2026 Speakers
Introducing the culture-shapers taking the CICLOPE Festival stage in Berlin this year. See the lineup and join us for bold conversations at the Home of Craft.
Michel Gondry
Director & Screenwriter
Partizan
Alma Har’el
Director
Epoch Films
Joe Staples
Vice President of Creative
Coinbase
Lauren Greenfield
Co-Founder, Director & Photographer
Institute Pictures
Laurie Howell
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Isle of Any
Sue Yeon Ahn
Managing Director - US
SMUGGLER
Camille Summers-Valli
Director
MJZ
David Lee
Chief Brand & Creative Officer
Squarespace
Mark Molloy
Director
SMUGGLER
JO SHOESMITH
Vice President & Global Chief Brand Officer
Amazon
2026 JURY PRESIDENTS
Meet the top industry talent chairing this year’s CICLOPE Awards, bringing their world-class experitise to the live judging in Berlin.
Direction
JACKIE KELMAN BISBEE
Co-Founder
Park Pictures
Production
RUPERT REYNOLDS-MACLEAN
Managing Director
Biscuit Filmworks
Film, Innovation & For Good
TARA FORD
Chief Creative Officer
Droga5 London, part of Accenture Song
Post Production & Animation
GUILLAUME MARIEN
CEO & Founder
MATHEMATIC
Music Video
ZICO JUDGE
Co-Founder & Executive Producer
ProdCo
Short Film
MARTA BOBIC
Managing Director & Executive Producer
CANADA
Sound & Music
FLORIAN LAKENMACHER
Co-Founder, Composer & Global Creative Director
SUPREME MUSIC
AI Craft
SHU HUNG
Global Chief Creative Officer
AKQA
PARTNERS
Companies that value the art of craft and help us build a diverse global creative community.
PREVIOUSLY ATTENDING COMPANIES
- Iconoclast
- PRETTYBIRD
- Biscuit Filmworks
- Stink
- MJZ
- ProdCo
- Somesuch
- Smuggler
- Wieden+Kennedy
- Mother
- Ogilvy
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- TBWA\Media Arts Lab
- 72andSunny
- Uncommon
- Droga5
- DE-YAN
- Adobe
- On
- LVMH
- Apple
- Nike
- Lego
- Disney
- Netflix
- Adobe
- On
- LVMH
- Apple
- Nike
- Lego
- Disney
- Netflix
CICLOPE
STORIES
Go behind the craft. Insights and fresh perspectives from thought leaders across the global CICLOPE community.
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CICLOPE Awards: 2026 Shortlist
CICLOPE Awards honor the work benchmarking craft excellence and the outstanding talent behind it. The 2026 edition had record participation, and celebrates unique creativity from around the world more than ever before.
Behind the craft
Behind the Brand: Telstra
Telstra’s Head of Strategy and Creative Excellence, Nicky Bryson, talks joyful work in a world increasingly optimised for efficiency, and how commitment to craft saw the brand named CICLOPE Asia Pacific Brand of the Year 2026.
Behind the craft
Meet the Directors: Patrick Fileti, Atsushi Makino & David Robinson-Smith
The CICLOPE Asia Pacific Director(s) of the Year 2026 shared their unique lenses on what it takes to craft outstanding animation, short films, and branded content that transcends geographic borders and unites audiences.
Behind the craft
Behind the Brand: Squarespace
As Chief Brand and Creative Officer of Squarespace’s in-house agency, David Lee is one of the leading minds behind the company’s award-winning work. We spoke to him about changing industry dynamics, collaborating with internationally acclaimed directors, and how the brand’s firmly established itself as one that values craft.
Behind the craft
Meet the Director: Luiz Whately
Luiz Whately (BALMA), CICLOPE Latino Director of the Year 2026, took us on the inspiring journey behind crafting a film that not only stood out to the Jury, but audiences in Brazil and beyond, with its message of shared humanity.