20 jury teams of the UCA 2025 have started their work
May 06, 2025Ukraine has officially launched the judging process for its largest advertising and creativity contests – Ukrainian Creative Awards 2025. Twenty teams of international and national experts are now evaluating 1,755 entries submitted to four major Ukrainian advertising festivals. The names of the winners will be announced at the end of May.
Ukrainian Creative Awards brings together four of Ukraine’s key festivals of creativity:
- Kyiv International Advertising Festival
- ADC*UA Awards
- Ukrainian Design: The Very Best Of
- MIXX Awards Ukraine
In 2025, these festivals have received a total of 1,755 entries from 213 participants.
The Kyiv International Advertising Festival received the highest number of submissions –909 entries from 92 participants. Its international scope includes 16 countries: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Finland, France and Switzerland.
The national festivals gathered entries from across Ukraine:
- ADC*UA Awards – 236 entries from 62 participants
- Ukrainian Design: The Very Best Of – 246 entries from 103 participants
- MIXX Awards – 364 entries from 59 participants
A total of 20 jury teams are reviewing the submissions, 14 of which are international.
The winners of the Ukrainian Creative Awards 2025 will be announced live at the end of May during the Ukrainian Creative Stories (UCS) by All-Ukrainian Advertising Coalition and IAB Connect by IAB Ukraine.
Awards Schedule:
- May 28 – MIXX Awards winners ceremony (organized by IAB Ukraine)
- May 29 – ADC*UA Awards and Ukrainian Design: The Very Best Of ceremonies, within UCS
- May 30 – Kyiv International Advertising Festival winners ceremony (26th edition), within UCS
Winners will also be published on creative-stories.com.ua.
A reminder, Ukrainian Creative Stories (UCS) is a flagship event for Ukraine’s professional creative and advertising community – a space where ideas, experience, inspiration, and the recognition of the best come together. UCS will be held live in Kyiv on May 29–30 and will include not only awards ceremonies but also a seminar program featuring top experts from Ukraine’s advertising and communications industry, along with informal networking and surprises.
The full UCS program will be published soon.
