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These 15 experts will be the bridge between the competition and the competitors and as such will contribute to the continuous betterment of BalCannes.



Ahead of the new competition season, the BalCannes Expert Council has been assembled – an advisory body that will operate during the planning and organization phase of the competition. Its primary task is to participate in the ongoing alignment of BalCannes with the needs of the industry and the markets of the participating countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia).



Members of the BalCannes Expert Council will be representatives from the three best-ranked agencies in each participating country of BalCannes in the current year. In accordance with amazing results in 2023, the members for this year are: Dunja Bibianko (AV Studio, SLO), Nataša Bojanić (Leo Burnett Belgrade, SRB), Darko Bosnar (Imago Ogilvy, HR), Davor Bruketa (Bruketa&amp;Žinić&amp;Grey, HR), Amna Džambić Branković (Via Media, BIH), Bojan Kočovski (McCann Skopje, MKD), Ejub Kučuk (MITA group, BIH), Predrag Nikolovski (AdValue, MKD), Marko Pešić (Ovation BBDO, SRB), Sara Prenc (Studio Tumpić/Prenc, HR), Dejan Spirkoski (Saatchi&amp;Saatchi Skopje, MKD), Gordan Turković (CTA komunikacije, HR), Žarko Veljković (Jazavac i Utorak, SRB), Marko Vičič (Futura DDB, SLO) and Dino Zupančič (Agencija 101, SLO).



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Photo: Matija Habljak/PIXSELL



Members of the Council will discuss these ideas: competition groups and categories, judging, as well as other activities connected to planning and the realization of the competition. An initial meeting was also held, during which members of the Organizing Committee presented an overview of last year's season and plans for the upcoming year. Members of the Expert Council provided valuable feedback, suggestions, and ideas for the continued development of BalCannes.



For us, BalCannes is primarily an opportunity to establish new business contacts, and only then a competitive event. Some of the most important clients from the entire region are on the jury, and it often happens that one of our projects catches their eye, regardless of the final outcome of the competition. That's why we also submit projects that don't necessarily fall into the category of typical "festival" material but perfectly showcase the breadth and diversity of our expertise, said Davor Bruketa, a member of the competition's Organizing Committee.



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Let us remind you that after the winners were announced at the main stage in Rovinj, the BalCannes Report was published. The report called <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1716896038/BalCannes-Report-2024/BalCannes-Report-2024.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BALCANNES MOSAIC OF CREATIVITY</a> encompasses several regional lists showing the best projects, advertisers, and agencies in our region, but also within each of the five countries included in the Council.



For more information about the competition – where it will once again be possible to win a gold, silver, or bronze award and showcase the quality of your projects to the region – visit <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/awards/balcannes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the link</a>. Applications open in the fall, and the winners will be announced at DK Festival, which will be held from May 15 to 18, 2025.

Best regional creatives once again in the BalCannes Expert Council

ABOUT IDEJAX



The X factor: you either have it or you don’t. That’s precisely what the expert jury hunts for at IdejaX, the premier national creativity competition. Here, agencies and independent professionals go head-to-head with their boldest ideas across 5 competition tracks — Best on Market, Best of Ad-Making, Best Branding &amp; Rebranding, Best of Packaging and Best of Positive Change — and only those that displayed the most original concepts get up on the DK Festival stage to accept their hard-earned award for limitless creativity in communications.



IDEJAX 2024 HIGHLIGHTS



In 2024, there were 21 categories in 5 tracks at IdejaX:



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<li>Best on Market, which awards the best ideas in 12 business categories</li>



<li>Best of Ad-Making, which celebrates the art of implementation and craft in Digital, Film and Design categories</li>



<li>Best Branding &amp; Rebranding, for categories dedicated to best new branding and visual identity, as well as rebranding</li>



<li>Best of Packaging, which awards the packaging that best protects, identifies and advertises a product</li>



<li>Best of Positive Change, a track that celebrates the power of creativity that starts positive changes in the world.</li>
</ol>



Among more than 160 entered projects,&nbsp;the title of the Agency of the Year went to BBDO Zagreb, the Grand Prix was awarded to Imago Ogilvy, and Kraš is the Advertiser of the Year at IdejaX.



Top agencies of IdejaX 2024, in order, were&nbsp;BBDO Zagreb,&nbsp;Imago Ogilvy, Studio Tumpić/Prenc, Superstudio Design Projects and Bruketa&amp;Žinić&amp;Grey.



A detailed overview of the winners in all five tracks can be found <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/bbdo-zagreb-is-the-agency-of-the-year-at-idejax-imago-ogilvy-won-the-idejax-grand-prix-and-kras-is-the-best-advertiser" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. So, a big congratulations to everyone who showed us the grandeur of their creativity at IdejaX 2024. Until next year, keep creating amazing campaigns, challenging the norms, and demonstrating the immeasurable power of creativity.



Head to our <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/showcase" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Showcase</a> and dive into last year’s winning entries — a front-row seat to the best-of-the-best (and a reminder of what you’re up against). Watch the video recaps, take notes, and aim higher.

