The Epica Awards jury of editors and senior reporters, including this editor, has chosen its shortlist. The jury has watched over 3000 pieces of work.
Winners will be announced during an online show on December 9.
This year the Epica Awards received 3184 entries from 64 countries, a dramatic increase on the difficult year before (1980 entries) and close to the 2019 level. The highest number of entries came from the United States (206) followed by Germany (200). In terms of networks, McCann Worldgroup, BBDO and Wunderman Thompson were particularly well represented.
Canada and France lead the shortlist with 52 finalists each. Serviceplan Germany has the most shortlisted entries, 15, followed by Zulu Alpha Kilo with 13. The UK and the US have 41 finalists each. Russia and Germany have 35 finalists each.
These finalists will go through to the grand jury, which votes online from November 24 to December 2. Gold and Grand Prix winners will be screened during a special online ceremony on December 9.
Silver and Bronze winners will be published on the Epica Awards website the next day, December 10.
The Epica Awards jury is composed of editors and senior reporters from the world’s leading titles covering creativity and communications. They are supported by journalists from specialist fields such as post-production, VR, design, finance and luxury. A full list of jury members can be seen here.
