On Monday 27 February 2023, the selection committee for the 15th Heavent Awards met to choose the finalist events that will be presented to the jury of 16 experts on 29 and 30 March in Cannes during Heavent Meetings.
46 events, divided into 9 categories, were selected from the 132 national and international applications received:
1 – B to C event Award
– David Bowie, Agency FACTORY 360 for JONES/TINTORETTO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC (USA)
– Home Festivals by OBOS, Agency JCP for OBOS (Norway)
– La Montagne, ça vous gagne ! Le before, Agency SPOUTNIK for FRANCE MONTAGNES (France)
– Le Mois Batman, Agency BRAINSONIC LIVE for WARNER BROS DISCOVERY (France)
– Renault Electro horse parade, Agency PUBLICISLIVE PARIS for RENAULT GROUPE (France)
2 – BtoB event award
– Digital X 2022, Agency DO IT! Gesellschaft für Field-Activation, Event-Management und Sponsoring for TELEKOM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (Germany)
– Fendt 700 Vario Launch Event, Agency VOK DAMS WORLDWIDE for AGCO GmbH (Germany)
– Lancement du nouveau Range Rover Sport, Agency NOVABOX for JAGUAR LAND ROVER FRANCE (France)
– Les Rendez-vous Relais & Châteaux, Agency HOPSCOTCH EVENT for RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX (France)
– Škoda – Explore More, Agency SCHACHZUG aka THESE GUYS for ŠKODA AUTO (Germany)
3 – Internal communications event award
– Convention Bouygues Immobilier « On Air », Agency COM A L’ECRAN for BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER (France)
– L’énergie en Jeux, Agency HUMAN N’PARTNERS for EDF (France)
– Rubiks Plus, Agency JCP for SOPRA STERIA (Norway)
– « Toujours Un coup d’avance », Agency WILLCOM for GROUPAMA PARIS VAL DE LOIRE (France)
– Vonovia Day, Agency LIVEWELT for VONOVIA SE (Germany)
– Welcome to origin city, Agency FROG CONNEXION for TECHNIP ENERGIES (France)
4 – Exceptional event award
– 100 years of R&V – the anniversary event, Agency ONLIVELINE for R&V ALLGEMEINE VERSICHERUNG (Germany)
– Cérémonie d’ouverture du Saudi Tour 2022 et présentation des équipes, Agency LEAP CREATIVE STUDIO for SAUDI MINISTRY OF SPORTS (France)
– Esch2022 Remix Opening, Agency BATTLE ROYAL STUDIOS for EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE ESCH2022 (Germany)
– Kazakhstan Pavilion Mainshow “Unlimited Space”, Agency INSGLÜCK GESELLSCHAFT FÜR MARKENINSZENIERUNG for NÜSSLI GROUP / KASACHSTAN QUAZEXPOCONGRES(Germany)
5 – Sport, cultural, educational or entertainment event award
– German Garden ” Biotopia – Growing Community ”, Floriade Expo 2022, Agency INSGLÜCK GESELLSCHAFT FÜR MARKENINSZENIERUNG mbH for FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ON BEHALF OF HAMBURG MESSE UND CONGRESS GmbH (Germany)
– Nature Gallery, Agencies SKUDRAS METROPOLE and DON’T PANIC OWNER’S EVENT (Latvia)
– TP2B 2022, Agency JCP for ATEA ASA (Norway)
– ZrT Trackmania Cup, Agency ZQSD PRODUCTIONS for ZQSD PRODUCTIONS (France)
6 – Brand experience and multichannel event award
– #TEFECE 10KPASS, Agency VERYWELL for TOULOUSE FOOTBALL CLUB (France)
– Boss Fall/Winter 2022 Fashion Food Gallery, Agency SKUDRAS METROPOLE for HUGO BOSS (Latvia)
– Dickes B!, Agency GEORGE P. JOHNSON for IBM DEUTSCHLAND (Germany)
– Métaverse – Energy boat challenge, Agency WIN-WIN for YACHT CLUB DE MONACO (France)
– The Grand Gin Hotel by Hendrick’s, Agency MAGIC GARDEN for HENDRICK’S GIN (France)
7 – Influencer and media relations event award
– Le Bal de la Robe, Agency TF1 FACTORY for NAF NAF (France)
– Les e-Défis ŠKoda, Agency HOPSCOTCH for ŠKODA France (France)
– Moët & Chandon Effervescence, Agency black lemon for MOËT & CHANDON (France)
– Saga Alpine: Iconic moments for an Iconic brand, Agency HAVAS EVENTS for RENAULT ALPINE (France)
– Volkswagen ID.7 PreLoad, Agency SCHACHZUG aka THESE GUYS for VOLKSWAGEN AG (Germany)
8 – Forum, summit, congress, fair award
– ChangeNOW Summit, Agency MOMA EVENT for ChangeNOW (France)
– Covestro x K2022, Agency UNIPLAN for COVESTRO (Germany)
– Forum für gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt 2022 – Forum pour la Cohésion sociale, Agency INDUSTRIAL THEATER for NUSSBAUM MEDIEN SANKT LEON-ROT GMBH & CO. KG(Germany)
– Microsoft Build 2022, Agencies CWT MEETINGS & EVENTS + BRAINSONIC for MICROSOFT FRANCE (France)
– Sommet Européen du ferroviaire, Agency WITH UP COM for SNCF (France)
9 – Incentive or team building event award
– AWAK3 – Das Mitarbeiterfestival, Agency FÜNFDREI EVENTAGENTUR for DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG (Germany)
– Badgers on Board, Agency JOLOS OÜ for BOLT TECHNOLOGY OÜ (Estonia)
– Comité national Direction commerciale et marketing, Groupe S’CAPE for Groupe LA POSTE – COLISSIMO (France)
– Norwegian 20 years celebration, Agency JCP for NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE (Norway)
– (RE)NOVO, Acteurs du Changement, Agency COCOTTE COMMUNICATION for NOVO NORDISK (France)
Award for outstanding technical achievement by a service provider
– Son et lumière Embrassement, Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, VLS
– Show de drones, Summer Party Louis Vuitton, MAGIC DRONE
– Tournée Européenne du Vidéo Show des Championnats du monde de vélo sur piste, Discovery Sports Events, MATCH EVENT
Award for a proprietary event of a destination, exhibition centre or congress centre
– Festival International des Jeux, PALAIS DES CONGRÈS ET DES FESTIVALS DE CANNES
– Les Bassins des Lumières de Bordeaux, GROUPE CULTURESPACES
– Le Helfest, 1er festival Européen de musique métal, LA CITÉ DES CONGRÈS DE NANTES
– Les Noces de Feu, LE PUY DU FOU