Eurobest European Advertising Festival
| Eurobest The European Festival of Creativity | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Communications and Advertising |
| Frequency | Yearly in early December |
| Years active | 8 |
| Most recent | December 1–3, 2015 |
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The Eurobest The European Festival of Creativity (Formerly the European Advertising Festival) is an annual event which celebrates and rewards creative excellence in creative communications, advertising and related fields in Europe.
The first Festival took place in , Sweden, in December 2008, based on the Eurobest Awards, which were launched in 1988. It regularly moves to different host cities; in 2009, it took place in November at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 2010, it takes place between 7 and 8 December in Hamburg, Germany.
In 2011, it was established the Festival would take place for three years at Cinema Sao Jorge in Lisbon. The third Eurobest in Lisbon took place from 4–6 December 2013.
In 2017, the Festival will take place in London, United Kingdom.
The Festival is organised by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, owned by British publisher and conference organiser Ascential.
Started in 1988, the Eurobest Awards is one of the top awards for Europe's creative advertising industry. The Eurobest Awards honour creativity over 14 different entry sections: PR, Film, Print, Outdoor, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Interactive, Mobile, Radio, Design, Craft, Integrated and Branded Content & Entertainment.
Every year, all the work entered into the Awards is judged at the Eurobest Festival by panels of expert, high-profile jurors. They decide on an initial shortlist and then on which pieces should earn Grand Prix, Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies.
Winners are revealed each year at the Eurobest Awards Ceremony, which concludes the Festival. This year, the ceremony takes place at the iconic São Jorge cinema in Lisbon on 6 December.
Through a programme of seminars, workshops and events, the Eurobest Festival aims to engage the European creative community on the industry's most pertinent issues. The sessions provide space for the industry to debate and be inspired by the latest thinking. They attract the continent’s community of art directors, copywriters, media agency executives, clients, account managers, agency heads, producers and directors.
In 2009, speakers at the event included creatives from Taxi, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Facebook, Adidas, 180 Amsterdam, Microsoft Advertising, Tribal DDB, Wieden + Kennedy, Glue, Spotify, Leo Burnett, Naked, Hyper Island, AKQA, McDonald's and Wired.
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