THE LOVIE AWARDS ANNOUNCES 8TH ANNUAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Honouring the Best of the European Internet

New and expanded award categories to honour excellence in Branded Content, Virtual Reality & 360 Video, Social Video and Branded Entertainment

London, 28 February 2018 — The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)—the presenting body of the international Webby Awards and its’ sister award The Lovie Awards—announced today the official opening of The 8th Annual Lovie Awards Call for Entries. The Lovie Awards is the only pan-European awards organisation to honour the full breadth of the European Internet including Websites, Online Advertising, Internet Video, Apps, Mobile Sites & Podcasts, and Social. The Early Entry Deadline is 20 April 2018 at lovieawards.com. Finalists are announced in September 2018 and Winners in October 2018 with a celebration in November 2018 in London.

Entrants compete not only to win a Lovie Award and The People’s Lovie Award (fan favourite), but to deliver their Declaration of Lovie Acceptance Speech and follow in the footsteps of previous years’ winners including Lifetime Achievement recipient Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser, Emerging Entrepreneur Livia Firth, Lovie Creator for Change Sam Saffold, Person of the Year Annie Lennox, and Agency of the Year N=5—among others.

The 8th Annual Call for Entries features a host of new categories, including an inaugural suite of honours for Branded Content, Virtual Reality & 360 Video, Social Video and Branded Entertainment. Visit lovieawards.com for the full list of categories.

All work is judged by 500+ Academy members who represent Europe’s best and brightest in digital including musician Imogen Heap, actor and writer Stephen Fry, “Father of Wi-Fi” Vic Hayes, Yann LeCun (Chief AI Scientist, Facebook), Marie–Louise Sadakane (Head of Consumer Marketing Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spotify), Iain Tait (Executive Creative Director, Wieden + Kennedy London), Mel Exon (CEO, The Sunshine Company), Corinne Vigreux (Co-Founder, TomTom) and Lauren Laverne (DJ & Presenter, Co-Founder, The Pool), among others.

Partners and Sponsors of The Lovie Awards include Google, WP Engine, Buzzfeed, and The London EDITION.

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About The Lovie Awards
The mission of the Lovie Awards is to recognise the unique and resonant nature of the European Internet community—from Europe’s top web and creative networks and content publishers, to cultural and political organisations and individual creators. Now in its eighth year, The Lovie Awards continues to celebrate the most resonant and pertinent stories in Europe. With nearly 1,500 entries from over 30 countries across Europe, the Awards reflect the tremendous growth of the Internet as a tool for business and everyday lives. Work in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and Italian is judged by native speakers in five main category types: Websites, Online Advertising, Internet Video, Apps, Mobile Sites & Podcasts, and Social.