The ambition of the Festival is to promote European creativity, to display an exhaustive panorama by means of a far-reaching competition which anticipates the international « Grands Prix ».
The « Cristal » reward the year’s best creations in the different media, and are awarded by a double jury: the Creative Jury (advertising agencies, creative manager, producers, directors) and the Client Jury (directors, and managers for communication, marketing, advertising, brands…)

Contact: Anne-Sophie TOUTCHKOV
+33 (0)1 42 04 91 06
anne-sophie.toutchkov@2c-associes.com

RADIO CRISTAL

The purpose of the “Radio Cristal” is to promote advertising creativity by setting up a contest for radio spots

Participants: Agencies and Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008

MARKETING SERVICES CRISTAL

The object of this prize is to reward excellence: the successful combination of inventiveness and creativity in the service of efficiency.

Participants: Agencies, Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008

PRODUCTION CRISTAL

The aim of this competition is to promote the specific aspects of the production profession. It also enables the sector to develop an innovative and original manner by electing the best producer(s) of the year.

Participants: Producers & Technical industries

Jury: Producers & TV producers (European, Asiatic & MENA zone agencies)

Closing date: 12 november 2008

The Awards Ceremonies will be presented as follow:

– Friday the 12th of December 2008
Media & Live Cristal

– Saturday the 13th of December 2008
Cyber Cristal

– Sunday the 14th of December 2008
Marketing Servicies Cristal

– Monday the 15th of December 2008
European Cristal
(Print, Radio, Film & Integrated)

– Tuesday 16 December 2008
Closing Awards Ceremony & French Cristal
(Print, Radio, Film & Integrated)

OUTDOOR CRISTAL

The objective of the Outdoor Cristal is to encourage creativity in advertising through a competition for posters produced in the last twelve months.

Participants: Agencies and Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008

Cyber CRISTAL

This competition aims to promote on-line creativity and innovation, and to institutionalize Internet as a medium in its own right.

Participants: Agencies that create interactive material for marketing and advertising, and Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008

INTEGRATED CRISTAL

Considering the major changes that occur in the communication world, a competition judging the campaigns in their wholeness, without product or media restrictions has become critical. This is why the Integrated Cristal has been created.

Participants: Agencies and Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008

FILM CRISTAL

The purpose of this competition is to stimulate creativity by means of a competition for advertising films distributed over the last year.

Participants: Agencies, Clients and Producers

Closing date: 12 november 2008

MAGAZINE CRISTAL

The intention of this competition is to further creativity in advertising through a competition for advertisements which have appeared in magazines over the last twelve months.

Participants: Agencies and Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008

MEDIA CRISTAL

The Media Cristal aims to enhance the contribution made by a media strategy to the success of a campaign. In addition to the creative concept, its pertinence, originality... the Media Cristal will reward the Media Strategy, its innovative character, how appropriate it is for the target, and also its efficiency.

Participants: Agencies and Clients

Closing date: 12 november 2008