The Winners of the 2026 CICLOPE Asia Pacific Awards, applauding excellence in craft, were celebrated at the first CICLOPE Asia Pacific Festival held in Sydney, at The Rebel Theatre on Thursday, May 28. The Awards Ceremony followed an expanded Festival program, featuring conversations by the region’s leading storytellers and innovators that will help shape the future of the industry.
Two Grands Prix were awarded:
DIRECTION: The Shirt Off Your Back, entered by Good Oil. Production Company: Good Oil. Director: David Robinson-Smith. Director of Photography: Jaclyn Paterson. Editing: ARC
POST-PRODUCTION: CRAFTMAN.SHIPS, entered by HAKUHODO Gravity. Production Company: HAKUHODO CABIN. Agency: HAKUHODO Gravity. Director: Atsushi Makino. Client: SHIPS Animation: ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS
Special Award winners:
- Production Company of the Year: FINCH
- Agency of the Year: Hakuhodo
- Director of the Year(s): Patrick Fileti, David Robinson-Smith, Atsushi Makino
- Brand of the Year: Telstra
Juan Maria Fernandez, CICLOPE Partner & Director of Awards, stated, “This year at CICLOPE Asia Pacific, one word came up again and again when discussing the work: emotion. The winning work stood out for its exceptional craft, but mostly for its ability to make people feel something.
This year’s Award-winners were decided by a Jury of the region’s top directors, producers, creatives and marketing specialists. The Jury panels were chaired by international leaders and 2026 Jury Presidents:
- Medb Riordan, executive procuder & owner, Academy Films
- Nils Schwemer, co-founder & managing director, Iconoclast Germany
- Rebecca Skinner, founder & managing director, Superprime Films
- Mandy Harris, executive producer, Untold Studios
- Matt Murphy, global chief creative officer, 72andSunny
Winners were selected from work submitted from across Asia Pacific including Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, South Korea, China, Indonesia, India and Taiwan.
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