It SHOULD NOT be a bunch of old fuddy-duddies talking about how great they are.
It SHOULD be collaborative - more workshop than lecture.
It SHOULD NOT be something other award bodies could do (fuddy-duddies and lectures spring to mind again).
It SHOULD be unexpected and creative.
It SHOULD NOT just be for uni/college students (open to all creative minds, in or out of the industry).
It SHOULD be free (or at least inexpensive).

A lot of you told us you were frustrated with how expensive some of the industry courses/lectures can be. There was also a frustration that lots of these lectures seemed to be some industry great putting on some Powerpoint presentation to tell you how clever, lucky, brilliant they were.

So we started by putting together our education manifesto...see above!

We are in the process of working out how we can do something that is really beneficial to students. As soon as this is resolved we will let everyone know.

100% of the money generated through our membership scheme goes to the Creative Circle Foundation. The Foundation offers students a free, one year, full time course in creative advertising. The Creative Circle Foundation is to enable students that wouldn’t normally be able to attend one of the existing creative courses due to the expense. This will hopefully enable us to achieve greater diversity in the UK creative departments.

Use the form to register to become a member.

Member benefits are detailed below.

Student Membership Benefits
— Free

• Being part of the UK creative community
• Free online tutorials and lectures from the senior advertising community with the opportunity to ask them your questions
• Discounted ticket to the Creative Circle Awards
• The opportunity to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• The opportunity to vote in the Council elections

Standard Membership Benefits
— £50 pa

• Being part of the UK creative community
• Registered as a Creative Circle judge
• Discounted tickets to the Creative Circle Awards (max x2 per member)
• The opportunity to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• The opportunity to vote in the Council elections
• A copy of the Circle magazine

Tier 1 Company Membership Benefits
— £500 pa

• Five individual Memberships being part of the UK creative community
• Five individual Members registered as Creative Circle judges
• Discounted tickets to the Creative Circle Awards
• Discounted award entries (to a max of £350)
• The opportunity to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• The opportunity to vote in the Council elections

Tier 2 Company Membership Benefits
— £1,000 pa

• Ten individual Memberships being part of the UK creative community
• Ten individual Members registered as Creative Circle judges
• Discounted tickets to the Creative Circle Awards
• Discounted award entries (to a max of £550)
• The opportunity to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• The opportunity to vote in the Council elections

100% of the membership fee goes towards the Creative Circle Foundation to help improve the diversity of the students coming into advertisings creative departments.

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Student Benefits

• One vote in the Student Council elections
• Ability to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• Priority to student tickets at a reduced rate
• Monthly guest speaker on Twitter — get the chance to ask questions and discuss issues with one of the senior creatives from around our industry

Standard Benefits

• Invitation to attend the members social gatherings on Mondays at the Union Club
• One vote in the Council elections
• The chance to register as a Creative Judge
• 5% discount on buying two tickets to the event
• 5% discount on individuals award entries

Awarded Benefits

• Invitation to attend the members social gatherings on Mondays at the Union Club
• One vote in the Council elections
• Ability to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• The chance to register as a Creative Judge
• 5% discount on buying two tickets to the event
• 5% discount on individuals award entries

Company Benefits

• Invitations to all ten members to attend the members social gatherings on Mondays at the Union Club
• One vote for each of the ten memberships in the Council elections
• The opportunity for any of the awarded members to stand for election to the Inner Circle
• The chance to register as a Creative Judge
• 5% discount on buying any number of tickets to the event
• 5% discount on award entries to a max of £750

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10% of all awards entry fees, 100% of all membership and 100% of events profits are committed to the Creative Circle Foundation, to improve diversity in UK creative departments.

Download a copy (PDF) of the Awards Categories here.

The Creative Circle is judged purely on creative excellence by the marketing creative community in the UK. It’s about great ideas, fresh thinking and beautiful craft. If you want an award for response rates, effectiveness or ROI, you’ve come to the wrong place. The Creative Circle is about creativity, whatever the medium.

Every category has a Gold Award allocated to it.

See below the list of Categories for a complete list of descriptions for each one.

• 100* = the 100 word description is optional on all entries except where marked as a mandatory requirement by this reference.

• HARD* = Hardcopy - this is optional for the entrant to send a hard copy to our office, 22 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9LY. Please email to inform us that a hard copy has been sent.

