The organizing committee of the 25th Kyiv International Advertising Festival is pleased to announce the competition winners.
The Kyiv International Advertising Festival (KIAF) contest program was divided into four blocks – CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, CRAFT/TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL GOALS CONTESTS and CLIENT`S VIEW – focusing on key areas such as big ideas, execution excellence, societal impact and business-oriented creative solutions. The overall program included 41 contests and 446 categories.
In the 2024 contest program, there were 6 international jury teams and 1 client jury team formed by advertisers, totaling more than 50 specialists from 20 countries across Europe, Asia and America. The festival's jury, composed of leading global experts in the field of advertising, evaluates the works considering international criteria for the creativity of ideas and their execution.
A total of 909 entries were submitted by 96 participants from 19 countries including Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
In total, 233 awards were given, including 18 gold awards, 22 Best of Contest awards and 4 Grand Prix.
The following projects received the Grand Prix:
- CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS – The Minefields Honey Project by Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine
- CRAFT/TECHNOLOGY – The big shake up by Havas Germany
- SOCIAL GOALS CONTESTS – The National Sport of Kazakhstan by GForce, Kazakhstan
- CLIENT'S VIEW – The Minefields Honey Project by Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine
The festival took place within the framework of Ukrainian Creative Stories 2024. The General Partner of Ukrainian Creative Stories 2024 is Nova Post. Delivering victories from Ukraine worldwide.
We extend our gratitude to everyone for their support of KIAF 2024. Warmest congratulations to all the winners!
Kyiv International Advertising Festival is an international advertising festival that has been a platform for creative ideas and innovative solutions in the world of advertising. The festival was founded in Ukraine in 2000. This year, the festival celebrated its 25th anniversary.
KIAF invited entries from participants all around the world, excluding those from aggressor countries. The festival was open to participants from various sectors of the advertising and communications market. The annual event features around 1000 entries from leading communication agencies across Europe and globally, bringing together about 100 esteemed international judges.
The festival is organized by the All-Ukrainian Advertising Coalition, Ukraine's leading association in the advertising and communications market for over 25 years. The coalition unites market leaders (over 130 companies), including creative, marketing, PR agencies, media companies and advertisers. It organizes key international and local advertising contests and events in Ukraine, such as Effie Awards Ukraine, Kyiv International Advertising Festival, ADC*UA Awards and is the local representative of international contests (ADC*E, Epica, Gerety Awards, Golden Drum, etc.). The coalition is also a member of the European Association of Communications Agencies.
