Awards dates and fees
Awards key dates
Eligibility Period
8 February 2024 – 10 April 2025
Open for entries
16 January 2025
First late fee applies
After 6 March 2025
Second late fee applies
After 20 March 2025
Third late fee applies
After 3 April 2025
Final deadline
10 April 2025
If you're concerned that you won’t meet the final deadline on 10 April 2025, please get in touch.
Fees
| Lion | Fee until 6 March 2025 € |
Fee after 6 March 2025 € |
Fee after 20 March 2025 € |
Fee after 3 April 2025 € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio & Radio | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Brand Experience & Activation | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Creative B2B | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Creative Business Transformation | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Creative Commerce | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Creative Data | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Creative Effectiveness | 1825 | 2060 | 2160 | 2260 |
| Creative Strategy | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Design | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Digital Craft | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Direct | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Entertainment | 1075 | 1310 | 1410 | 1510 |
| Entertainment for Gaming | 1075 | 1310 | 1410 | 1510 |
| Entertainment for Music | 1075 | 1310 | 1410 | 1510 |
| Entertainment for Sport | 1075 | 1310 | 1410 | 1510 |
| Film | 1075 | 1310 | 1410 | 1510 |
| Film Craft | 1075 | 1310 | 1410 | 1510 |
| Glass: The Lion for Change | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Health & Wellness | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Industry Craft | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Innovation | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Luxury | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Media | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Outdoor | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Pharma | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| PR | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Print & Publishing | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Social & Creator | 850 | 1085 | 1185 | 1285 |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 675 | 910 | 1010 | 1110 |
| Titanium | 2330 | 2565 | 2665 | 2765 |
Refunds/Cancellations
This summary is only a guide to the key points about refunds/cancellations. It is not a substitute for reading the full rules of entering, terms and conditions, refunds/cancellations and our policies on ineligible and “scam” entries, which can all be downloaded in Entry Kit 2.
- Entrant withdraws on or before 6 March 2025 – receiving a refund or credit
An entrant may withdraw their entries on or before 6 March 2025 for any reason and be eligible for a refund of the entry fee paid, minus a processing fee of €260.
- Entrant withdraws after 6 March 2025 – not receiving a refund or credit
An entrant may withdraw their entries after 6 March 2025 but will not be eligible for a refund or credit.
Notification of Winners
- Shortlisted work will be announced on The Work
- Winners are announced at the relevant Festival Award Show and will appear on The Work
- The Entrant Company and any company listed in Idea Creation will be named alongside the winning work and brand, on the screen at the Awards Show. All other trophies and certificates will be distributed after the Festival
- Duplicate trophies can be purchased by all companies or individuals credited on the work after the Festival