Winning an award at the Creative Circle is not first past the post, it is a standard. This means it's not about just being better than the competition that year, it's about reaching a standard of excellence, where in any category there can be multiple winners or none.
Categories:
Audio
Company
Design & craft
Event & experience
Film
Film craft - animation
Film craft - general
Film craft - visual effects & colour grading
Gaming
General
Music video
New talent
Online/digital & direct
Packaging
Photography & illustration
PR & social
Press & outdoor
Short film
All Gold, Silver & Bronze winners are eligible to enter the ADC*European awards.
Company Award results are established by the success across all other categories.
All categories accept both Single and Campaign entries, unless noted otherwise. A Campaign is two or more executions.
Download the full 2025 award categories, descriptions and all the information you need to submit an entry here:
