CICLOPE

CICLOPE is home to those who believe in the power of craft. A platform for the global creative community within the advertising and entertainment industries to gather and be inspired, elevate their work and drive positive change.

Through the annual Awards show and Festival in Berlin, and two regional events in Latin America and Asia-Pacific, CICLOPE unites thousands of directors, producers and creatives through a shared appreciation of exceptional craft, and gives them the power to create a future-proof, inclusive, sustainable and humane creative industry.

“At some festivals, I run into people I used to work with; at CICLOPE I run into people I want to work with.”
– Jason Kreher, CCO, DE-YAN

CICLOPE Festival is the leading live event and awards show dedicated to film craft and creativity.

The global event in Berlin is unique in its ability to gather the advertising and entertainment industries’ most influential players alongside new and emerging talent, providing an intimate setting for open and honest conversations that span seniority, department, and geographic borders.

CICLOPE Festival combines three days of inspirational content with unique opportunities for attendees to connect. The Speakers at are a curated lineup of industry thought leaders who inspire conversations that carry from the stage, through the future collaborations of those who meet in Berlin.

“This festival focuses on craft, and craft alone. I leave CICLOPE every year more inspired than when I arrived.”
– Carol Dunn, Managing Director, Barking Owl

Past speakers include Academy-award winning director Spike Lee, Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler, creative legends David Droga and Sir John Hegarty, and multi-hyphenate directors, writers and artists including David LaChapelle, Autumn de Wilde, Roman Coppola, Sharon Horgan and C Prinz, and Emmy Award-winning executive creative director Bianca Guimaraes.

In addition to Berlin, two regional events and awards take place during the year: CICLOPE Latino, and CICLOPE Asia Pacific.

The CICLOPE Award is the ultimate benchmark of excellence in craft across film, advertising, and digital production.

It is the industry award dedicated to honoring the people behind the craft, and an annual celebration of the very best of the year’s commercials, music videos and short films.

Selected by a Jury panel of industry experts and top-tier talent, CICLOPE Award-winners set a gold standard across categories including Direction, Cinematography, Production Design, Editing, VFX, Animation, Music, Idea, New Talent, Innovation, Use of AI and Live Experience among others. For more details on how to benchmark your work at this year’s CICLOPE Awards, see here.