Scoundrel, Revolver and DIVISION lead the Aussie pack at shortlist stage of CICLOPE APAC 2025
The shortlist for CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2025 has been announced ahead of the Winners Showcase on 28 May with this year’s regional celebration for the home of craft moving to Sydney. Australia has dominated the shortlist with 43 shortlisted entries across Branded Content and the Special Categories led by Scoundrel with 14, followed by Revolver with seven, and DIVISION with six.
Entries to the Awards came from across the Asia-Pacific, with work from countries including Japan, Thailand, Australia, China, Singapore and New Zealand once again displaying the region’s world-class production industry and forward-thinking creativity.
Finalists were selected by the CICLOPE Asia Pacific Executive Jury, an esteemed panel of creatives, producers, and directors helmed by Jury Presidents: Ben Dailey, MD & EP (The Sweetshop), Woon Hoh, Creative Advisor (Ogilvy) and Shuichi Narita, Director of Brand Creative (Nike Japan).
This year’s CICLOPE Asia Pacific Winners will set the new benchmark for excellence in craft, and will be announced during the Winners Showcase at Sydney’s Golden Age Cinema, in an evening with invited Finalists on Wednesday 28 May.
Says CICLOPE Founder & CEO, Francisco Condorelli: “The move of CICLOPE Asia Pacific to the vibrant city of Sydney, one of the region’s most established and innovative hubs for the advertising and entertainment industries, reflects the creative scene’s ever-evolving nature. The city’s rich character and international creative community make it the perfect setting for the home of craft’s 2025 regional celebration. Congratulations to all Finalists and those behind the shortlisted work.”
Australian shortlist:
Scoundrel – AAMI ‘Athletes in the Making’ (x3)
Scoundrel – Toyota ‘In A Pickle’ (x5)
Scoundrel – Heaps Normal ‘Stay Normal’
Scoundrel – Apple ‘Rick’s Rescue’ (x2)
Scoundrel – Medical Assurance Society ‘The Overthinker’
Scoundrel – Sprout ‘Homegrown Sound’
Revolver – Telstra ‘Better on a Better Network’ (x2)
Revolver – Telstra ‘Donkey’ (x2)
Revolver – RMIT ‘What’s the Future?’
Revolver – IAMS ‘Waylon’
Revolver – Telstra ‘The Shoemaker’
Glue Society – Coopers ‘Forever Original’
Fin Design + Effects – Sprout ‘Sprout Homegrown’
DIVISION – Kia ‘Shhh… It’s zombie proof’ (x5)
FINCH – ModiBodi ‘Fear Not’
FINCH/Bear Meets Eagle On Fire – Telstra ‘Four-Legged Friend — A Put Your Phone on Silent Film’
Exit – Uber Eats ‘Get Almost, Almost Anything – Turn Back Time’
Good Oil – ALDI ‘Go A Little Extra’
ARC – Pepsico ‘Thirsty For More’
Photoplay – Destination NSW – VIVID Sydney ‘Nest’
Clemenger BBDO x Sonar Music – Hospitals United for Sick Kids ‘Lightyears from Home’
Rumble Studios – Telstra ‘Silent Films’
The Sweetshop – Meat & Livestock Australia ‘The Comments Section’ (x2)
Special Categories:
Branded Comedy
Scoundrel – Toyota ‘In A Pickle’
Fashion & Luxury
FINCH – ModiBodi ‘Fear Not’
Low Budget
FINCH – ModiBodi ‘Fear Not’
Low Budget
DIVISION – A THOUSAND ODD DAYS
New Talent in Direction
Director: Jason Tran – SUIKA Studios – Cosmo’s Midnight ‘Cosmo’s Midnight’
Short Film
Aislinn Lowe – ‘Transcendence’
The full 2025 CICLOPE Asia Pacific shortlist is available to view below:
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2025 | Shortlist | Branded Content
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2025 | Shortlist | Special Categories
Please note that the order of appearance does not represent the score ranking.
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2025 Executive Jury
Arthur Tsang, CCO, BBDO China
Arunwan So, Co-Founder & EP, Unboxnow
Becky Yeung, Regional VP Brand Partnerships and Sync, Warner Music Asia
Ben Dailey, MD & EP, The Sweetshop NZ
Charlotte Glennon, Director, Ops & Production, Colenso BBDO
Claire Teng, EP & Co-Founder, Bloom Film Design
Emma Daines, Founder & EP, Fin Design+Effects
Gustavo Karam Santos, Founder & CSO, Final Frontier
Jaa Phiratee, Director, FACTORY 01
Kimi Kim, Founder & EP, The Headliners
Leah Churchill-Brown, Executive Producer, EXIT Films
Lulu Lu, CCO, VML Taiwan
Michael Ahmadzadeh, Co-Founder, electriclimeº
Nick Simkins, Executive Producer, FINCH
Nina Fitzgerald, Creative Director, Going North
Penny Brown, Head of Production, Droga5, part of Accenture Song
Rick Sakurai, Creative Managing Director, MassiveMusic Tokyo
Rita Gagliardi, Executive Producer, The Editors
Sam Schwier, Director & CG Lead, Heckler Singapore
Sam Stuchbury, ECD & Founder, Motion Sickness
Sei Sugiyama, Creative Director, Amazon Japan
Shuichi Narita, Director of Brand Creative, Nike Japan
Sonal Chhajerh, National Creative Director, Leo India
Steven Jones-Evans, Production Designer
Teppei Ohno, Executive Producer, NION
Victoria Singh-Thompson, Director, Revolver
Woon Hoh, Creative Advisor, Ogilvy
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