Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin
6-8 October 2026
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin
6-8 October 2026
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin
6-8 October 2026

FESTIVAL

CICLOPE Festival
Home to those who believe in the power of craft
6-8 October 2026
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin

2026 Venue

CICLOPE Festival finds its new home
at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)

2026 Speakers

Meet the lineup of industry leading culture-shapers taking the stage in Berlin this year.

Meet the Speakers
Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry

Director & Screenwriter

Partizan

Alma Har’el

Alma Har’el

Director

Epoch Films

Joe Staples

Joe Staples

Vice President of Creative

Coinbase

Lauren Greenfield

Lauren Greenfield

Co-Founder, Director & Photographer

Institute Pictures

Laurie Howell

Laurie Howell

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Isle of Any

Sue Yeon Ahn

Sue Yeon Ahn

Managing Director - US

SMUGGLER

Camille Summers-Valli

Camille Summers-Valli

Director

MJZ

David Lee

David Lee

Chief Brand & Creative Officer

Squarespace

Mark Molloy

Mark Molloy

Director

SMUGGLER

This Festival focuses on craft, and craft alone. I leave CICLOPE every year more inspired than when I arrived. Carol Dunn,
Barking Owl, Managing Director
I invite you all at this Festival to immerse yourselves into our collective - and let’s figure out where we’re going. Jovan Todorović,
SMUGGLER, Director
Festivals like CICLOPE provide a filtered body of great work for everyone to grapple with, be inspired by, disagree with, and measure themselves against. Brent Anderson,
TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Global CCO

PASSES

Get your pass to join us in Berlin, where the global community come together to shape the future of creativity and craft.

Buy a Pass

most popular

Classic Pass
1.150,00 €

+ VAT (19%)
New Talent Pass
575,00 €

+ VAT (19%)
Student Pass
350,00 €

+ VAT (19%)

Festival Experience Info

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PREVIOUSLY ATTENDING COMPANIES

  • Iconoclast
  • PRETTYBIRD
  • Biscuit Filmworks
  • Stink
  • MJZ
  • ProdCo
  • Somesuch
  • Smuggler
  • Wieden+Kennedy
  • Mother
  • Ogilvy
  • Saatchi & Saatchi
  • TBWA\Media Arts Lab
  • 72andSunny
  • Uncommon
  • Droga5
  • DE-YAN
  • Adobe
  • On
  • LVMH
  • Apple
  • Nike
  • Lego
  • Disney
  • Netflix
  • Adobe
  • On
  • LVMH
  • Apple
  • Nike
  • Lego
  • Disney
  • Netflix

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Visit the CICLOPE Library to
hear from previous Festival speakers

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