At its awards ceremony on Thursday (10/9) in Berlin, the CICLOPE Festival–wrapping three days of inspiring conversations and networking–honored six Grand Prix winners, and presented 47 Gold, 56 Silver and 76 Bronze trophies.
This year’s winners were selected by an expert panel of top industry talent, comprised of 200 jurors from around the world. They deliberated over more than 1,800 entries across 44 categories, before the executive jury met in Berlin to cast their final votes.
Additionally, CICLOPE singled out Special “Of the Year” Award winners, namely:
–Production Company of the Year: Biscuit Filmworks
–Director: Steve Rogers
–Editing: Cabin Edit
–VFX: 1920
–Animation: Untold Studios
–Sound: SUPREME MUSIC
–Music: Leland
–Agency: Droga5
and
–Brand: Apple
Here’s a rundown of the 2025 Grand Prix winners:
PRODUCTION
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG – No Project Without Drama
Production Co: TEMPOMEDIA & Co-Production CANADA
Agency: HeimatTBWAGermany
Director: Lope Serrano
Production Design: Nathan Parker
Music: SUPREME MUSIC
PRODUCTION
Squarespace – A Tale As Old As Websites
Production Co: Biscuit Filmworks & Revolver
Agency: Squarespace
Director: Steve Rogers
Costume Designer: Rosa Dias
POSTPRODUCTION
Xbox – Wake Up
Production Co: RESET
Agency: Droga5
Director: Romain Chassaing & David Fincher
VFX: 1920
Editing: Cut+Run / The Quarry
Sound: Wave Studios NY
ANIMATION
WWF – In Hot Water
Production Co: NOMINT
Director: Yannis Konstantinidis
Animation: NOMINT
Music: Twelve Decibels
SOUND & MUSIC
KFC – Believe In Chicken: All Hail Gravy
Production Co: Business Club
Agency: Mother
Director: Vedran Rupic
Music: Mr Pape
Sound: King Lear Studio
IDEAS
L’Oréal Paris – The Last Copy Of Ilon Specht
Production Co: Traverse32
Agency: McCann Paris
CCOs: Charlotte Franciere & Julien Calot
Director: Ben Proudfoot
All of the winning work can be viewed, including Gold, Silver and Bronze recipients, can be viewed here.