• Best Creative Department and Best Production Company are not open for entry directly. These awards are based on the success of the entrant obtained across all of the other categories.

• Any execution entered into a craft category can not be entered again into another mediums craft category. i.e. an execution entered into Best Art Direction in Press can not be entered into Best Art Direction in Outdoor.

Film				Single	Campaign
1	Best TV 60secs & over*	MOV	TV 60secs or over. Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry must be as it ran on TV. Campaigns can be of the same or different durations. This is a non charity category. For charity see category 25.	£250	£350
2	Best TV 30-60secs*	MOV	TV 30-59sec. (30 to 59secs). Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry must be as it ran on TV. Campaigns can be of the same or different durations. This is a non charity category. For charity see category 25.	£250	£350
3	Best TV under 30secs*	MOV	TV under 30secs. (0 to 29 secs) Non charity. Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry must be as it ran on TV. Campaigns can be of the same or different durations.	£250	£350
4	Best Tactical Film	MOV	Film with a tactical message. Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry must be as it ran on TV or Online. Campaigns can be of the same or different durations. This is a non charity category. For charity see category 25.	£250	£350
5	Best Cinema*	MOV	Cinema Film. Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry must be as it ran at the cinema. This is a non charity category. For charity see category 25.	£250	£350
6	Best Online Advertising Film. Up to 1 minute*	MOV	Online film that has been made purposefully for online. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£250	£350
7	Best Online Advertising Film 1 minute or over*	MOV	Online film that has been made purposefully for online. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£250	£350
8	Best Idents	MOV	Short spots that show the sponsorship of a TV programme (usually at the beginning, breaks and end). Also sponsorship ads shown in cinemas (usually outside the advertising reel and trailers).	£350
9	Best Channel Idents	MOV	Idents created by a channel for their channel	£350
10	Best Title Sequence	MOV	Movie title sequences	£250

Film Craft
11	Best Direction*	MOV	Film direction where the idea is brought to life through the director’s innovation and vision.	£250	£350
12	Best Editing*	MOV	Work that brings an idea to life through the innovation and flair in the editing. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
13	Best Cinematography*	MOV	Work that brings an idea to life through the quality, composition and style of the photography and lighting, and the use of camera techniques. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
14	Best Production Design*	MOV	Production design (set design, location builds, etc.) that brings an idea to life. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
15	Best Casting*	MOV	Casting that brings an idea to life through the pre-production process. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
16	Best FX/CGI*	MOV	FX/CGI in film that is integral to the work and brings the idea to life. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
17	Best Animation*	MOV	Animation in film that is integral to the work and brings the idea to life. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
18	Best Original Music	MOV	Original Music in film that brings the idea to life, and works perfectly with the picture. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
19	Best use of Music*	MOV	Music in film that brings the idea to life, and works perfectly with the picture. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
20	Best Sound Design*	MOV	Sound design that is integral to the work and brings the idea to life. Web, TV and cinema ads (including long form content), sponsorship credits and idents, programme junctions.	£250	£350
21	Best Colourist*	MOV	Where the grading adds to the creative execution	£250	£350

Music Video
22	Best Music Promo Film	MOV	Music videos, including interactive videos. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
23	Best Concert/Live Film	MOV	Best Concert/Live Film. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
24	Best Achievement in Music Video Production	MOV	Best Music Video Production. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
25	Best Music Video Cinematography	MOV	Best Music Video Cinematography. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
26	Best Music Video Editing	MOV	Best Music Video Editing. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
27	Best Music Video Animation	MOV	Best Music Video Animation. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
28	Best Music Video Special Effects	MOV	Best Music Video Visual Effects. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350
29	Best Music Video Choreography	MOV	Best Music Video Choreography. This category is strictly for music videos promoting a band or artist.	£250	£350

Radio
30	Best Radio 0-30secs*	MP3	Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry/entries must be as it ran on Radio. This is a non charity category. For charity see category 41. Headed Script	£225	£300
31	Best Radio over 30secs*	MP3	Option to enter a single or campaign. The entry/entries must be as it ran on Radio. This is a non charity category. For charity see category 41. Headed Script	£225	£300
32	Best use of Medium*	MP3	Option to enter a single or campaign. Use of Radio Medium that pushes the boundaries of the radio medium, using it in a novel way to promote a brand. Headed Script	£225	£300
33	Best Radio Sound Design*	MP3	Radio Sound Design that is integral to the work and brings the idea to life. Headed Script	£225	£300

