Ciclope Awards has announced the 2025 finalists, chosen by an international jury of 200 industry experts, who deliberated over the craft of entries in 44 categories.
The shortlists have been produced from more than 1800 entries from 39 different countries.
Ciclope’s executive jury will gather in Berlin for the final round of judging before winners are announced on stage at the CICLOPE Awards ceremony, held in the historic UdK Konzertsaal on the closing night of CICLOPE Festival 2025, Thursday 9 October. Passes to attend Ciclope are still available here.
The Executive Jury, made up of the world’s top tier directors, producers, creatives and marketing executives, will now gather in Berlin for the final round of live judging, led by Jury Presidents:
- Pip Smart, EP & Partner, Revolver : PRODUCTION
- Lauren Hertzberg, Managing Partner, Cut+Run: POST PRODUCTION
- Jules de Chateleux, Co-founder, DIVISION: MUSIC VIDEOS
- Rachel Hough, MD, String and Tins: SOUND & MUSIC
- Brent Anderson, Global CCO, TBWA\Media Arts Lab: IDEAS & INNOVATION
- Dom Thomas, Founding Partner, Object & Animal: SPECIAL SECTION
Australia has 38 finalists, including Revolver, FINCH, Bear Meets Eagle On Fire, Scoundrel and Photoplay and Aislinn Lowe, across Production, Ideas, Innovation and Special Section.
View the shortlists (finalists do not appear in ranked order).
CICLOPE founder & CEO, Francisco Condorelli, stated, CICLOPE was started 15 years ago to celebrate the people behind the craft. In this changing era of storytelling, the people crafting the work remain as important as ever, as we find ways to harness new tools and formats sustainably for the future of the industry – and push the boundaries of creativity at the same time. We look forward to showcasing the people and companies doing just that at this year’s Awards.
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