ADCE Awards 2025: Swiss creatives successful on the European stage
The Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) Creative Week 2025 has successfully come to a close after three intense days filled with creativity, inspiration, and collaboration. At the gala and closing party in Barcelona, the winners of the 2025 ADCE Awards were announced: Switzerland took home 1 Gold, 4 Silver, and 2 Bronze awards, as well as 14 shortlist nominations.
The 34th edition of the ADCE Awards impressively demonstrates the diversity and quality of creative work on the continent. From over 653 submissions from 25 countries, a total of 315 works were honored: 32 gold, 58 silver, 92 bronze and 133 finalists.
The jury, on which Switzerland was represented by Manuel Wenzel (TBWA Zurich, Jury President for the «Print & Outdoor» category), Stefanie Huber (the «Design» category), Raul Serrat (the «Film & Audio» category), and Adrian Merz (the «Interactive & Mobile» category), honored the following Swiss entries:
- Gold in the «Integrated & Innovation – Integrated Campaigns for Commercial Brands» category for «Steal Marina’s Artwork» by SiR MaRY for the Kunsthaus Zürich. The campaign also won double silver in the categories «Brand Experience – PR/Events» and «Interactive & Mobile – Social Media Campaigns.».
- Silver in the «Interactive & Mobile – Social Media Campaigns» category for «Nemo broke the Trophy» by Jung von Matt LIMMAT for the
- Silver in the «Design – Photography» category for «Unplug the icon» by Studio Geissbühler for ZERMATT UNPLUGGED.
- Bronze in the «Print & Outdoor – Outdoor (Including posters and billboards)» category for «Save on the rest» by thjnk Zurich for Denner AG.
- Bronze in the «Film Craft – Animation, VFX, CGI, and 3D» category for «Child’s World In Danger» by Neu Creative Agency for Child Protection Switzerland.
The success of the Swiss Young Creatives provides yet another reason to celebrate: ADC Young Members Josephine Jeanguenin and Patricia Schneider won this year’s ADCE Greatness Challenge. With a compelling fundraising project, they not only secured their spot in this year’s ADCE judging process but also prevailed against strong international competition with their idea—a testament to the high quality of Switzerland’s up-and-coming creative talent.
The complete list of winners and the four Special Award Winners can be found on the ADCE website: adceurope.awardhub.org