Writing
34	Best Film script Writing*	MOV	Option to enter a single or campaign. Scripts for and visible copy within TV or cinema ads. TV and cinema ads, long form content (over 4 minutes), online branded films, programme promotions and sponsorship credits. Headed Script	£225	£300
35	Best Radio script Writing*	MP3	Option to enter a single or campaign. Script writing in Radio. Headed Script	£225	£300
36	Best Headline, all mediums*	JPEG	Option to enter a single or campaign. Headline from all printed and digital diciplines. Headed Script	£225	£300
37	Best Body Copy, all mediums*	JPEG	Option to enter a single or campaign. Body Copy from all printed and digital diciplines. Headed Script	£225	£300

Charity & Public Service
38	Best Charity/Public Service Film*	MOV	Option to enter a single or campaign. Charity/Public Service Film Single or campaigns. The entry must be as it ran.	£225	£350
39	Best Charity/Public Service Press*	JPEG/PDF	Option to enter a single or campaign. Charity/Public Service Press ad. Single or campaigns. The entry must be as it appeared.	£225	£300
40	Best Charity/Public Service Poster*	JPEG/PDF	Option to enter a single or campaign. Charity/Public Service Poster. Single or campaigns. The entry must be as it appeared.	£225	£300
41	Best Charity/Public Service Radio*	MP3	Option to enter a single or campaign. Charity/Public Service Radio. Single or campaigns. The entry must be as it ran. Headed Script	£225	£300
42	Best Charity/Public Service Online*	URL/MOV/JPEG/PDF	Option to enter a single or campaign. Charity/Public Service Online execution. Single or campaigns. The entry must be as it appeared.	£225	£300
43	Best Charity/Public Service Design*	URL/MOV/JPEG/PDF	Option to enter a single or campaign. Charity/Public Service Design elements. Singular or campaigns. The entry must be as it appeared.	£225	£250
44	Best Charity/Public Direct Campaign	URL/MOV/JPEG/PDF	Charity/Public Service Direct Campaign. The entry must be as it appeared.		£250
45	Best Charity/Public Service Integrated Campaign	URL/MOV/JPEG/PDF	Charity/Public Service Integrated Campaign. The entry must be as it appeared.		£350

Press
46	Best Press Single	JPEG	Single Press Ad	£225
47	Best Press Campaign	JPEG	Press Campaign.	£300
48	Best Tactical Press*	JPEG	Rapid response press advertising that reacts to current news and events. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
49	Best Regional Press*	JPEG	Regional Press execution. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
50	Best Trade Press*	JPEG	Trade Press execution. Option to enter singer or campaign	£225	£300
51	Best Insert or Wraps	JPEG	An insert or press publication wrap	£225	£300

Press Craft
52	Best Art Direction*	JPEG	Press Ads where the Art Direction brings the creative idea to life.	£225	£300
53	Best Typography*	JPEG	Press Ads where the Typography brings the creative idea to life.	£225	£300
54	Best Illustration*	JPEG	Press Ads where illustration brings the creative idea to life.	£225	£300
55	Best Photography*	JPEG	Press Ads where photography brings the creative idea to life.	£225	£300
56	Best Image Manipulation*	JPEG	Press Ads where Image Manipulation brings the creative idea to life.	£225	£300

Outdoor
57	Best Poster Single	JPEG	Single Poster execution.	£225
58	Best Poster Campaign	JPEG	A campaign of posters. These can be of the same or different formats.	£300
59	Best use of Medium*	JPEG/MOV	Use of Poster Medium that pushes the boundaries of the medium, using it in a novel way to promote a brand. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
60	Best Digital Poster*	JPEG/MOV	A poster on a digital site and not in the printed form.	£225	£300
61	Best Special Build*	JPEG/MOV	Special Build poster/site. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
62	Best Transport Poster*	JPEG	Transport Poster that has appeared on vehicles or at stations bus depots etc. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
63	Best Regional Poster*	JPEG	Regional Poster. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300

Outdoor Craft
64	Best Art Direction*	JPEG	Posters where the Art Direction brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
65	Best Typography*	JPEG	Posters where the Typography brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
66	Best Illustration*	JPEG	Posters where illustration brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
67	Best Photography*	JPEG	Posters where photography brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
68	Best Image Manipulation*	JPEG	Posters where Image Manipulation brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300

