Judged by the regions' top industry professionals, the awards categories are branded content & entertainment; film craft; print & poster craft; design; direct; film; integrated; interactive; media; mobile; outdoor; PR; promo & activation; print; and radio.
The new sub-category, Product Design - Consumer Goods & Accessories, is testament to the festival's belief in the importance of communication across all forms of creativity and will offer an exciting new platform that will celebrate creative excellence in this field.
A number of special awards will also be presented and will honour the Network of the Year, Advertising Agency of the Year, Interactive Agency of the Year, Independent Agency of the Year, the Golden Palm Award, given to the most awarded production company and the Advertiser of the Year.
During the Festival, which runs from 4-6 December 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal, exhibitions of the shortlisted work will be available for delegates to view, allowing them to gather inspiration from across the region. The awards ceremony will end the festival and see the announcement of all winners and a celebration of Europe's creative output.
Commenting on the awards, Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals says, "The theme of this year is creative bravery, celebrating those ideas that have pushed the limits of creativity. This theme will run throughout the content programme and will doubtless run through the awards too, as we see great work from the region battling it out to take home a trophy. It's always exciting to see the standard of entries that come into these awards and we're looking forward to honouring and celebrating the best that Europe has to offer this year."
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