The 2017 Epica Awards have been presented in Berlin. Grand Prix winners came from Canada, the United States, Poland, Germany and France, but not from Australia.
This year Epica received 3350 entries from 71 countries, down on the previous year due to the Publicis awards hiatus and a lower participation by WPP agencies, but twice as many entries were received from China and Taiwan, 50% more from Malaysia and three times as many from Poland. New countries this year included Pakistan and Kenya.
The US was #1 in the country rankings with 63 awards including 10 Golds. France is #2 and the UK #3.
Agency of the Year is BBDO New York, with 1 Grand Prix for Evan for Sandy Hook Promise in Film, 5 Gold, 9 Silver and 11 Bronze awards.
See all of its awards here.
Network of the Year is McCann Worldgroup with 42 awards, including 1 Grand Prix for Fearless Girl by McCann New York for State Street Global in Outdoor, 10 Gold, 17 Silver and 13 Bronze awards
See all of its awards here.
Production Company of the Year (sponsored by GPN) is Great Guns
Grands Prix were awarded to:
- Scholz & Friends Germany for Der Tagesspiegel’s Newspaper Stack – Trump
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- McCann New York for State Street Global’s Fearless Girl in Outdoor
- BBDO New York for Sandy Hook Promise’s Evan in Film
- Bardzo Poland for Allegro’s English for Beginners
- KBS Canada for Innocence Canada’s Living Logo in Design
- BETC for Addict’Aide’s Like My Addiction in Digital
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Australia won 1 Silver and 4 Bronze. Those winners were:
- CHE Proximity, 1 Silver for Cochlear The Hearing Test In Disguise
- CHE Proximity, 1 Bronze for Velocity Frequent Flyer’s The Billion Point Giveaway.
- Innocean Worldwide Australia, 1 Bronze for Hyundai Binoculars
- Fenton Stephens, 1 Bronze for Master Builders Association of Victoria’s Tap Fail
- Paul Gawman for News Corp’s Flail – Renewable energy.
Spencer Baim, Epica jury president and chief strategic officer of Vice Media, commented, “This year more than ever, brands have a responsibility to put a positive message out into the world. Our winners do that, while also representing the best of branding, messaging, storytelling and smart design.”
Find full details of all the winners on the Epica website www.epica- awards.com.