Digital
69	Best Site/Microsite	URL/MOV/JPEG	Websites launched as part of a promotional campaign, not a brand’s main site. Sometimes called microsites.	£225
70	Best Digital-led Campaign	URL/MOV/JPEG	A campaign that is led by the digital campaign.	£300
71	Best Online Display ad*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online Display ad. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
72	Best Mobile Campaign	MOV	A campaign created for the mobile medium.	£300
73	Best Mobile App/Game	MOV	Mobile App/Game. Branded or promotional games or apps. Can be played on a mobile device.	£225
74	Best Online App/Game	MOV	Branded or promotional games or apps. Can be downloaded or played online.	£225
75	Best Social	MOV	Social media based advertising solutions.	£300
76	Best use of DOOH*	MOV	Use of DOOH. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£300
77	Best Pre Roll*	MOV	Online Pre Roll ads.	£225	£300
78	Best Digital Activation	MOV	Best Digital Activation	£225	£300
79	Best Conceptual idea	MOV	Best Online Conceptual idea	£225	£300
80	Best User Experience	MOV	Best User Experience online	£225	£300
81	Best Pod Cast	MOV	Most Creative Pod Cast	£225	£300

Digital Craft
82	Best Art Direction*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile Art Direction where the Art Direction brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads…	£225	£300
83	Best Typography*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile Typography where the Typography brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads…	£225	£300
84	Best Illustration*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile Illustration where the Illustration brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads…	£225	£300
85	Best Photography*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile Photography where the Photography brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads…	£225	£300
86	Best Image Manipulation*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile Image Manipulation where the Image Manipulation brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads…	£225	£300
87	Best FX/CGI*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile FX/CGI where the FX/CGI brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads…	£225	£300
88	Best Animation*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Online or Mobile Animation where the Animation brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign. Banners, pop up ads, campaign sites, website takeovers, social media campaigns, games, Mobile ads, apps and sites, SMS ads...	£225	£300

Design
89	Best Packaging Design*	Hardcopy/JPEG	Packaging Design. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
90	Best Spatial/Exhibition Design*	JPEG	Design of permanent or temporary exhibitions/instalation. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
91	Best Identity Design*	Hardcopy/JPEG	Design elements of a company identity.	£225	£250
92	Best Flyer/Ticket/Card*	Hardcopy/JPEG	Best Designed Flyer/Ticket/Card. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
93	Best Book/Publication/Annual*	Hardcopy/JPEG	Best Designed Book/Publication/Annual. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
94	Best Book/Publication/Annual Cover*	Hardcopy/JPEG	Best Designed Book/Publication/Annual Cover. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
95	Best Design for Positive Change	Hardcopy/JPEG	Design elements for a campaign to influence positive change.	£225	£250

Design Craft
96	Best Art Direction*	JPEG	Art Direction in non Press, Outdoor or Digital mediums. Where the Art Direction brings the creative idea to life. Publications (in print or digital), packaging, environmental graphics, printed materials, on screen communications... Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
97	Best Typography*	JPEG	Typography in non Press, Outdoor or Digital mediums. Where the Typography brings the creative idea to life. Publications (in print or digital), packaging, environmental graphics, printed materials, on screen communications... Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
98	Best Illustration*	JPEG	Illustration in non Press, Outdoor or Digital mediums. Where the Illustration brings the creative idea to life. Publications (in print or digital), packaging, environmental graphics, printed materials, on screen communications... This category is not for self-promotional Illustration publications, but for publications where illustration complements the design. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
99	Best Photography*	JPEG	Photography in non Press, Outdoor or Digital mediums. Where the Photography brings the creative idea to life. Publications (in print or digital), packaging, environmental graphics, printed materials, on screen communications... This category is not for self-promotional photography publications, but for publications where photography complements the design. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
100	Best Image Manipulation*	JPEG	Image Manipulation in non Press, Outdoor or Digital mediums. Where the Image Manipulation brings the creative idea to life. Publications (in print or digital), packaging, environmental graphics, printed materials, on screen communications... Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250

Direct
101	Best Direct Campaign	Hardcopy/JPEG/MOV	A direct campaign that drives a specific ‘call to action’ or targets a specific audience.	£250
102	Best High Vol Mailing*	Hardcopy/JPEG	High Vol Physical direct mail that drives a specific ‘call to action’ or targets a specific audience.	£225	£250
103	Best Low Vol Mailing*	Hardcopy/JPEG	Low Vol (under 2000) Physical direct mail that drives a specific ‘call to action’ or targets a specific audience.	£225	£250

