Awards | DK

The first round of BalCannes 2025 judging is underway, and the competition is fiercer than ever. A whopping 201 projects from five countries are in the ring, fighting for the title of the region’s best.



This year’s entry period closed on January 30, and let’s just say — regional creatives did not hold back. With over 200 submissions, BalCannes has officially shattered all past records. If that doesn’t prove how much the industry values this competition, nothing will.



The Market Mosaic category dominates the field, but Positive Change Mosaic is making waves too, with nearly 23% of projects tackling ethical and social impact themes. This year’s BalCannes entries are led by a strong showing from across the region, with 33% share of entries coming from Croatia, 28.4% from Serbia, 19.1% from Slovenia, 11.8% from North Macedonia, and 7.4% from Bosnia and Herzegovina.



But BalCannes isn’t just about pretty campaigns — it’s a hard-hitting industry snapshot, a pulse check on the best work coming out of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. And only the strongest will make it to the finish line: the exclusive award ceremony at DK Festival, happening 15—18 May, 2025, in Rovinj.



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Right now, it’s all in the hands of <a href="https://www.danikomunikacija.com/news/meet-the-experts-wholl-crown-the-regions-best-at-balcannes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the BalCannes jury</a>, who are sifting through the entries to decide who makes it to the final round. The top work won’t just win awards — it’ll be immortalized in the BalCannes Report, dropping after the winners are revealed.



Don’t forget that this year we’ve introduced a whole new stage for the award ceremonies — THE OTHER BEACH STAGE, where will enjoy in the glamorous award ceremony under the beautiful clear skies of Rovinj. If the weather doesn’t decide to rain on our parade.



Stay tuned. The best is yet to come.

BalCannes 2025 smashes records: 200+ entries battle for the top

IdejaX is the premier national creativity competition that awards the projects, agencies and advertisers that have that X factor. Here, agencies and independent professionals go head-to-head with their boldest ideas across four competition tracks — Best on Market, Best in Channel, Best Branding &amp; Rebranding 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. 



Explore IdejaX 2025 winners <a href="https://www.danikomunikacija.com/news/imago-ogilvy-is-the-agency-of-the-year-at-idejax-bruketazinicgrey-won-the-idejax-grand-prix-and-podravka-is-the-best-advertiser">here</a>.

IdejaX

Effie Awards Croatia is the highest standard of marketing effectiveness — a competition where strategy, creativity, and measurable results meet on equal ground. An Effie isn’t given. It’s earned. Only the campaigns that can prove their impact with data, insight and real-world change get to win the so-called Oscar of the advertising industry. For agencies, Effie is the ultimate mark of credibility. For brands, it’s a reason to trust. Because in the end, effectiveness is what separates likes and views from ideas that work.



Explore Effie Awards Croatia 2025 winners <a href="https://www.danikomunikacija.com/showcase">here</a>.



Featured image: Emica Elvedji/PIXSELL

Effie

BalCannes celebrates the best in marketing across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. This is where the regional industry sees you, judges you and if you’re good enough remembers you. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRj6umjmSd720NijkBR-UL7GZF8dEgAzswBmzqKwQjmUf2ig/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Entries are now open</a>.



This season gets a bigger stage: four tracks (I. Best on Market, II. Best in Channel, III. Best Branding &amp; Rebranding, IV. Best of Positive Change), first-ever format-based judging under Best in Channel and new market categories like Technology &amp; Electronics and Energetics &amp; Mobility. Best in Channel evaluates work by where it lives and how it performs, from TV and online video to print, OOH/DOOH, audio, packaging, digital products, social and creative use of tech. The legendary three juries (Agency, Advertiser, Media) bring three angles that know who is fit to win.



Enter to put your work in front of five markets and the region’s sharpest minds. You compete for gold, silver and bronze, with the top of the top taking the BalCannes Grand Prix. Score highest across the board and you could claim Agency of the Year or Advertiser of the Year. Positive Change levels up with the Impact Prix, reserved for creativity that actually makes a change in the world.



Perks: returning entrants get 3 + 1 free (submit three, get one free). If you haven’t entered in the last three years, your first entry is free. Eligibility: January 23, 2024 to January 23, 2026 Deadlines: Regular: December 18, 2025 · Late: January 23, 2026



Explore BalCannes 2025 winners <a href="https://www.danikomunikacija.com/news/imago-ogilvy-is-the-agency-of-the-year-at-idejax-bruketazinicgrey-won-the-idejax-grand-prix-and-podravka-is-the-best-advertiser" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.



Photo: Emica Elvedji/PIXSELL

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