Alright, young creatives — are you ready? Young Lions Croatia 2025 is officially open for entries, and if you think you’ve got what it takes, now’s your shot. The competition goes down on 7–8 March 2025 in Zagreb, bringing together the next wave of talent across creative, media, digital, PR, and marketing. Whether you’re from an agency, an in-house team, or a lone-wolf freelancer, this is where you fight for the title of Croatia’s best young talent.
The deadline? 28 February 2025. The entry form and all the details are waiting for you to read them. But don’t just sit there — time’s ticking. Pick your battlefield from six categories: Design, Digital, Marketers, Media, Print, and PR, and prove you’ve got the lion’s instinct to win.
ABOUT YOUNG LIONS CROATIA
Young Lions Croatia challenges creatives under 30 to team up and develop a solution for a non-profit or civil society organization within 24 hours. Participants compete in one of six categories — Design, Digital, Marketers, Media, Print, and PR — where they can showcase their lion’s strength. Isolated from the outside world, they have the freedom to unleash their creativity and demonstrate their leadership in the communication jungle. This intense format not only raises social awareness but also hones creative skills, time management, communication, and decision-making. The best team also earns the chance to represent Croatian creativity on the global stage at the Cannes Young Lions creativity competition.
YOUNG LIONS CROATIA 2024 POWERED BY ELAN HIGHLIGHTS
The winners of Young Lions Croatia 2024 powered by Elan were young lionesses Jelena Ceković and Lara Burazin (404 agency) with their Can winter be in the red project!
At the Zagreb Innovation Centre (ZICER), 100 young lions worked on their creative solutions in six competitive categories: Design, Digital, PR, Marketers, Media, and Print. The winners in the PR category, as well as the holders of the Grand Prix award, were Jelena Ceković and Lara Burazin (404 agency), followed by runners-up Mate Šola and Ela Ban (McCann Zagreb), and the third place went to Valentina Mezdić and Lara Paša (CTA komunikacije). The winners in the Design category were Leopoldina Jovanovski and Toni Buršić (Bruketa&Žinić&Grey), while the second place was taken by Petra Kardaš and Elma Mešić (ForgeBIT).
The finalists of this year’s competition in the Design category were Vito Vidović and Petar Matić (404 agency). The finalist title in the Digital category went to three teams: Rafaella Carmen Tanač and Ivan Jamić (BBDO Zagreb), Lucia Buljat and Renata Blek (404 agency) and Nika Vojvodić and Tena Kuzmanović (Publicis), while the same accolade in the Marketers category was given to Jana Vrsalović and Paula Bošković (A1 Hrvatska). Finalists of the Media category were Marija Galijatović and Dora Solenički (Fakat), while there were no winners and finalists in the Print category.
Head to our Showcase 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.