Winners to be announced during an online show on December 8

PARIS, Tuesday: In order to reach a maximum number of viewers – and all the winners – the Epica Awards ceremony will once again be shown live online this year. It will take place on Thursday 8 December at 6PM CET (5am Wednesday NZT) and will be streamed on Linkedin and YouTube.

Epica editorial director Mark Tungate said: “Tune in to see all the Grand Prix and Gold-winning work, as well as extracts from the Grand Prix jury debate in London. The Silver and Bronze winners will be posted to the Epica Awards site the following day, December 9.

“All the winners were chosen after careful analysis by our unique jury of leading journalists from the specialist press. The jury president this year is David Griner, the former international editor of Adweek and co-founder of the non-profit Creative Ladder, which aims to bring more diversity to the advertising industry.

“The jury president this year is David Griner, the former international editor of Adweek.”

“In recent years we’ve found that a live streamed event is an efficient and democratic way of reaching a large audience, allowing everybody who watches to celebrate the winning work with us. So on the big day please feel free to pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable – and soak up the inspiration.

“Since 1987 The Epica Awards have been judged exclusively by journalists who are specialists in their field, providing valuable PR exposure while ensuring objectivity. Congratulations in advance to all the winners.

This year’s judges included M+AD Daily NZ ed David Gapes.

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