These projects are competing for the awards of the creative competition BalCannes!

The expert juries of BalCannes have selected among the brilliant projects from five countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia – those that have particularly distinguished themselves with their creative achievements and earned the status of finalists, some even in more than one category! Below, see the 40 projects, listed alphabetically, that are in competition for the main awards. The best among them will be recognized at the ceremonial award presentation on April 11 at 9 PM at the new edition of the Communication Days.

[BALCANNES FINALIST #1] Be a SeaStar Hero!

ENTRANT: Studio Sonda | CLIENT: TZ Poreč | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Tourism, Culture and Leisure; Green Impact

[BALCANNES FINALIST #2] B side Billboards

ENTRANT: McCann Skopje | CLIENT: Halkbank AD Skopje | COUNTRY: North Macedonia | CATEGORY: Finance and Insurance

[BALCANNES FINALIST #3] BOOKtiga MatchBook

ENTRANT: Studio Sonda | CLIENT: Gradska Knjižnica Poreč | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Tourism, Culture and Leisure

[BALCANNES FINALIST #4] Burekuna

ENTRANT: Agencija 101 | CLIENT: Burek Olimpija | COUNTRY: Slovenia | CATEGORY: Food

[BALCANNES FINALIST #5] Converse Our Beat

ENTRANT: Ovation BBDO | CLIENT: Triple Jump/Converse Srbija | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Konstrakta | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Fashion and Beauty

[BALCANNES FINALIST #6] Croatia za Hrvatsku

ENTRANT: Bruketa&Žinic&Grey | CLIENT: Croatia osiguranje | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Bunker | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Corporate Communications

[BALCANNES FINALIST #7] Dresses with pockets

ENTRANT: McCann Skopje | CLIENT: Halkbank AD Skopje | COUNTRY: North Macedonia | CATEGORY: Finance and Insurance; Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #8] Erasing indoctrination for the next generation

ENTRANT: Divea Studio | CLIENT: Cannabis Museum Zagreb | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Tourism, Culture and Leisure

[BALCANNES FINALIST #9] EVERYBODY GUC GUC

ENTRANT: Imago Ogilvy | CLIENT: Studena | STRATEGIC PARTNERS: Sestrice, DRAP, Boris Đurđević, Ascanius Media | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Non-alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #10] Financijska početnica: Oni od plaće do plaće (Kampanja financijskog opismenjavanja)

ENTRANT: Imago Ogilvy | CLIENT: Raiffeisen Bank Hrvatska | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Tisja Kljaković Braić, DRAP | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Finance and Insurance; Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #11] Frikom Kapri Leto je

ENTRANT: Leo Burnett Belgrade | CLIENT: Frikom | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Food

[BALCANNES FINALIST #12] GastarbAIter

ENTRANT: Agencija 101 | CLIENT: Counseling office for Workers | COUNTRY: Slovenia | CATEGORY: Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #13] Hoćeš da menjamo mesta?

ENTRANT: Red Communication | CLIENT: Lidl Srbija | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #14] Iskreno

ENTRANT: DRV agency | CLIENT: ePlaneta | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Retail

[BALCANNES FINALIST #15] It’s Time for Your Time

ENTRANT: Studio Tumpić/Prenc | CLIENT: Franc Arman Wines | STRATEGIC PARTNERS: Delta Reality, Botonega, Etikgraf, Abeceda komunikacije | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #16] Kad sjedne prva plaća

ENTRANT: Bruketa&Žinic&Grey | CLIENT: Heineken Hrvatska | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Bunker | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #17] Kafa sa našim karakterom

ENTRANT: Pom Pom Communications | CLIENT: Atlantic Grand | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Non-alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #18] Kako si, ali stvarno?