Direct Craft
104	Best Art Direction*	JPEG/Hardcopy	Art Direction on a physical Direct mail communication that brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
105	Best Typography*	JPEG/Hardcopy	Typography on a physical Direct mail communication that brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
106	Best Illustration*	JPEG/Hardcopy	Illustration on a physical Direct mail communication that brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
107	Best Photography*	JPEG/Hardcopy	Photography on a physical Direct mail communication that brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250
108	Best Image Manipulation*	JPEG/Hardcopy	Image Manipulation on a physical Direct mail communication that brings the creative idea to life. Option to enter a single or campaign.	£225	£250

Experiential
109	Best use of Ambient/Guerilla*	MOV	Use of Ambient/Guerilla, Non-traditional, out-of-home marketing. Must stand alone to communicate the idea. Experienced in the real world, not online. Stunts, special builds, street furniture, live events, pop-up shops, temporary installations...	£225	£300
110	Best Event/Product Launch*	MOV	Best Event/Product Launch.	£225	£300
111	Best Event Led Campaign	MOV	A campaign that is led by the event.	£225	£300
112	Best Branded Environment*	MOV	Best Branded Environment	£225	£300
113	Best Brand activity at a public event*	MOV	Best Brand activity at a public event.	£225	£300
114	Best Experiential Craft	MOV	Production Craft at an Experiential experience.	£225	£300

Innovation
115	Best Innovation/Use of New Technology*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Innovation/Use of New Technology to communicate a marketing message. Campaigns that push the boundaries of the use of media channels, using them in a novel way to promote a brand.	£225	£300

General
116	Best Branded Entertainment*	MOV	Branded Entertainment execution that was conceived and written where the brand acts as a sponsor.	£225	£300
117	Best Integrated Campaign	URL/MOV/JPEG	Campaigns where a central idea connects across a variety of media, e.g. TV, print, online, mobile, ambient stunts, etc.	£300
118	Best Low Budget idea*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Best Low Budget Idea where the production costs are £30k or below	£225	£300
119	Best Uncategorised entry*	URL/MOV/JPEG	Little gems that don't conform to the standard categories, work that surprises and delights	£225	£300
120	Best PR Led Creative Idea	URL/MOV/JPEG	PR Led Creative Idea		£300
121	Best Creative Campaign for Positive Change	URL/MOV/JPEG	A Creative campaign to influence positive change		£300

New Talent		Judged purely online by the online judges.
122	Best up and coming Female Commercial Film Director	MOV	A Director that is in their first 2 years of directing commercial work. To be demonstrated with 3 examples of their commercial work.	FREE
123	Best up and coming Male Commercial Film Director	MOV	A Director that is in their first 2 years of directing commercial work. To be demonstrated with 3 examples of their commercial work.	FREE
124	Most Promising Female Creative Newcomer	URL/MOV/JPEG	An agency Creative that is in their first 2 years of work. To be demonstrated with at least 2 examples of their work. Sponsored by Shrager Creative	FREE
125	Most Promising Male Creative Newcomer	URL/MOV/JPEG	An agency Creative that is in their first 2 years of work. To be demonstrated with at least 2 examples of their work. Sponsored by Shrager Creative	FREE

Company Awards		The winner of this award is assessed by the results of Gold of Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze won by each entrant.
126	Most Creative Agency	n/a	This award is calculated by the accumulated scores of each entrant.	FREE
127	Most Creative Production Company	n/a	This award is calculated by the accumulated scores of each entrant.	FREE
128	Most Creative Post Production Company	n/a	This award is calculated by the accumulated scores of each entrant.	FREE
129	Champions of Creativity	URL/MOV/JPEG	Client or channel that demonstrates an understanding of creativity.	FREE

* These Categories are to accept both Single and Campaign Entries

10% of all awards entry fees, 100% of all membership and 100% of events profits are committed to the Creative Circle Foundation, to improve diversity in UK creative departments.

Download a copy (PDF) of the Terms and Conditions here.

