G8 Creative Awards 2026 Extends Submission Deadline to August 14

Agencies, brands, and independent creators now have two more weeks to submit their strongest projects and compete for the prestigious G8 awards. The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on September 11 at Khlebzavod in Moscow.

The best ideas deserve time to mature. Great creative work is rarely produced in a rush, and sometimes a project simply needs a little more time to fully develop its concept and execution. That is why the G8 team has extended the submission deadline until August 14.

If you have not yet submitted your project, you still have the opportunity to present your best work to the jury and compete for one of the industry’s leading creative awards.

What can participants expect?

The anniversary edition of the G8 Festival will take place on September 11 at Khlebzavod in Moscow. As in previous years, the festival will feature a conference program alongside networking opportunities with professionals from across the creative industries.

The highlight of the event will be the awards ceremony, where jury chairs will personally present trophies to the creators of the year’s most outstanding projects. More than one thousand guests are expected to attend, gathering to celebrate the work shaping the future of the creative industry and discover emerging talent. For nominees, the awards offer valuable professional recognition, opportunities to connect with new clients, and the chance to establish future creative collaborations.

The festival will conclude with an afterparty at Yauza Place, hosted by the Resonance Moscow team.

Award Categories

The G8 competition program includes ten categories:

• Advertising — Jury Chair: Andrey Paukov, Co-founder and Producer, Zebra Hero.
• Branding — Jury Chair: Vladimir Lifanov, Designer, Creative Director, and Founder of Suprematika.
• Digital — Jury Chair: Artem Sinyavsky, Founder of Marvelous Group.
• Events — Jury Chair: Pavel Nedostoev, Founder of DEPARTÁMENT, EVENT MBA, and PANTERRA.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) (new category) — Jury Chair: Ivan Yunitskiy, Founder of VOIC LAB and AI Camp: Dots over AI.
• Digital Products (Web & App) — Jury Chair: Vlad Merkulov, Founder and Executive Producer of Beta Disrupt.
• Animation — Jury Chair: Anton Ten, Co-founder and Executive Creative Director of PAPATON Studio.
• Architecture — Jury Chair: Petr Kudryavtsev, Urbanist, Sociologist, and Founder of CM International.
• Music — Jury Chair: Nikita Zabelin, Producer, Electronic Musician, Founder of Resonance Moscow, and Creator of the GROUND and TESLA projects.
• Film (new category) — Jury Chair: Timur Ramazanov, Director, Co-founder, and Program Director of the Genesis International Film Festival.

The G8 Creative Awards remains one of the most affordable professional competitions in the creative industries. Submission fees start at RUB 100 for entries in the Music category. Entries in the G8 Juniors category, the Branding Concepts nomination, and all Film nominations cost RUB 2,000. Members of ACAR and ABCR receive a 10% discount, and award winners earn ACAR rating points.

Join us on September 11 at Khlebzavod, where the best projects of the year will receive their well-deserved G8 trophies, and the festival’s creative food court will once again bring together professionals from across the creative industries around one shared table of ideas.

Submit your projects and purchase festival tickets: G8.ART

Follow the latest updates: @ggggggggfest

September 11
Khlebzavod
1 Novodmitrovskaya Street, Moscow
Dmitrovskaya Metro Station