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ABOUT EFFIE



We’re all about effectiveness over here. Numbers, stats, results, creativity. You have to prove you’ve dominated in every field in order to deserve the so-called Oscar of the advertising industry. Effie celebrates the effectiveness of marketing communications. The trophies are awarded to the best agencies and advertisers for their remarkable market communication. Don’t let the big names that have already won the award scare you. Bite the bullet and get recognized by the biggest experts of the industry.



EFFIE 2024 HIGHLIGHTS



The winners of the gold Effie Croatia 2024 award are PIK Vrbovec plus and Imago Ogilvy agency&nbsp;with their partner&nbsp;STUDIO NEXUS for their project Kad će? Sad će!&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Food&nbsp;category;&nbsp;Molson Coorsand BBDO Zagreb agency with their strategic partners 404 and OMD Zagreb for the&nbsp;Ožujsko pivo 2019-2023 project in the Sustained Success&nbsp;category, and&nbsp;Konzum plus and ZOO agencija in partnership with TCC Global and STUDIO NEXUS for their Mali veliki talenti&nbsp;project in the&nbsp;Positive Change: Social Good: Brands and Non-Profits&nbsp;category.



The silver was awarded to the&nbsp;EVERYBODY GUC GUC&nbsp;project by Studenac, Imago Ogilvy, and Ascanius Media in the&nbsp;Beverages&nbsp;category, as well as&nbsp;Bolji online&nbsp;by A1 Hrvatska and its primary agency BBDO Zagreb and its associate REAL GRUPA in the&nbsp;Telecommunications&nbsp;category. The silver award also went to&nbsp;Mali veliki talenti&nbsp;by Konzum plus and ZOO agencija with its partners TCC Global and STUDIO NEXUS in the&nbsp;Retail and E-commerce&nbsp;category.



There were two winners of the bronze award. The first winners are Podravka and Kofein agency, and their associates Enterwell, Vertigo Media, SeekandHit i OMD MEDIA for the&nbsp;Ketching up with the competition&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Food&nbsp;category and the second winners of the bronze award are kompare.hr, Imago Ogilvy, Tvoj Domagoj i Riba ribi grize rep for their&nbsp;USPOREDIVO BOLJE&nbsp;project in the&nbsp;Retail and E-commerce&nbsp;category.



This gathering of the communications community and their great mood has made the celebration of the most effective Croatian marketing projects more special and closed yet another DK Festival edition on a fun note.



Head to our <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/showcase" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Showcase</a> and dive into last year’s winning entries — a front-row seat to the best-of-the-best (and a reminder of what you’re up against). Watch the video recaps, take notes, and aim higher.



Featured image: Emica Elvedji/PIXSELL

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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-large-font-size">BalCannes 2025 entries are open</h2>



BalCannes is back. We're all about uniting the industry, so this year, we've taken the extra step and made our Entry Guide available in every language of the BalCannes:



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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1731683490/EN_Entry-Guide-BalCannes-Awards-2025_899202a64/EN_Entry-Guide-BalCannes-Awards-2025_899202a64.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[ENG] Entry Guide</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1731683493/BIH_Pravilnik-BalCannes-Awards-2025/BIH_Pravilnik-BalCannes-Awards-2025.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[BOS] Pravilnik</a></li>
</ul>



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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1731328968/HRV_Pravilnik-BalCannes-Awards-2025/HRV_Pravilnik-BalCannes-Awards-2025.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[HRV] Pravilnik</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1731328972/MKD_ВОДИЧ-ЗА-ПРИЈАВУВАЊЕ-BalCannes-Awards-2025/MKD_ВОДИЧ-ЗА-ПРИЈАВУВАЊЕ-BalCannes-Awards-2025.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[MKD] Водич за пријавување</a></li>
</ul>



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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1731328954/SLO_Prirocnik-za-prijave-BalCannes-Awards-2025/SLO_Prirocnik-za-prijave-BalCannes-Awards-2025.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[SLV] Priročnik za prijave</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1731328983/SRP_Pravilnik-BalCannes-Awards-2025/SRP_Pravilnik-BalCannes-Awards-2025.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[SRP] Pravilnik</a></li>
</ul>



There are new categories, a whole new Design track, as well as new opportunities that you don’t want to miss. You heard the talk about a free first entry or a special 3 + 1, 6 + 2, 9 + 3… offer? It’s all true, and we can’t wait to see the best creative projects. Now’s the time to show the region what you are all about.&nbsp;



You can find the list of 2024 winners&nbsp;<a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/regional-experts-awarded-the-best-of-creativity-from-bih-croatia-north-macedonia-serbia-and-slovenia-at-balcannes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a> or take a peek at this year’s <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgzjet5jn/images/v1716896038/BalCannes-Report-2024/BalCannes-Report-2024.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BalCannes Report</a>, the definitive outline of the industry activity in the region. If you didn’t make it, remember not to shoot the messenger, we’re just here to celebrate the best of the best. The rest is on the <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/these-experts-are-looking-for-the-best-projects-at-this-years-edition-of-balcannes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">jury</a>.



Head to our <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/showcase" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Showcase</a> and dive into last year’s winning entries — a front-row seat to the best-of-the-best (and a reminder of what you’re up against). Watch the video recaps, take notes, and aim higher.



Photo: Emica Elvedji/PIXSELL

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