Terms and Conditions of Entry

1. The Creative Circle Awards celebrates British Companies and Individuals involved in creating work for advertising and marketing communication - Advertising Agencies, Digital Agencies, Direct Agencies, Production Companies, Post Production Companies, Design Companies, Event Companies, Advertisers, Individual Creatives, etc.
2. It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that the commissioning client has the rights to use the intellectual property of the brand advertised. Entries cannot be made without the prior permission of the advertiser/owner of the rights of the advertisement.
3. The Creative Circle Award organisers may refuse entries, which offend national or religious sentiments or public taste.
4. All entries must not have been entered into the same category in previous years.
5. Any entry which, up to and including the final day of judging, has infringed any voluntary or regulatory codes of practice, is not eligible. It is the responsibility of the entrant to inform the Creative Circle Award organisers should any infringement have arisen prior to the judging and Awards Ceremony.
6. All Entries must be designed for screening, transmission or publication on television, cinema, on printed material, mobile phones, the internet, or public areas and must have been implemented for the first time between 1st December 2017 to the end of February 2019. Entries cannot be cancelled or removed from the competition after being finalised.
7. All entries must have been made within the context of a commercial creative communication and not for the purposes of just entering creative awards. Any entry deemed to have been made purely for awards will be removed by the award organisers.
8. The Creative Circle Award organisers may contact the client related to any entry at the request of the jury at any time during the voting process should any questions about the implementation or presentation of the work arise.
9. All entry forms must be completed online at creativecircle.co.uk
10. An entry will not be considered complete until it has been paid for.

Enforcement of the Rules

1. All entries must be submitted for judging exactly as published, aired or implemented and may not be modified for awards entry.
2. Directors cuts, spec ads and conceptual advertising are not eligible.
3. The Creative Circle Award organisers reserve the right to request the details of the media used from each entrant company to verify the authenticity of the ad(s) in the event that entry is shortlisted or a winner.
4. In the event of a complaint against any shortlisted, winning entry, the Creative Circle Award organisers will conduct a full investigation into each case and will request detailed documentation from all parties concerned including the complainant, the entrants and the client.
5. The Creative Circle Award organisers will have no hesitation in withdrawing an award in cases where the complaint is upheld.
6. Entrants or companies who are proved to have deliberately and knowingly contravened any rules relating to eligibility may be barred from entering the awards for a period of time following the Awards as specified by the organisers.

Judging

All entries will be judged by a UK based jury of creative people. There are 3 rounds of judging. Two of these are conducted online with the final, Gold rounds being chaired by the Foreperson of each Gold Jury at a UK venue. Round One and Two will involve each entry being scored out of 10 by the relevant specialst jury. The juries here are made up by the U.K. Creative Community that has registered to judge online. The 5 highest scoring entries in each sub category will go through to Round Two. In Round Two, Senior creatives that have been invited by the President from around the industry will again score entries out of 10. The combined average score out of 10 from Round One and Two will decide which 3* entries from each category are Nominated to go into the final Gold Judging round. Here there will be 9 Gold juries:
1. Design and Craft, non film
2. Press, Outdoor and Radio
3. Music Video
4. Film 1
5. Film 2
6. Digital, Direct and Experiential 1
7. Digital, Direct and Experiential 2
8. Film Craft 1
9. Film Craft 1
Here debate and discussion will proceed the voting. The judges will then decide which pieces of work are worthy of winning an award of either Gold, Silver or Bronze by a unanimous vote. If any of the judges have a relationship with a piece of work being voted on they will be asked to leave the judging room.
Once all the Gold's have been agreed it is then left to the President to decide which of the Gold's is the Gold of Gold's winner for that year of which there shall only be one.
At all voting stages, any judge is prevented from voting for entries submitted by his/her agency(ies). The decision of the Juries in all matters relating to the awarding of prizes will be final and binding.
*This is subject to the work achieving an average score of at least 5 or above

Awards

The Awards given are as follows:
Gold, Silver and Bronze winners are decided by the Gold Jury. The results of the Gold Judging sessions generates the Shortlist. Every entry on the Shortlist is an award winner and will be featured in the Circle magazine.
The Jury may choose more than one entry in each category as being worthy of winning either Gold, Silver or Bronze. Or they may decide there are no worthy award winners. Gold winners are presented on stage at the award ceremony. Silver winners are presented to the winning company at the event and Bronze award winners are able to collect their award from the awards desk. Each Gold award is a piece of the complete Circle on stage.
There is only ever one Gold of Gold's winner.
The Talent Categories, Most Promising Newcomer and Best up and coming Director, are decided by the Judges online as the Creative Communities choice.
The Company Awards, Most Creative Agency, Most Creative Production or Most Creative Post Production House are judged by the relevant entrant companies success in winning Gold, Silver and Bronze in all categories.
All awards will be given to the relevant entrant companies. Duplicate trophies can be purchased by other participating parties after the awards ceremony.

