CICLOPE Festival has wrapped its biggest edition yet, culminating in the announcement of the 2025 CICLOPE Award winners during a ceremony at Berlin’s Universität der Künste (UdK).
Over three days of panels, screenings, and conversations, CICLOPE once again brought together leading creative talent from across the world to celebrate the very best in film, advertising, and digital craft.
This year’s top honours went to:
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks
Director: Steve Rogers
Editing: Cabin Edit
VFX: 1920
Animation: Untold Studios
Sound: Supreme Music
Music: Leland
Agency: Droga5
Brand: Apple
Among the 47 Gold, 56 Silver, and 76 Bronze trophies awarded, six campaigns were elevated to Grand Prix status:
Production
HORNBACH – ‘No Project Without Drama’ and Squarespace ‘A Tale As Old As Website’
Post-Production
Xbox – ‘Wake Up’
Animation
WWF – In Hot Water
Sound & Music
KFC – ‘Believe in Chicken: All Hail Gravy’
Ideas
L’Oréal Paris – ‘The Final Copy of Ilon Specht’
Across 44 categories and more than 1,800 entries, the 2025 jury – comprising 200 of the industry’s top global experts – debated and voted on the work, with the Executive Jury gathering in Berlin to decide the winners.
“In this era of change, we’re seeing exciting trends emerging in the work submitted to CICLOPE,” said Francisco Condorelli, founder and CEO of CICLOPE. “There’s more diversity among the companies entering and winning – including agencies and even brands. The level of creativity and quality of craft on display shows that the industry continues to innovate and rise to the challenge.”
The full gallery of winners is available to view on the CICLOPE Awards website, along with the complete list of 2025 jury members.