GLOBAL – SLOVENIA, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 – Epica Awards, a once Europe-centric award-giving body, this year expands globally and will stop accepting entries on October 1, 2012. Created in 1987, Epica’s aim is to reward creativity and help communication agencies, film production companies, media consultancies, photographers and design studios to develop their reputations beyond their national borders.
With 48 categories, Epica covers all types of communication: TV, Press, Poster, Radio, Business-to-Business, Corporate Image, Medical, Direct Marketing, Media Innovation, Branded Content, PR, Promotions, Craft, Design, Packaging, Interactive and Integrated Campaigns.
At this year’s competition, three new Film Craft categories are added, while Interactive categories were extended to cover different products and services.
The Epica jury is made up of journalists – editors and senior reporters working for marketing and communications magazines around the world.
This year, the jury comes from 41 specialist trade press titles and dedicated websites, representing 34 countries. Canada, India, Singapore, China, Australia and the Philippines will join the jury for the first time this year, with adobo magazine representing the Philippines.
According to organizers, this jury guarantees objectivity and widespread coverage of the results.
Complete results of the 2012 awards will be announced in the press and confirmed on the Epica website during the last week of November.
The Epica awards ceremony and International Creative Conference will again take place in Ljubljana, at Cankarjev Dom Culture & Congress Centre on January 25, 2013. The event will be hosted by Slovenia’s MM magazine.
The annual Epica ceremony has now been held in 19 different cities: Brussels, Amsterdam, Moscow, London, Zurich, Düsseldorf, Warsaw, Lisbon, Helsinki, Prague, Milan, Dublin, Budapest, Istanbul, Stockholm, Athens, Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana.