Treatment and Publication of Entries

1. Entrants may be required to supply additional material of any shortlisted entry for the publication of the winners and any promotional publication and exhibitions held after the Awards ceremony.
2. In order to promote the awards, each entrant authorises the Organisers to screen or publish his ads with or without charge at public or private presentations, wherever and as often as the Organisers think fit.
3. In addition, each entrant undertakes to allow the lending or selling by the Organisers of the entries to any interested public or private organisation with a view to promoting the awards either directly or indirectly.
4. Any entry may be compiled by the Organisers into a collection of entries. Such a collection may not, nor may any extracts of it, be copied, marketed or sold by any organisation other than the awards Organisation or any organisation authorised to do so by the awards Organisation.
5. Each entrant agrees to assist the awards Organisers in supporting any legal action that may be taken to prevent a breach of this condition and to supply information to the Organisers immediately should they become aware that an unauthorised collection or compilation is available for sale or distribution.
6. Each entrant agrees to hold the award Organisers harmless of any claims that may be made against them by reason of any such screenings or publishing. Winners have the right to use any award given to them for promotional purposes on condition that this is correctly described.
7. All entrants must accept that their entries may be used in the Creative Circles Archive.
8. Each entrant confirms to the Organisers that they have the legal right to enter the awards on the terms of these Entry Rules. Each entrant indemnifies the Organisers against all liability to any other person, firm or company and all loss arising from a breach by the entrant of any of these rules.
9. Case study films are shown to the jurors purely for judging purposes and will not be used for the purposes of the awards in any other way.

Miscellaneous

1. Each entrant accepts full responsibility for the quality of entries and discharges the Organisers from any responsibility in respect of third parties.
2. All entrants will strictly observe the Entry Rules. Completion and sending of the Entries Payment Form will imply full acceptance by each entrant of the Creative Circles Rules. Non-compliance with any of the Entry Rules will result in automatic disqualification of the entry.
3. The decisions of the Creative Circle awards Organisers in all matters relating to the awards show shall be final and binding. 4. In the event of a win, any duties, fees and charges accrued from the transporting of the trophy, will be covered by the recipient, not the Creative Circle.
5. The Creative Circle Ltd, shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement or otherwise liable to the Client for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement as a result of an event or series of connected events outside the reasonable control of The Creative Circle (including, without limitation, acts of God, floods, lightning, storm, fire, explosion, natural disaster (including, without limitation, ash cloud), war, military operations, acts of terrorism or threats of any such acts, any strike action, lock-outs or other industrial action, or governmental or regulatory order (including prohibitions on public gatherings) and a pandemic, epidemic (such as swine flu or other disease) or other widespread illness, individually or collectively being an "Event of Force Majeure").

Please register below to be part of the Creative Circle judging process for 2020.

10% of all awards entry fees, 100% of all membership and 100% of events profits are committed to the Creative Circle Foundation, to improve diversity in UK creative departments.

The Creative Circle is judged purely on creative excellence by the marketing creative community in the UK. It’s about great ideas, fresh thinking and beautiful craft. If you want an award for response rates, effectiveness or ROI, you’ve come to the wrong place. The Creative Circle is about creativity, whatever the medium.

All entries will be judged by a UK based jury of creative people.

Every creative is a judge. Each and every day, we watch, read, interact with and download ad after ad after ad. We consume more than any other demographic out there. It’s kind of an obsession. And we can’t help but have a say on it all.

That’s cool. That’s crap. That’s boring. That’s smart. That’s funny. That’s awesome. That’s a ripoff. Wish I’d done that. Bet the client fucked that up. Visual pun. Erroneous apostrophe. Done in Brazil in 1979. Bound to pick up a ton of awards. Turkey of the Week. Best. Ad. Ever.

Of course, when it comes to big awards ceremonies, very few of us actually get our say. And in fact, it becomes less about the opinion of the industry, and more about the opinion of an elite few. They’re the best of us, yes – but shouldn’t everyone’s opinion count?

That’s why we are again inviting every creative to be a judge.

