About the Awards

A shared platform for Central European creativity

The Central European Creative Awards is a unique professional award launched on the initiative of Creative Hungary, bringing the most exciting achievements of the Central European creative industries into international focus. Through its nine categories, it addresses creators working in the fashion, design, beauty, and game industries, creating a shared platform to showcase the region’s diverse creative thinking. 

The award places outstanding creative quality, innovation, and conscious, market-ready design at its core, while also providing space for independent works, collaborations, and the introduction of new talents. Its aim goes beyond recognition: it seeks to strengthen the international positioning of the Central European creative sector and to support export-ready brands and initiatives. 

For award recipients, the Central European Creative Awards also functions as a mark of quality—enhancing the market value of their products and services, supporting international visibility and export opportunities, and contributing to the growth of their professional credibility and prestige on the global stage. In addition to receiving the award, category winners will be granted a financial prize of HUF 1,500,000. 

The Meeting of Tradition and Renewal

The professional foundations and approach of the award are shaped by the several-decade legacy of the Hungarian Design Award. As one of the most important recognitions of the Hungarian design scene, the Hungarian Design Award has provided a professional benchmark for quality design, innovation, and market-oriented creative thinking since 1979. Its experience, value system, and professional credibility served as the basis for developing a new award structure that is capable of engaging players in the creative industry not only at a national but also at a regional level.

The Central European Creative Awards is a continuation of this professional heritage: its aim is to extend the knowledge and experience accumulated through Hungarian design awards to the entirety of Central Europe and to place the region’s creative achievements into an international context.

Who can apply? 

The Central European Creative Awards call is open to all those who create high-quality, innovative, and marketable work within these industries—whether designers, creators, businesses, or students in higher education. The award offers not only professional recognition but also a genuine opportunity to increase visibility and to build new, valuable professional connections.

The mission of Creative Hungary 

As the institution responsible for the development of Hungary’s creative industries, Creative Hungary works to ensure that Hungary becomes a leading regional player in the creative sector. Its goal is to establish an inspiring professional and dynamic economic environment in which Hungarian creative and design brands can compete successfully on the international market. The organization places strong emphasis on fostering regional collaborations and supporting the career development and professional integration of emerging talents. 

With the creation of the Central European Creative Awards, the Agency’s key ambition is to ensure that applicants receive recognition and credible professional feedback, gain inspiration, and connect to a platform that supports their development, visibility, and the expansion of their professional networks.

The winners of the Central European Creative Awards are selected by the HCC, with the professional evaluation of submissions and the preparation of decisions carried out with the involvement of recognized domestic and international industry experts.