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Best of European Design & Advertising Awards

The ADCE Awards exist to inspire, educate, and unite the European creative community. They bring together work from national competitions across the continent, providing a platform to identify and celebrate creative excellence in Europe.

Now open to all entrants

From its 35th edition onwards, the ADCE Awards will open to participants of all eligible national competitions, broadening access to the European stage and celebrating creative excellence across the continent. A European competition that brings the creative community together.

New Discipline

The ADCE Awards celebrate the best creative work selected through national competitions across Europe, giving entrants the opportunity to be recognised on a European stage.

To further highlight how creativity responds to specific market challenges and opportunities, the ADCE Awards also introduce a major discipline: Creativity by Industry Sectors.

Categories now include:

• Film & Audio
• Print & Outdoor
• Interactive & Mobile
• Design
• Brand Development Experience
• Integrated & Innovation
• Creativity by Industry Sectors

New Categories

Several new categories have also been added to reflect emerging creative practices and industry evolution.
In addition, a new Local Insight category has been introduced across all existing disciplines. The category celebrates projects rooted in local culture, communities, and regional relevance, reinforcing one of ADCE’s core values: promoting the diversity and richness of European creativity.

The Global Creative Rankings

The Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) is proudly part of The One Club for Creativity, the global nonprofit organisation behind some of the industry’s most respected awards and initiatives.
Through this partnership, ADCE Awards winners contribute points to The One Club’s Global Creative Rankings, one of the industry’s most comprehensive worldwide benchmarks, gaining international recognition.

With the evolution of the ADCE Awards system, the visibility of European work within the Global Creative Rankings will continue to grow.