Held annually in Berlin, CICLOPE Festival is the leading live event and Awards Ceremony dedicated to craft and creativity. It combines three days of inspirational content with unique opportunities for attendees to connect.

Inspiring bold conversations on and off the stage, the speakers are a highly-curated lineup of thought leaders. Past speakers include creative legends David Droga and Sir John Hegarty, Emmy Award-winning ECD Bianca Guimaraes, Squarespace CCO David Lee, Academy Award-winning editor Paul Rogers, Netflix’s Kamey Butler, Oscar-winning production designer James Price, and directors Autumn de Wilde, Roman Coppola, David LaChapelle, Sharon Horgan, Edward Berger, C Prinz and the Academy-Award winning Spike Lee.

Visit the CICLOPE Library to watch all the talks from previous editions, and find details on how to join us this year at the Home of Craft here.

CICLOPE Awards are the ultimate benchmark of excellence in craft. They honor the people behind the year’s best commercials, music videos, brand experiences, digital production and short films.

Award-winners are selected by a Jury panel of industry experts and top-tier talent. In 2026, they’ll set international standards in more than 50 categories including: Direction, Cinematography, Editing, VFX, Animation, Sound Design, Branded Comedy, Social Impact and more across CICLOPE Craft, CICLOPE Ideas and CICLOPE Entertainment.

For more details on how to benchmark your work at this year’s CICLOPE Awards, see here.

Two regional Festivals take place alongside the annual edition in Berlin: CICLOPE Latino in São Paulo, and CICLOPE Asia Pacific in Sydney.