2026 Winners
We are thrilled to announce the Winners of the 2026 CICLOPE Asia Pacific Awards.
This year’s Award-winners were selected by a Jury of industry experts, chosen from work submitted from across Asia Pacific, in the most diversely-entered edition yet. They set the region’s benchmark for excellence in craft across 23 different categories, with two Grand Prix’s awarded to:
DIRECTION – The Shirt Off Your Back
Entrant Co: Good Oil
Production Co: Good Oil
Director: David Robinson-Smith
Director of Photography: Jaclyn Paterson
Editing: ARC
POST-PRODUCTION – CRAFTMAN.SHIPS
Entrant Co: HAKUHODO Gravity
Production Co: HAKUHODO CABIN
Agency: HAKUHODO Gravity
Director: Atsushi Makino
Client: SHIPS
Animation: ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS
The Special Awards go to those whose work was most highly-awarded by the Jury overall, and the 2026 recipients are:
- Production Company of the Year: FINCH
- Agency of the Year: Hakuhodo
- Director of the Year(s): Patrick Fileti, David Robinson-Smith, Atsushi Makino
- Brand of the Year: Telstra
Watch the work and see the full list of Winners below:
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2026 | Winners Gallery
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2026 | Winners | Direction
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2026 | Winners | Production
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2026 | Winners | Post-Production
CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2026 | Winners | Ideas
Congratulations to all of this year’s CICLOPE Asia Pacific Finalists and Award-winners!
For any credits amendments, please get in touch at awards@ciclopefestival.com.