About
The creative prize judged by journalists
IMPARTIALITY
Unlike a jury of creatives, journalists are immune to politics. With no conflict of interest, they are truly independent experts.
Therefore an Epica Award is objective evidence of creative excellence.
PRESS COVERAGE
The press sees the work of all entrants. A PR advantage from the start. The jury has exclusive permission to publish the results.
Established in 1987, Epica is unique as it is the only creative prize judged by journalists. More than 200 magazines and websites from around the world are on our jury.
Epica’s aim is to reward outstanding creativity whether it comes from agencies, media consultancies, PR , marketing or tech firms, production houses, design studios or individual artists, to develop their reputations beyond their national borders.
Epica offers links with and exposure to an unrivaled network of journalists who are specialists in their field, and receives thousands of entries every year from over 70 countries.
A lot has changed since the birth of the Epica Awards. But from the very beginning, every entry has been judged on the strength of the creative idea and the quality of its execution.
The Epica Awards were created in 1987 by former ad man Andrew Rawlins. And like the world’s best advertising, Epica sprang out of a great idea. The jury would be recruited not from the advertising industry, but from the trade press. Reporters who spent their lives analysing and critiquing communications would have a chance to honour creativity in their sector. This was unprecedented.
Today, Epica is open to the creative community worldwide and judged by more than 200 journalists from magazines and websites across the globe. Back at the start, the jury was 15 strong and the prizes were presented at the Brussels headquarters of the European Commission.
The very first Grand Prix went to the London agency Boase Massimi Pollitt for a TV spot for the Guardian newspaper. The Paris agency Creative Business won the pan-European prize for a campaign for Louis Vuitton.
As is still the case today, the winners were featured in the inaugural edition of the Epica Book, a luxurious publication sent out free of charge to all who enter.
Entering the Epica Awards gives you access to our network of journalists and a chance to gain extensive PR coverage. Each year, the awards generate a healthy stack of news articles and press clippings.
Epica allows your work to be judged by an independent and unbiased jury, whose members combine the objectivity of the public with the critical gaze of experts.
Over the years, work that has won its first award at Epica has gone on to reap prizes at other creative awards throughout the season, confirming that Epica is a barometer of industry trends.
Entrants to Epica receive a copy of the Epica Book, a sumptuous bible of creativity and a source of inspiration, published by Bloomsbury.
Beyond the awards, Epica’s mission is to act as the intersection between the worlds of creativity and journalism.
Part of what has made the Epica Awards stand out for 30 years is its jury. The Epica Awards is the only global creative prize judged by journalists. The backbone of this unique group is made up of senior editors and leading journalists from the most prestigious trade press titles in over 50 countries. Over the years, Epica has expanded to include specialized titles voting on specific categories related to their industry, as well as online publications and influencers. Their common denominator: an objective and unbiased expertise as long-standing observers of creativity and innovation.
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