“Waiting to Live” by VML UK for NHS Blood & Transplant was awarded this year’s Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) Grand Prix at a gala ceremony, part of the ADCE ‘24 European Creativity Festival in Barcelona.
“Waiting to Live” seeks to raise awareness and inspire families to join the NHS Organ Donor Register. With 233 children currently on the waiting list for an organ transplant, the need is critical—yet in 2021/22, only 40 donors were available. To give every child on the waiting list a greater chance at receiving a life-saving donation, the campaign urgently shines a spotlight on this pressing issue, calling for immediate action.
Winners were selected by a jury of 58 leading creative minds from 22 European countries, who convened last month in Barcelona to deliberate and assess the finest creative works spanning across Europe.
A total of 924 creative works from 24 European countries were entered in the 33rd edition of the ADCE Awards. There were 375 awarded works: 1 Grand Prix, 39 Gold, 62 Silver, 94 Bronze, 175 Shortlisted, 1 European Star-Johannes Newrkla Award, 1 Genius Loci Award, 1 Equal Star Award, 1 Green Star Award. The complete list of 2024 ADCE winners can be viewed here.
The 39 Gold winners are as follows:
Film & Audio
Craft – Music and Sound: “Oliveira Dos Cen Anos” by Little Spain for Real Club Celta
Craft – Direction, Cinematography and Editing: “The Square Meter” by HeimatTBWA for Hornbach Baumarkt AG
Print & Outdoor
Special Outdoor: “Big Blue Bag” by Mother for IKEA
Non-profit / Public Service / NGO: “855-How-To-Quit-(Opioids)” by Serviceplan Germany for Anzen Health LLC.
Non-profit / Public Service / NGO: “The Unbreakable Posters” by DUDE Milano for Collater.al & Orgoglio Porta Venezia Milano
Print Advertising: “Proudly Second Best: Cot, Highchair, Step stool” by INGO Hamburg, DAVID Madrid for IKEA Al-Futtaim
Outdoor: “Proudly Second Best: Cot, Highchair, Step stool” by INGO Hamburg, DAVID Madrid for IKEA Al-Futtaim
Direct Marketing: “I Wrote You A Letter” by guts&brains DDB for General Directorate “National Police”
Print Advertising: “The 100th Edition” by Scholz & Friends for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Craft – Photography: “The 100th Edition” by Scholz & Friends for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Interactive & Mobile
Digital Service Experience: “855-How-To-Quit-(Opioids)” by Serviceplan Germany for Anzen Health LLC.
Non-profit / Public Service / NGO: “855-How-To-Quit-(Opioids)” by Serviceplan Germany for Anzen Health LLC.
Interactive Design: “Made of Nature” by Bürocratik for Kōzōwood Industries SA
Interactive Campaigns: “Jump ’n’ Hear – A Roblox Hearing Game” by Grabarz & Partner for audibene / hear.com
Social Media Campaigns: “Summer is coming!” by Windfor’s Tbilisi for Midea Georgia
Data Visualization: “Climate Realism” by Leo Burnett Germany for WWF Germany
Any Other: “Unhide The Price” by Jung von Matt for Newsroom der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe
Design
Illustration: Vöslauer x Sofie Royer: “Rethink” by Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann for Vöslauer
Graphic Communication: “855-How-To-Quit-(Opioids)” by Serviceplan Germany for Anzen Health LLC
Editorial Design: “Solomiya No. 2” by Kollektiv Scrollan for Solomiya Magazine
Packaging: “Rare by Kids” for Bodegas Arráez and FEDER
Photography: “Erased Caucasus” by Studio Lars Langemeier for Jan Kath Design
Corporate Brand Identity: “Purlom ¡A La Mesa!” by Onmi Design for Purlom
Spatial Design: “The Square Meter” by HeimatTBWA for Hornbach Baumarkt AG
Logotype: “Ski Austria Brand Design” by Scholz & Friends for Österreichischer Skiverband
Photography: “The 100th Edition” by Scholz & Friends for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Any Other: “The Boring Phone” by LePub for Heineken
Brand Experience
New Use of Media: “New Year’s Robbery” by CYW for Netflix & Hijos de Rivera
Live Stunts Brand Activation: “Waiting to Live” by VML UK for NHS Blood & Transplant
Branded Spaces: “Waiting to Live” by VML UK for NHS Blood & Transplant
Point of Sale Experience and Activation: “A Few Degrees More” by Wien Nord Serviceplan GmbH & Co KG for Leopold Museum
Branded Spaces: “The Square Meter” by HeimatTBWA for Hornbach Baumarkt AG
PR / Events: “Rights Against The Right – The First Trademark That Stops
Trading Nazi Merch” by Jung von Matt for Laut gegen Nazis e.V.
