The BalCannes creativity competition is a key gathering point for the region’s top creatives and advertising industry professionals. Projects compete in 22 different categories, with this season’s juries composed of representatives from advertisers and agencies. Additionally, the jury of professional media will award a special Editor’s Pick Award, aimed at recognizing and honoring the most outstanding projects from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia.
The agency experts who will be selecting the best projects from across the region are:
Darko Bosnar (Imago Ogilvy, Croatia), Elena Bozhinova (IDEA Plus 360 Communications, North Macedonia), Bojan Dodevski (McCann Skopje, North Macedonia), Matjaž Germ (Agency 101, Slovenia), Veljko Golubović (New Moment, Serbia), Bojan Hadžihalilović (Fabrika, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Brankica Janković (Aquarius, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Đorđe Janković (Friday Finally, Serbia), Elma Kadrić (Via Media, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nermin Nino Kasupović (Effect Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Petra Krulc (Futura DDB, Slovenia), Tine Lugarič (Trampolin, Slovenia), Predrag Nikolovski (AdValue, North Macedonia), Sara Prenc (Studio Tumpić/Prenc, Croatia), Anja Radulović (Leo Burnett Belgrade, Serbia), Klemen Šefer (Pristop, Slovenia), Dejan Spirkoski (Saatchi & Saatchi, North Macedonia), Gordan Turković (CTA Communications, Croatia), Žarko Veljković (Jazavac and Utorak, Serbia), and Siniša Waldinger (Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Croatia).
The advertising perspective will be represented by the following experts:
Amra Babić (BBI Bank, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Branka Bajt (Croatian Telecom, Croatia), Jovan Bugarčić (AD IMLEK, Serbia), Hrvoje Filipčić (Perutnina Ptuj, Slovenia), Ivana Fočić (Radenska Adriatic, Croatia), Manja Gradišek (NLB, Slovenia), Irena Knežević (Hemofarm Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Marina Knežević (Kraš, Croatia), Mia Lasić (Addiko Bank, Croatia), Nađa Lutvikadić Fočo (BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Miodrag Marinković (Frikom, Serbia), Maja Naumovska Saveska (HALKBANK AD Skopje, North Macedonia), Jelena Pavićević (Apatin Brewery, Serbia), Aleš Petejan (Mastercard, Slovenia), Elena Ristovska (A1 Macedonia, North Macedonia), Anita Srac (Lidl Slovenia, Slovenia), Ljubica Stojić (Violeta, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nataša Šarčević (Atlantic Group, Serbia), and Katerina Teovska (Skopje Brewery, North Macedonia).
The BalCannes Editor’s Pick Award, a special award for the best project based on the criteria of editors and media professionals, will be determined by the media jury traditionally composed of representatives from leading industry media outlets in the region:
Sandra Babić (Lider Media, Croatia), Nenad Danilović (Advertiser Serbia, Serbia), Ekrem Dupanović (Media Marketing, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Boris Eftimovski (Marketing 365, North Macedonia), and Simona Kruhar Gaberšček (Marketing Magazin, Slovenia).
Entries can include comprehensive, integrated campaigns or individual, unique components within a campaign that represent a single idea implemented during the two-year qualification period from January 20, 2023, to January 20, 2025. The late submission deadline is January 20, 2025.
Submitting to BalCannes is exceptionally simple – all you need to do is fill out the application form and include a short video summary or a PDF document. All application details are available in the rules and on the official competition website.
