Winners

2024 2025 2026

This year saw a record-breaking 796 individuals compete across seven categories: Marketers, Media, PR, Design, Print, Film and Digital – 28 teams for Design, 61 teams for Digital, 20 teams for Film, 26 teams for Marketers, 167 teams for Media, 59 teams for Print and 37 teams for PR. Notably, this year’s shortlist features participants from coast to coast.

This year, the chosen charity was the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGIC). Across the categories, competitors were challenged to build awareness of JGIC and its mission to turn hope into action for animals, people, and the environment.

See the 2026 winning work below.

Gold Digital

THE PROMPT RECYCLER
Shelby Harper, Copywriter, Leo Toronto.
Zacharie Cloutier, Jr Art Director, Leo Toronto.

Silver Digital

JANE AND FINCH
Sarah Stone, Web Developer, Target Marketing.
Tim Carew, Creative Technologist, Target Marketing.

Bronze Digital

UNANONYMOUS ANIMALS
Posie Small, Art Director, Rethink.
Sadiya Bano, Copywriter, Rethink.

Gold Film

FROM CONVERSATION TO CONSERVATION
Matthew Custode, Copywriter, Lifelong Crush.
Meagan Enriquez, Art Director, Critical Mass.

Silver Film

LIVES OVER LIKES
Hardik Kothari, Copywriter, Rethink Communications.
Aashish Kumar, Art Director, Rethink Toronto.

Bronze Film

PROTECT OUR NOSTALGIA
Sahil Kumar, Content Creator, Cossette.
Aidan Gugula, Assistant Editor, Magic Circle Workshop.

Gold Media

THE PATH
Gabrielle Lapointe, Media Planner, Omnicom Media (Touché!).
Louis Chevallier, Senior Media Planner, Omnicom Media (Touché!).

Silver Media

HOPE IN MOTION
Alana Langlois, Associate Director, Technology and Consulting, WPP Media.
Mahnoor Bilgrami, Associate Director, WPP Media.

Bronze Media

THE FINAL 1%
Charlotte Lemay, Media Planning Coordinator, Cossette Media.
Alexanne Péloquin, Media Planner, Cossette Media.

Gold Marketers

GOOGLE MAPS: EARTH MODE
Lydia Yoon, Product Marketing Manager, Google.
Joanne Chen, Product Marketing Manager, Google.

Silver Marketers

CLIF x JGIC – Energy for Good. Energy for All.
Qail Keshavjee, Associate Brand Manager, RITZ Crackers, Mondelēz International.
Kenneth Ng, Associate Brand Manager, CLIF Bars, Mondelēz International.

Bronze Marketers

KRAFT BEAR TRACKS FOR HOPE
Navjit Dhillon, Brand Manager – Brand & Creativity (Kraft Peanut Butter & Philadelphia), The Kraft Heinz Company.
Kaitlin Kocsis, Brand Manager – Brand & Creativity, The Kraft Heinz Company.

Gold PR

ROAM WILD
Sara Zivkovic, PR Specialist, Rethink PR.
Patricia Gonzalez, PR Manager, Rethink PR.

Silver PR

PHARMA SEEDS
George Hobby, Copywriter, Citizen Relations.
Grace Zhou, Art Director, Citizen Relations.

Bronze PR

FIELD NOTES
Reagan Sullivan, Senior Communications Manager, No Fixed Address.
Cara von Ende, Account Director, Anomaly.

Gold Design

COMMON THREAD
Brandon Methner, Senior Designer, Rethink.
Matt Funk, Junior Art Director, Rethink.

Silver Design

JOIN THE LIVING TRAIL
Marianne St-Pierre, Graphic Designer, LG2.
Samuel Thibodeau, Motion Designer, LG2.

Bronze Design

WALK AS ONE
Sam Perrin, Motion Designer, Cossette.
Léo Maubert, Graphic Designer, Wedge.