2023 is full of national and international events and festivals, here are the dates of some of them:
- c de c 2023 – 24 and 25 March, San Sebastián
The call for entries for the National Creativity Awards 2023 is now open. All communication pieces created and/or disseminated in Spain between 1 January 2022 and the closing date for entries can be entered.
As in previous editions, the five sections are maintained: STRATEGY and CONTENT, created in collaboration with the APG and the BCMA, CRAFT, INNOVATION and IDEAS. In this way, the event covers all aspects of project development with its five sections.
Two days of presentations, activities and exhibitions, ending with the presentation of the National Creativity Awards, the Juan Mariano Mancebo Award and the c de c de Honor 2023.
- Eficacia Awards – April 2023, Madrid
The Eficacia Awards, promoted by the Spanish Association of Advertisers and with the strategic advice of SCOPEN, are the only awards in Spain that focus on results achieved thanks to the communication action, be it notoriety, sales or any other type of profitability that responds to a previously set objective.
- Clio Awards – April, New York
Founded in 1959 to honour excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards today celebrate the bold work that drives the advertising industry, inspires a competitive marketplace of ideas and fosters meaningful connections within the creative community.
Annually, The Clio Awards brings together top creative talent for an exclusive, collaborative judging experience to select the entries that will win the coveted Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio statues. Find their key dates here.
- THE ONE SHOW – 19 May, New York City
The One Show is among the top three global awards shows for advertising, design and digital marketing. An international panel of creative and business leaders judge the creativity of ideas and the quality of execution of each submission.
It is produced annually by The One Club for Creativity, one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations whose mission is to support and celebrate the success of the global creative community.
- The Caples Awards – 23 May, London
The Caples Awards are the world’s first global advertising awards that are free to enter.
Run by creatives for creatives, our ambition is to level the playing field so that small independents can compete on a level playing field with larger, wealthier networks.
The only thing/ that matters is the work.
That’s why there is no big awards gala. That would mean hiring the ballroom of a large hotel, having to sell as many tables to as many agencies as possible, having dozens of categories and sub-categories and insisting that the judges choose a Gold, Silver and Bronze in each in order to attract agencies to the event.
The Caples judges are free to award as many (or as few) awards as they see fit.
The judges love this freedom. They judge generously and there are almost always no politics.
- El Sol – 8-9 June, Malaga
El Sol, with a track record of 37 editions, is one of the leading Latin creative festivals in Spain and Latin America. Along with the Eficacia Awards, it is one of the most highly valued festivals by advertisers at national level (source Scopen). 
The 37th edition of El Sol will be held on 8 and 9 June 2023 in Malaga, and for yet another year it will continue to vindicate creativity as a transforming force and business driver.
- Cannes Lions – 19 – 23 June, Cannes
Every year, Cannes Lions brings together people from around the world who believe in the power of creativity to celebrate, explore, learn and network for one week. This year it will be held from Monday 19 to Friday 23 June.
- Cresta 2023 – 27 September, online.
Cresta is the creative standards organisation. They have been showcasing and evaluating exceptional creativity since 1993.
A Cresta Award is one of the most prestigious creative awards in the world.
The annual online festival attracts entries from over 70 countries and many of the world’s most respected creative companies.
Entries span a wide range of disciplines, from the latest digital and technology-driven creative communications to more traditional areas of advertising and design.
Each year, a carefully selected global jury of more than 120 senior industry executives vote independently online to benchmark global creative standards.
From these individual assessments they establish the absolute levels of creativity required to win one of their coveted trophies: a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Grand Prix Crest.
Cresta exists to:
- Inspire, recognise and reward the highest levels of creativity.
- Champion the positive contribution that creativity can make to society.
- Promote the value of maintaining high creative standards.
- Build a community to make creativity a way of life.
- LIA Awards – 6 November 2023, London
LIA is a creative awards festival honouring advertising, data, digital, technology, design, packaging design, radio, production, health and wellness, pharma and medicine, PR creativity, innovation, creative business transformation, creativity in the metaverse and other related industries.
The London International Awards stands as an advocate for the creative process, for creatives themselves and, of course, for fantastic creative work. Created for creatives.
They champion great creative ideas and executions, and we are proud to bring together top talent annually to judge the work submitted.
