Stories

Go behind the craft. Industry insights, case studies, and interviews with the most inspiring thought leaders from the CICLOPE community around the world.

new talent

Meet the Director: Tanner K Williams

Meet the Director: Tanner K Williams

We spoke to Tanner K Williams, director of ‘Shiversucker’ which took the 2024 CICLOPE Awards by storm – winning Gold in Cinematography, Editing and New Talent in Music Videos – about their directorial debut and being newly signed to magna studios.

behind the craft

Meet the Creative: Brent Anderson

Meet the Creative: Brent Anderson

We asked Brent Anderson, Global Chief Creative Officer at TBWA\Media Arts Lab who were awarded CICLOPE’s Agency of the Year, about what it takes to build 2024’s Brand of the Year, as they have with Apple.

new talent

Meet the Director: Vanessa Stachel

Meet the Director: Vanessa Stachel

We spoke to Vanessa Stachel, now in her final year at Filmakademie Baden-Württemburg and director of the Award-winning student film ‘Delivery for Mr Frogula’, to hear what challenges face young directors breaking into the industry today.

CICLOPE Festival

CICLOPE Festival 2024: The Highlights

2024 Edition Highlights

2024 you were another amazing edition of CICLOPE. Thank you to everyone who made it so, especially all our speakers, jury members and sponsors, who helped us continue to make this event such a special celebration of craft within the creative community.

CICLOPE Awards

2024 CICLOPE Award-winners Announced

2024 Award-winners Announced

The winners of the 2024 CICLOPE Awards been announced. The biggest CICLOPE Festival to date saw attendees gather in Berlin to celebrate the power of craft in a three-day festival, culminating in the Awards Ceremony at UdK.

CICLOPE Awards

CICLOPE Awards: 2024 Shortlist Announced

2024 Shortlist Announced

We are glad to announce the shortlist for the 2024 edition of CICLOPE Festival. The shortlist includes the highest ranked entries in each of the 41 categories, based on the scores given by the Festival’s Jury, that comprises 200 top industry talent from around 30 different countries.

CICLOPE Asia Pacific

Meet the Maker: Pip Smart

Meet the Maker: Pip Smart

We sat down with Pip Smart, EP & Partner at Revolver, to discuss her thoughts on craft and get an inclusive insight into the behind-the-scenes of the CICLOPE Asia Grand Prix winner Play It Safe.

Craft is a winning entry

Behind the Idea: Craft is a winning entry

Craft is not just about making the very best film or campaign, it’s also the process and execution behind the scenes that brings the idea to life. So we wanted to dig deeper into what it takes to make an entry, and case film, shine.

CICLOPE Latino

Meet the Maker: Nico Pérez Veiga

Meet the Maker: Nico Pérez Veiga

Nico Pérez Veiga, founder of Primo, is an acclaimed commercial director, making work for brands like Nike, Audi, and Netflix. We spoke about his craft and creativity.

Behind the Idea: Patrick Milling-Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, SMUGGLER

Behind the Idea: Patrick Milling-Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Smuggler

We spoke to Patrick Milling-Smith, co-founder and CEO of SMUGGLER and Jury President of Production about his inspirations, predictions for the year ahead and highlights from this year’s Festival in Berlin.