The Epica Awards are now open for early bird entries

The Epica Awards kicks off its 31st competition with a lot in store. The new jury president, location and categories are just a few of the changes to the awards in 2017.

Advertising, PR, design and digital agencies as well as production companies start entering their work in August (with a €100 early bird discount), while submissions end on September 31st.

What to Expect in 2017

• The 2017 jury president will be Spencer Baim, Chief Strategic officer at VICE Media.
• The awards ceremony will be held this year on November 16 at the Meistersaal in Berlin, a historic concert hall built in 1910.
• The awards ceremony will be preceded by the annual conference, which this year will be about The Creative Singularity: How Technology Drives Creativity. Confirmed speakers so far are Richard Wilson, Co-founder of Stop Funding Hate; Preethi Mariappan, VP Executive Creative Director of Emerging Experiences EMEA Sapient Razorfish; Sascha Martini, Managing Director R/GA Berlin; and Patrick Lara, Managing Director, Publicis Conseil.
• Epica also unveiled its own ad campaign, this year created in-house. The eye-catching campaign features the words “We are watching you” composed of letters cut out from the names of the magazines and sites on the Epica jury. Aside from the print executions and online banners, and in order to fully perform the idea, a hundred of the fictitious anonymous letters were handcrafted and are being sent by postal mail to select creatives.
• New jury members include The Economic Times, India (via its specialist marketing reporter), Marketing Directo from Spain or AdIndex in Russia while further new additions are expected during the summer. The full jury list can be seen here.
• Last but not least, Epica has introduced two new categories this year: Music Video; and Online and Mobile Services (which covers advertising for digital brands such as Airbnb and Uber).

Epica editorial director Mark Tungate said: “We’re delighted to return to Berlin, which is one of the world’s most exciting and creative cities. As it’s a hub of startup talent we thought it would be appropriate to explore the merging worlds of technology and creativity in our conference, hence the theme The Creative Singularity.”

Epica is the only global creative prize awarded by journalists working for marketing and communications magazines around the world. It offers an independent jury and global press coverage. Launched 31 years ago, today it is an international celebration of creativity, attracting thousands of entries from more than 70 countries.

Source: The Epica Awards

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