NEW YORK – Calling on creatives from around the world! The first entry deadline for this year’s CLIO Sports, the international competition honoring creative excellence in sports, is set for February 19.
The year 2016 marks the third year that the CLIO Sports shall be handed out, and it will feature the awarding of the inaugural Stuart Scott Lifetime Achievement Award. The latter is named after popular and groundbreaking sportscaster Stuart Scott who passed away in January 2015.
Last year’s Grand CLIO Sports winners were:
• Film: TBWA/Chiat/Day, Made in NY, Gatorade
• Partnerships, Sponsorships & Endorsements: Forsman & Bodenfors (Sweden), 805 Million Names, United Nations World Food Programme
• Public Relations: Forsman & Bodenfors (Sweden), 805 Million Names, United Nations World Food Programme
• Design: Venables Bell & Partners, Bacon, Reebok
• Student Out of Home: Miami Ad School, Subzero, REI
• Innovative: R/GA, The Pursuit, Equinox
• Engagement/Experiential: Africa (Brazil), The Inverted Jersey, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
• Digital/Social: Rethink (Canada), Hockey Heaven, Molson Canadian
• Out of Home: FOX Sports Marketing, Daytona 500 Bus Wraps – Go Daddy, FOX Sports
The awards night is set for July 7, 2016 in New York City.