind the shortlisted work.”
Australia dominates both the Brand Content shortlist (with 34 of the 61 finalists) and Special Categories shortlist (with 5 of the 9 finalists).
Download the shortlists:
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2025 Executive Jury
- Arthur Tsang, CCO, BBDO China
- Arunwan So, Co-Founder & EP, Unboxnow
- Becky Yeung, Regional VP Brand Partnerships and Sync, Warner Music Asia
- Ben Dailey, MD & EP, The Sweetshop NZ
- Charlotte Glennon, Director, Ops & Production, Colenso BBDO
- Claire Teng, EP & Co-Founder, Bloom Film Design
- Emma Daines, Founder & EP, Fin Design+Effects
- Gustavo Karam Santos, Founder & CSO, Final Frontier
- Jaa Phiratee, Director, FACTORY 01
- Kimi Kim, Founder & EP, The Headliners
- Leah Churchill-Brown, Executive Producer, EXIT Films
- Lulu Lu, CCO, VML Taiwan
- Michael Ahmadzadeh, Co-Founder, electriclimeº
- Nick Simkins, Executive Producer, FINCH
- Nina Fitzgerald, Creative Director, Going North
- Penny Brown, Head of Production, Droga5, part of Accenture Song
- Rick Sakurai, Creative Managing Director, MassiveMusic Tokyo
- Rita Gagliardi, Executive Producer, The Editors
- Sam Schwier, Director & CG Lead, Heckler Singapore
- Sam Stuchbury, ECD & Founder, Motion Sickness
- Sei Sugiyama, Creative Director, Amazon Japan
- Shuichi Narita, Director of Brand Creative, Nike Japan
- Sonal Chhajerh, National Creative Director, Leo India
- Steven Jones-Evans, Production Designer
- Teppei Ohno, Executive Producer, NION
- Victoria Singh-Thompson, Director, Revolver
- Woon Hoh, Creative Advisor, Ogilvy
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