Winners of the Kyiv International Advertising Festival 2025 announced
May 30, 2025
As part of Ukrainian Creative Stories 2025, the results of the Kyiv International Advertising Festival (KIAF) were revealed – Ukraine’s most prestigious advertising event, which for over two decades has celebrated the best ideas shaping the future of the creative industry.
This year’s KIAF contest program was divided into four key blocks:
- CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS
- CRAFT/TECHNOLOGY
- SOCIAL GOALS CONTESTS
- CLIENT’S VIEW
In 2025, KIAF received 909 entries from 92 participants across 16 countries.
The judging was conducted by six international jury teams and one advertiser jury team, specially assembled for the CLIENT’S VIEW block. A total of 52 experts from 28 countries took part in the evaluation, including leading creative directors, CEOs, marketers, and other industry professionals.
In total, the festival awarded 182 entries, including:
- 10 Gold awards
- 11 Best of Contest awards
- 3 Grand Prix awards
The Grand Prix winners of KIAF 2025 are:
- CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS – The First Speech (INNOCEAN Berlin for Reporters Without Borders)
- CRAFT/TECHNOLOGY – Start without a gunshot (Nova Post)
- SOCIAL GOALS CONTESTS – Minefield Honey: Harvesting Hope (Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine for Kernel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine)
The Kyiv International Advertising Festival continues to be a flagship of Ukraine’s advertising and creative industry – spotlighting new talent, honoring the most powerful campaigns, and setting the standards of professional excellence.
The full list of winners is available on the festival’s website.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The general partner of UCS 2025 is Nova Post. Delivering victories from Ukraine worldwide.
