After the two-day Creative Summit that hosted more than 30 high-profile speakers, inspiring golden winners from four continents, gurus, teachers, managers, creative leaders, stars and global legends, the Golden Stage of Istanbul finally welcomed also the new winners of the beautiful steel cup trophies. The Grand CUP went to Pills against the Others Pain Campaign by Germinal Comunicación from Spain. Congratulations! > more

Adrian Botan, Regional Creative Officer for CEE McCann Erickson, Partner and Executive CD, McCann Erickson, Romania: "This competition is very special, because we are judging local pieces made by global standards, with Genius Loci idea. This may come as disadvantage, but the work here is very relevant. Local innovation, local insight, but idea can be understood anywhere in the world. This can be seen from the winners here." > more

Satoshi Takamatsu, Founder and Chief Creative Director, Ground, Tokyo and President of the 5th CUP Jury: "Normally I get inspiration from judging, Clio, Cannes, this is why I like to be a judge. If I go to Istanbul for one week, my business in Tokyo is stopped, it is a bit painful, but always I get inspired from judging, process, look at the new work. I was inspired from the new, unfamiliar regions work. I am not familiar from the Southern America work, Turkey work, East Europe work. There are a lot of things that inspired me, I will get new ideas, new approach to my clients." > more

The winners of the last round of Young Cup were announced this morning. Congratulations to Robert Bohinec, Mary Montero and Bugra Eturk!
The Young Cup is developing into a really prominent competition for your creatives. All together, more than 15 thousand people from 117 countries, speaking 93 different languages have come to check out the submitted entries. Truly transplanetary!
This year the competition consisted of four rounds in which we received 199 entries:

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The fifth circle of Intercontinental Advertising Cup judging began today. The jury will have to go through 397 entries that were short listed from finalists and winners of biggest regional advertising festivals: Asia Pacific's ADFEST, Ibero-American FIAP, Art Directors Club of Europe and New European GOLDEN DRUM.
All entries will be considered three times, first in the Products and Services section regardless of the media, second in the Best of Media, Direct marketing, PR, Design section and finally in the Best of Ad Making section. > more