Young Lions Croatia 2025 winners and finalists are here!
Alright, young creatives — we hope you were ready. The entry period for Young Lions Croatia 2025 is officially over. The competition took place on 7 and 8 March 2025 in Zagreb, while 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 was your chance to fight for the title of Croatia’s best young talent.
Didn’t make it this time? Keep sharpening your skills — the next opportunity will come.
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 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
The winners of Young Lions Croatia 2025 were young lions Ana Csik and Mate Šola (McCann Zagreb) with their The Art Can Contain It project!
At the Zagreb Innovation Centre (ZICER), 112 young lions worked on their creative solutions in six competitive categories: Design, Digital, PR, Marketers, Media and Print and below you can find the final results.
PR Category:
Winners: Ana Csik and Mate Šola (McCann Zagreb) — also Grand Prix winners
Second Place: Nika Novak and Lara Paša (CTA komunikacije)
Third Place (tie): Matea Ivančić and Izabela Klobučar (MinusMinus Agency) & Jana Cvetko and Klara Rajnović (Komunikacijski laboratorij)
Digital Category:
First Place: Ivana Lovrić and Tomislav Kučina (Degordian)
Second Place: Paula Grabar and Dajana Cvjetković (Fabula)
Third Place: Renata Blek and Laura Vukelić (I TO NIJE SVE!)
Design Category:
First Place: Luka Mitar and Matija Marić (Envy)
Second Place: Ana Jug and Petra Kardaš (ForgeBIT)
Third Place: Sara Pejaković and Erol Čindrak (Ured za ideje)
Media Category:
First Place: Hana Malobabić and Dario Ambruš (Imago Ogilvy)
Second Place: Anamarija Igrec and Petra Sabljić (dentsu Croatia)
Marketers Category:
No winners, but finalists: Karla Ivezić and Matea Glad (A1 Hrvatska)
Print Category:
No winners or finalists