The Creative Circle 2024 is now open for entries from the UK creative community. All Creative Circle Talent categories are free to enter as part of the organisation’s ongoing support of the next generation of creatives. Entrants must be within their first three years of working. To involve young creatives in all aspects of the Creative Circle, all Talent finalists will receive a free pass to attend the two-day UK Creative Festival and the Talent awards ceremony.
The extended talent categories include an award for Most Promising Raw Talent, which will be awarded to an individual or student who is yet to be employed.
Creative Circle also continues to pledge 10% of all award entry fees and 100% of membership fees to the Creative Foundation charity. Established in 2017, the charity, which has no employees or overhead costs, uses 100% of the money raised to directly support young creatives. Despite donating 10% of all entry fees to the Creative Foundation charity, the Creative Circle Awards stands firmly as one of the most affordable awards shows to enter. As an added bonus, all Gold winners that are also Creative Circle members receive free entry to the ADC*E Awards.
New for 2024, the Creative Circle Awards introduces a Short Film jury, as well as new awards to recognise Sustainability and Diversity.
The Creative Circle Awards will mark the culmination of the 2024 UK Creative Festival, set to take place on the July 10 and 11 2024 at Dreamland, Margate.
The Creative Circle claims to be the fairest award show. It is the only one that invites the entire UK Creative community to judge the submitted work, with registration open to any creative currently working in the creative industries in the UK. Last year, over 650 creatives registered to become a part of the judging process, and it is hoped that over 1000 will sign up for 2024.
Submit entries here. The deadline for entry submissions is January 31 2024. Key dates are:
- Awards entries open December 1 2023
- Awards entries close January 31 2024
- First round judging commences February 14 2024
- Second round judging commences March 1 2024
- Live Gold Judging commences March 18 2024
- Live Gold Judging finishes May 20 2024
- Shortlist announced June 2024
- Awards ceremony July 11 2024
Talent categories are:
- Most Promising Creative Team
- Most Promising Creative Individual
- Most Promising Creative Writer
- Most Promising Commercial Film Director
- Most Promising DOP/Cinematographer
- Most Promising Editor
- Most Promising Sound Designer/Audio Mixer
- Most Promising CGI/VFX Artist
- Most Promising Colourist
- Most Promising Animator, 2D, Stop Motion, CGI
- Most Promising in Original Composition
- Most Promising Music Video Director
- Most Promising in Casting
- Most Promising Stylist/Set Designer/Production Designer
- Most Promising Production Company Producer
- Most Promising Agency Producer
- Most Promising Illustrator
- Most Promising Photographer
- Most Promising Graphic Designer
- Most Promising Packaging Designer
- Most Promising Game Designer
- Most Promising Streamer
- Most Promising New Influencer
- Most Promising Creative/s in an unlisted discipline
- Most Promising Raw Talent.
