Europe’s largest award for Internet excellence is back with new honours for AI, and a season dedicated to exceptional cross-sector collaborations in Europe 

 

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(12 March, 9am CET 2024) –  The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)—the presenting body of the Lovie Awards which recognises European Internet excellence and the international Webby Awards— announced the official opening of the 14th Annual Lovie Awards Call for Entries. From today, European creators and companies operating at the intersection of culture, technology and business are invited to submit their work across AI, XR & Web3, Apps, Platforms & Software, Film & Video, Podcasts, Marketing, Advertising & PR, Social, Websites & Mobile Sites and Beyond categories at lovieawards.com

 

Since its inception in 2010, The Lovies has established itself as the most prestigious award for excellence in digital work made for and by Europeans, awarding the companies, teams, creatives, creators and individuals that are moving Internet culture, technology and business forward. 

 

New honours in 2024 include brand new recognitions for innovation in AI including Responsible AI, all-new honours for Architecture, Interiors & Home, Best Event Website, Best Partnership or Collaboration, Best Influencer or Creator Partnership, Best Interview or Talk Show, Sport, Best Indie Podcast, Retail & ECommerce, Fashion & Beauty, Best Immersive Experience and more. The full list is available at lovieawards.com.

 

The 14th Annual Lovie Awards season is dedicated to the topic of collaborations, which will be explored through all-new editorial formats, community events and online dialogues. Jacqueline Kavanagh, Managing Director of the Lovie Awards, said “Last year marked the dawn of a new era for the Lovie Awards. As we reviewed our biggest season of submissions yet, one resounding theme emerged: Europe’s Internet is in collaboration mode. Europe’s digital industries are experiencing a surge of cross-sector collaborations – and in a world increasingly defined by polarisation, these cooperative partnerships that reach across the void have never been more pertinent – when they’re done meaningfully. From pooling resources, creative soul mates, open source technology, idea sharing and uniting for a common purpose – this season we’re excited to dig into what makes a good collab tick.’

For the first time in its history, alongside European Agency of the Year and European Publisher of the Year, the Lovie Awards will bestow special achievement honours for Brand of the Year and for Collaboration of the Year to the entrants with the most finalists and wins across the categories. They will join iconic former Special Achievement winners such as; Ai Weiwei, Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date, Edward Enninful OBE, Stormzy, Adwoa Aboah, Björk, Brando Benifei and Dragoș Tudorache European Parliament policy architects of the 2023 EU AI Act, Jaap Haartsen creator of Bluetooth technology, as well as DEPT® Lovie European Agency of the Year 2023 and BBC Studios Lovie European Publisher of the Year Award 2023 and many more.

Presenting Gold, Silver and Bronze winners as chosen by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), viewing work in seven languages: Español, Italiano, Français, Deutsch, Svenska, Dutch and English. This years entrants will have the opportunity for their work to judged in their native language by likes of Liz Bertorelli, Head of Social, FEELD, Eshita Kabra, Founder & CEO, By Rotation, Joy Howard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Early Majority, Inc, Albert Hill, Co-Founder, The Modern House, Gina Tonic, Co-Host, The Polyester Podcast, Ibrahim Seck, Creative Director, Media.Monks Paris, Lucille Moreau, Global Head of Culture & PR, Danone, Pär Heyden, Head of Brand / Creative Director, Polestar, Daisy Alioto, Co-Founder & CEO, DIRT, Jon Ronson, Podcaster, Filmmaker and Author of ‘Things Fall Apart’, Charlotte O’Sullivan, CMO, Chloé and more. 

 

2023 and previous years winners include Adidas, B Lab Germany, Bang & Olufsen, BBC, Channel 4, Christies, DeepMind, DEPT, FIFA, Gucci, HSBC, IKEA, KLM, La Monnaie Opera House of Brussels, Lapierre, Ledger, Le Monde, Natural History Museum, Relais&Châteaux, Snapchat, The European Space Agency, Trainline, Virgin Galactic, Vitra, WeTransfer, WWF and more. All previous Winners and Special Achievement recipients of the Lovie Awards can be explored in an all-new Lovie Awards Winners Gallery

 

The Early Deadline for submissions is Friday, 26 April 2024. Finalists will be announced in September 2024 and Winners in November 2024, followed by a celebration. Entries are open from 12 March 2024 on The Lovie Awards site at www.lovieawards.com 

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NOTES TO EDITORS 

 

THE LOVIES 

The Lovie Awards is the largest pan-European Award recognising European Internet excellence in the fields of culture, technology and business  With over 1,200 entries from over 25 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 seven main category types: AI, XR & Web3, Apps, Platforms & Software, Film & Video, Podcasts, Marketing, Advertising & PR, Social, Websites & Mobile Sites and Beyond categories.

 

Lovie Awards 2024 Partners include It’s Nice That, OFFF FESTIVAL, Creative Boom, Semaine, New Digital Age, Talent Atelier, Highsnobiety, Cultura Inquieta, Advertising Week Europe and FRIEZE.

 

THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DIGITAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (IADAS)

IADAS presents The Webby Awards, The Lovie Awards and The Anthem Awards. With a network of over 2000 intellectually diverse members, we help drive the creative, technical & professional progress of the Internet.

 

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