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 role 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).
The composition of the Expert Council will be formed by representatives of the top-ranked agencies in each BalCannes participating country in the current year. Based on the excellent results in 2024, it consists of the following members:
Dunja Bibianko (AV Studio, SLO), Nataša Bojanić (Leo Burnett Belgrade, SRB), Darko Bosnar (Imago Ogilvy, HR), Davor Bruketa (Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, HR), Amna Džambić Branković (Via Media, BIH), Bojan Kočovski (McCann Skopje, NMK), Ejub Kučuk (MITA group, BIH), Predrag Nikolovski (AdValue, NMK), Marko Pešić (Ovation BBDO, SRB), Sara Prenc (Studio Tumpić/Prenc, HR), Dejan Spirkoski (Saatchi&Saatchi Skopje, NMK), Gordan Turković (CTA komunikacije, HR), Žarko Veljković (Jazavac i Utorak, SRB), Marko Vičič (Futura DDB, SLO), and Dino Zupančič (Agencija 101, SLO).
The Council members will participate in discussions on the following topics: competition groups and categories, jurying, and other activities related to the design and implementation of the competition. An initial meeting was held, during which members of the Organizing Committee presented an overview of last year’s season and plans for the upcoming year, and the Expert Council members provided valuable feedback, suggestions, and ideas for the future work of BalCannes.
“For us, BalCannes is primarily an opportunity to establish new business contacts, and only then a competitive event. The jury includes some of the most important clients from the entire region, and it often happens that one of our projects catches their eye, regardless of the competition’s final outcome. 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, member of the Organizing Committee of the competition, on this occasion.
Let’s recall that after the announcement of the winners on the grand Rovinj stage during the Days of Communication, the BalCannes Report was also published. The second annual report, titled BALCANNES MOSAIC OF CREATIVITY, included a series of regional rankings with data on the best projects, advertisers, and agencies in the region and within the participating countries.
For more information about the competition – where it will once again be possible to win a gold, silver, or bronze award in the new edition and showcase the quality of your projects to the region – visit the provided link. Applications open in the fall, and the winners will be announced during the Days of Communication, which will take place from May 15 to 18, 2025.
