THE LOVIE AWARDS OPENS ITS 11TH ANNUAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
New and expanded award categories to honour excellence in
Podcasts, Virtual & Remote, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
London, 2 March 2021 — The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)—the presenting body of the international Webby Awards and its sister programme The Lovie Awards—announced today the official opening of The 11th Annual Lovie Awards Call for Entries. Creators from all across Europe can now submit their work across Websites, Advertising, Video, Apps, Mobile & Voice, Podcasts and Social at lovieawards.com.
The Lovie Awards is the only pan-European awards organisation to honour the full breadth of the European Internet. Finalists will be announced in September 2021 and Winners in October 2021, followed by a celebration in November 2021.
Lovie Awards entrants compete not only to win a Lovie Award and The People’s Lovie Award (fan favourite), and all winners deliver a signature 7 Words of Lovie Acceptance Speech to commemorate their win, following in the footsteps of last year’s winners, including Lifetime Achievement honouree Gorillaz and Special Achievement Award honouree Jameela Jamil (Founder, iWeigh movement), among others.
The 11th Annual Call for Entries introduces a host of new categories aimed at recognising work across the entire digital spectrum. They include:
- A brand new suite for Virtual & Remote featuring categories like Best Conference or Festival, Best Audience Integration, Media & Entertainment, Science, Health & Education and more.
- New categories in Podcasts like Crime & Justice, Best Limited Series and Family & Kids, among others.
- Dedicated categories for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across media types.
The full list is available at lovieawards.com.
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, Fearne Cotton (Host, The Happy Place Podcast), Jamie Morton (creator of “My Dad Wrote a Porno” podcast), Yann LeCun (Chief AI Scientist, Facebook), Nina Bibby (CMO, O2), Dr. Sue Black OBE (Professor of Computer Science + Technology Evangelist), Deborah Frances-White (Host, “The Guilty Feminist” podcast), Eben Upton (Creator, RaspberryPi), Hans Jørgen Wiberg (Founder, Be My Eyes), Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC Technology Correspondent), Anna Rafferty (VP, The LEGO Group), and Miriam Plon Sauer (Strategy Director, AKQA), among others.
The Early Entry Deadline is 23 April 2021 at lovieawards.com.
Partners and Sponsors of The Lovie Awards include Google, The Dots, and CreativePool.
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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 eleventh 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 six main category types: Websites, Advertising, Video, Apps, Mobile & Voice, Podcasts and Social.
Media contact:
Emily Warren
emily@lovieawards.com