If your agency has entered the Creative Circle awards in the past, or intends to this year, we’ll be getting in touch to invite your creative department to take part as online judges.

Small groups of creatives will then mark entries out of 10. The highest scoring of those will be judged again by a jury of senior creatives. And they will select the work that goes on to the Gold jury – those elite few who decide the final winners.

Now doesn’t that sound a bit fairer.

Below is a brief description of how the three rounds of Judging will be conducted 3 rounds of judging. Two of these are online with the final, Gold round, being chaired by the President at a UK venue.

Round One will involve each entry being scored out of 10. The juries here are made up from the Creative Circle registered creatives from around our industry. The 5 highest scoring entries in each sub category will go through to Round Two.

Round Two, Senior creatives that have been invited by the President from around the industry will again score entries out of 10. The combined average score out of 10 from Round One and Two will decide which 3 entries from each category are shortlisted to go into the final Gold Judging round.

The final round, the Gold juries will be made up of senior creatives with expertise in their given field. There will be 6 Gold juries.

1. Film
2. Film Craft
2. Press, Outdoor and Radio
3. Radio and Radio Craft
4. Digital
5. Direct and Experiential
6. Design and Craft

Here debate and discussion will proceed the voting. In each category there will be a winner. Whether the Gold judges deem the work worthy of Gold, Silver or a Nomination is dependent on their judgement.

Once all the Gold's have been decided it is then left to the President to decide which of the Gold's is the Gold of Gold's winner of which there shall only be one.

At all voting stages, a judge is prevented from voting for any entry submitted by his/her agency(ies). The decision of the Juries in all matters relating to the awarding of prizes will be final and binding.

We at the Creative Circle intend to have the fairest and most democratic voting process of all the advertising/marketing awards bodies. To be eligible, you must be employed as a creative and working in the advertising/marketing industry.

Thank you for booking tickets to the Creative Circle Ball and Awards Evening. We look forward to welcoming you to the event.

Your booking has been successfully submitted and one of the team will be in touch shortly.

If you have any queries about your booking please contact honoursnight@creativecircle.co.uk or call 020 7636 1223.

10% of all awards entry fees are pledged to the Creative Circle Foundation.

Deadline

We are open for entries from 1st November 2018, and are due to close on 26th January 1st February 2019.

Eligibility

All entries must have been produced in the UK and paid for to appear in the UK media or on-air promotions between 1st December 2017 and 28th February 2019.

Entry fees

It is free to enter all the New Talent categories.

Film and Film Craft
Single entry £250
Campaign entry £350

Direct and Design
Single entry £175
Campaign entry £250

All Other Categories
Single entry £225
Campaign entry £300

Submitting media

All entries have the facility for you to write a 100 word description of the idea. On some entries this is a mandatory requirement.

Film and Film Craft categories. You are required to upload a video (H264 Quicktime .MOV 250MB max).

Radio categories. You are required to upload an audio file as well as a .PDF of the script on headed paper.

Press, Press Craft, Outdoor and Outdoor Craft categories. You are required to upload a JPEG with a brief synopsis of no more than 100 words.

Digital and Digital Craft categories. You are required to submit a URL which links directly or indirectly to the work in its live or ‘as live’ form. This should allow the jury to interact with your work. A video (H264 Quicktime .MOV 250MB max) may be submitted to support the entry but a video alone will only be considered where it is felt that there is no other way for the jury to experience the work.

Direct and Direct Craft categories. You are required to upload a JPEG with a brief synopsis of no more than 100 words.

Experiential categories. You are required to upload either a video (H264 Quicktime .MOV 250MB max), or a JPEG with a brief synopsis of no more than 100 words.

Design and Design Craft categories. You are required to upload a JPEG with a brief synopsis of no more than 100 words.

General categories. You are required to upload either a video (H264 Quicktime .MOV 250MB max), or a JPEG with a brief synopsis of no more than 100 words.

9th May 2019

Troxy, Commercial Road, London E1 0HX

All profits from this event will go to support the Creative Circle Foundation.

18.30  Drinks reception
19.30  Dinner served
21.00  Awards ceremony
22.30  Awards finish
22.45  Live Act
23.15  Aftershow
01.00  Carriages

Ticket Prices

Standard Ticket – £300 + VAT
After Party Ticket – £60 + VAT
Student Ticket – Free with Student Card

Coming soon

2015 Results and Credits are now available, download here (XLSX).