ENTRANT: Ovation BBDO| CLIENT: UNICEF Srbija | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #19] Krv nije moda

ENTRANT: Kontra agency | CLIENT: Prijatelji Životinja | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Green Impact

[BALCANNES FINALIST #20] LAQO Insurance Museum

ENTRANT: Bruketa&Žinic&Grey | CLIENT: Croatia osiguranje | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Rezolut, Weblogic, Lorenzo Cetina, 404 | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Finance and Insurance

[BALCANNES FINALIST #21] Lepo je biti kmet

ENTRANT: Agencija 101 | CLIENT: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia | COUNTRY: Slovenia | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous

[BALCANNES FINALIST #22] Mali veliki talenti

ENTRANT: ZOO agencija | CLIENT: Konzum | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Val produkcija | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Retail, Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #23] Manifesto in the sky

ENTRANT: Creative Disorder Studio | CLIENT: One Albania | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Gogel Publicis/Tirana | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Telecommunications

[BALCANNES FINALIST #24] Među svojima nikad nisi tuđi čovik

ENTRANT: Bruketa&Žinic&Grey | CLIENT: Heineken Hrvatska | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #25] Munchmallow – Sav od igre

ENTRANT: Žiška | CLIENT: Jaffa Crvenka | STRATEGIC PARTNERS: Level4, Media House, Dreamdust, Smurfit Kappa | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Food

[BALCANNES FINALIST #26] Na dobrom putu

ENTRANT: McCann Beograd | CLIENT: Beogradska filharmonija/Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Tourism, Culture and Leisure

[BALCANNES FINALIST #27] Najvažniji poziv u životu

ENTRANT: Jazavac i Utorak doo Beograd | CLIENT: Hemofarm Fondacija | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Health and Pharmacy, Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #28] Ne gledaj u šolju, pregledaj se (Hajde da imamo vremena za pregled)

ENTRANT: LUNA TBWA Belgrade | CLIENT: Grand Kafa | STRATEGIC PARTNERS: Pro Media Group, Žiška, Executive Group | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #29] Nektar beer – Nektar mum

ENTRANT: Pioniri Communications | CLIENT: Banjalučka pivara | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #30] NEO23 VAU platform

ENTRANT: Leo Burnett Belgrade | CLIENT: A1 Srbija | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Telecommunications

[BALCANNES FINALIST #31] No place like home

ENTRANT: BBDO Zagreb | CLIENT: IKEA | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Household, Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #32] Odvoji, lako je

ENTRANT: CTA komunikacije | CLIENT: Čistoća Split | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Grad Split, Vojko V, DD Video Lab, Sara Bernat, 2Dizajnera | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous, Green Impact

[BALCANNES FINALIST #33] PIPI – A TOAST FOR EVERY ROAST

ENTRANT: Imago Ogilvy | CLIENT: Pipi | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Non-alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #34] #Playforskateistan

ENTRANT: Futura DDB | CLIENT: Skateistan | COUNTRY: Slovenia | CATEGORY: Miscellaneous, Community Care

[BALCANNES FINALIST #35] Štark – I osmeh je tu

ENTRANT: Ovation BBDO | CLIENT: Atlantic Grupa | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Rooster Production | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Food

[BALCANNES FINALIST #36] Stina plavac mali Stipančić – a wine meant to inspire

ENTRANT: Bruketa&Žinic&Grey | CLIENT: Jako vino | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Klasja Habjan, Ženska klapa Kastav, Aquarius records, Josip Hatze | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Alcoholic Beverages

[BALCANNES FINALIST #37] terrapija – Liječimo Zemlju edukacijom

ENTRANT: 404 | CLIENT: Terra Hub | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Sveučilište Sjever | COUNTRY: Croatia | CATEGORY: Green Impact

[BALCANNES FINALIST #38] THE WHITE BOXES

ENTRANT: Mercator | CLIENT: Mercator | STRATEGIC PARTNER: Herman & partnerji | COUNTRY: Slovenia | CATEGORY: Retail, Green Impact

[BALCANNES FINALIST #39] U Bingu sam

ENTRANT: Via Media | CLIENT: Bingo | COUNTRY: Bosnia and Herzegovina | CATEGORY: Retail

[BALCANNES FINALIST #40] Za sve ono što nas spaja

ENTRANT: Leo Burnett Belgrade | CLIENT: Heineken | COUNTRY: Serbia | CATEGORY: Alcoholic Beverages