2020 AWARDS WINNERS NOW REVEALED 

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2020 EBU Connect Online Awards!  

You can download the full list here (.PDF) and watch all the winning promos on our EBU Showcase video platform.

CATEGORY 1 - BEST SPORTS PROMOTION
BBC - WOMEN IN SPORT / GOLD
SVT - 2019 ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / SILVER

CATEGORY 2 - BEST FACTUAL PROMOTION
DR - ARE YOU REAL? / GOLD
BBC - 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS / SILVER

CATEGORY 3 - BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTION
SVT - 2019 LUUK & HALLBERG TALKSHOW / GOLD
BBC - RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK / SILVER

CATEGORY 4 - BEST FICTIONAL PROMOTION
RAI - FAR EAST FESTIVAL / GOLD
RTVE - REMEMBER WHEN, S20 / SILVER

CATEGORY 5 - BEST PROMOTION FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13
FTV - BATMAN'S 80TH BIRTHDAY / GOLD
RAI - SANREMO YOUNG / SILVER

CATEGORY 6 - BEST USE OF MUSIC OR SOUND DESIGN IN A PROMOTION
NRK - 2019 ELECTION / GOLD
BBC - KILLING EVE, SEASON 2 / SILVER

CATEGORY 7 - BEST BRAND PROMOTION
ARTE - SPOT ARTE CONCERT / GOLD
BBC - #MAKETHISGREG / SILVER

CATEGORY 8 - BEST EDITING BASED ON EXISTING MATERIAL
FTV - WESTERNS / GOLD
SVT - 2019 CHRISTMAS MOVIES / SILVER ex-aequo
ARD - WESTERN IN ONE / SILVER ex-aequo

CATEGORY 9 - BEST CONCEPTUAL IDEA FOR A LOW BUDGET PROMOTION
RAI - EASTER FASHION WEEK / GOLD
DR - THE COUGAR HUNT / SILVER

CATEGORY 10 - BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
ARD - THROWBACK89 / GOLD
BBC - ALAN PARTRIDGE EMAIL / SILVER

CATEGORY 11 - BEST CHANNEL, SEASONAL OR PLATFORM BRANDING
ARTE - CHRISTMAS AND THE TWENTIES! / GOLD
WDR - SUMMER IN THE WEST / SILVER

CATEGORY 12 - BEST OVERALL CAMPAIGN
BBC - PEAKY BLINDERS / GOLD
VRT - THE HANDMAID'S TALE 2019 / SILVER

CATEGORY 13 - BEST PROMO ABOVE 60 SECONDS
YLE - INSTANT SUMMER / GOLD
LRT - THE EXPERIMENT. THE DAY OF PRESS RESTORATION / SILVER

Congratulations to all 13 winning organizations (BBC, SVT, ARD, ARTE, DR, FTV, LRT, NRK, RAI, RTVE, VRT, WDR and YLE) and a huge thank you to all the Awards participants, who despite the COVID-19 situation, managed to keep the EBU Connect spirit up and submit their work.

A special mention to BDA Creative and Massive Music for their support in refreshing the EBU Connect Awards look and feel, and creating these brand new 2020 Awards animations!

2020 ONLINE AWARDS  

For the first time, the EBU Connect Awards 2020 voting took place online, further to the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 situation.

The online voting was open from Wednesday 6 May to Thursday 14 May to those who originally registered for the 2020 conference in Stockholm and/or submitted their promos online on the EBU Showcase platform. More than 50 professionals from 17 Member organizations cast their votes for their favorites promos.

2020 AWARDS NOMINEES

Nominees for the EBU Connect Awards were selected by the EBU Connect Steering Group for the event.

Over 200 promos were submitted and a total of 65 promos nominated in their relevant categories, featuring work from 3SAT, ARD, ARTE, BBC, CTV, DR, FTV, LRT, NRK, NDR, RAI, RSI, RTVE, RUV, SVT, VPRO, VRT, WDR, YLE and ZDF.

You can download the final list of nominees here (.PDF) and watch all the 2020 nominated promos on our EBU Showcase.

ABOUT CONNECT

EBU Connect helps marketers to promote their public service media (PSM) brands and content in innovative and creative ways by showcasing and rewarding best practices highlighting innovation, creativity and excellence in broadcast marketing in all its forms, traditional and new.

For over 20 years, EBU Connect has brought together PSM Executives and Managers to discuss branding, marketing, promotions, audience navigation, design and media planning, with an increasing focus on digital and social media in recent years.