Winners Announced at the Golden Drum Festival 2024

The Golden Drum 2024 festival pinnacle was the Awards Show, held in partnership with Mastercard, on 10 October 2024, in Portorož, Slovenia. This year's event marked the 30th anniversary of the festival, a significant milestone that underscored three decades of creative excellence and innovation. 

The 2024 Golden Drum juries recognized exceptional creative work, bestowing a total of 62 Bronze Drums, 58 Silver Drums, 37 Golden Drums, and 17 Grand Prix awards, out of the 223 shortlisted entries. 

The prestigious Agency of the Year, powered by A1 Slovenija, was granted to LePub, Milan, while the honours for Network of the Year went to McCann Worldgroup. 

Heineken received the coveted Brand Grand Prix for their outstanding creative achievement. The prestigious Creative Director of the Year accolade, powered by Elan, was awarded to Bartosz Jeglejewski, Creative Director from McCann Poland behind the campaign “Room for Everyone.” 

The Independent Agency of the Year title, supported by NLB, was awarded to Bickerstaff.756, Kyiv. 

MRM Romania secured the title of Digital Agency of the Year, while UM Romania was named Media Agency of the Year. The recognition for Production Agency of the Year went to wearekindofstudio.

In the All Juries section, Best of Genius Loci, an award that honours work that captures the essence of their local spirit, was presented to Fp7 McCann Beirut, for »Selfless Shelves,« created for their client Arla Foods. 

Best of Social Good, supported by Lidl Slovenia, was presented to Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine for their impactful project, »The Minefields Honey Project« developed for Kernel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Game Changer award, powered by Telemach Slovenija, went to LePub, Milan, for their innovative project, Pub Museums, created for Heineken. 

The most successful agency from the Adriatic Region, receiving the special Adriatic Agency of the Year award, powered by Zavarovalnica Triglav, became McCann Skopje.

Adding to the evening’s celebration, Eka Ruola, chief creative officer and chairman of Nitro Group from Finland was welcomed as the newest member of the Golden Drum Hall of Fame, where he joins the distinguished group of creative visionaries who have not only served as inspiration but have profoundly influenced the world of creativity as we know it. 

In the Young Drummers Competition, held in collaboration with the Slovenian Tourist Board, Slovakian Nicoletta Gulíšek and Matúš Kollárik from Istropolitana Ogilvy emerged victorious, with their winning poster series »Love-correct.«

The jury has additionally recognized the following entries with special mentions, honouring their remarkable quality and creativity: poster series »Real life wonders« by Faruq Alimi and Ajani Olamitayo from Noah's Ark Communications, Nigeria, and poster series »It's in our Sloveins.« by Tassy Fanni and Schafarek Boldizsár from Republic Group // DDB, Budapest.  

Congratulations to all the winning projects and the inspiring teams behind them!