Integrated & Innovation
Non-profit / Public Service / NGO: “Waiting to Live” by VML UK for NHS Blood & Transplant
Branded Content: “The Chat” by BMB for Breast Cancer Now
Best Use of Technology: “Pub Museums” by Publicis Dublin for Heineken
Product / Service Innovation: “AIZOME Wastecare Industrial Waste — Certified as Skincare” by Serviceplan Germany for AIZOME
Non-profit / Public Service / NGO: “The Minefields Honey Project” by Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine for Kernel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Integrated Campaigns for Commercial Brands: “Can You KFC It?” by McCann Worldgroup Romania for KFC
Other Honors
First European YoungStar
In June 2024, ADCE proudly announced the first edition of the ADCE Student Awards 2024, dedicated to promoting the youngest creative talents across the continent and serving as a springboard for emerging professionals. This initiative reaffirms ADCE’s commitment to one of its core values: spotlighting the next generation of professionals in the creative field. By supporting new talent, ADCE is helping to shape the future of advertising and design.
The inaugural ADCE YoungStar Award has been presented to Fabian Gröger and Sara Rebekka Scholl from Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business, and Design in Germany for their groundbreaking project, “Memories of My Youth.”
ADCE European Star – Johannes Newrkla Award: “The 100th Edition” by Scholz & Friends (Germany) for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
One of Germany’s longest running, and most iconic brand campaigns chooses Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer for the 100th motif for a powerful message of hope and tolerance amidst rising right-wing extremism, racism, and antisemitism. Her face hidden behind the newspaper – true to the brand’s claim “There’s always a brilliant mind behind it” – Friedländer is shown within the awe-inspiring mass of bleak concrete blocks of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
The Award was created in 2019 and looks for ideas that reflect European values such as diversity and inclusion, freedom, justice, and peace promotion. In 2020, the Award changed its name from European Star to European Star Johannes Newrkla Award, as a tribute to the founding Member of the ADCE who passed away due to Covid-19.
ADCE Genius Loci Award: “Oliveira Dos Cen Anos” by Little Spain (Spain) for Real Club Celta
This video is the result of intense research and modern pop, fusing tradition and modernity to create what might be the most artistically ambitious football anthem ever. C. Tangana, real name is Antón Álvarez, created this unique piece to commemorate the centenary of the club. Instead of singing on it, he gave the spotlight to the Coral Casablanca choir from Vigo, the female tambourine group Lagharteiras, and the Celta supporters’ club, Tropas de Breogán.
The ADCE Genius Loci Award celebrates the values of Europe’s diverse local cultures. It rewards creative excellence with the power to reveal a European location’s distinctive atmosphere, the spirit of a particular place within the exceptionally rich European cultural heritage.
ADCE Equal Star Award: “Assume That I Can” by SMALL, Indiana Production (Italy) for Coordown
The “Assume That I Can” campaign aimed to shatter stereotypes about people with Down syndrome in a provocative and groundbreaking way. Thousands of people on social media expressed appreciation for how the campaign encouraged them to confront their prejudices and reconsider their beliefs..
This Award has been inspired by the same Award created by the Italian club, and it seeks to reward a work that promotes inclusion, gender equality, fights all forms of discrimination and celebrates the creativity that overcomes stereotypes.
ADCE Green Star Award: “AIZOME Wastecare Industrial waste — certified as skincare” by Serviceplan (Germany) for AIZOME
More than 1500 harmful chemicals are used in textile production. Japanese-German startup AIZOME has developed a dyeing method that uses only water, plants, and ultrasound to create textiles that are not only less harmful but even come with health benefits. By presenting waste as skincare, AIZOME proves that even their worst has a positive impact. This started a conversation about sustainability in textile dyeing, ultimately proving the worth of AIZOME’s method.
After a year, 2023, without any projects awarded the Green Star, this year’s Awards proudly includes a project that recognizes and highlights excellence in promoting the circular economy, sustainability, and environmental protection.
