1st round of finalists released for AdFest 2026

The first batch of finalists for AdFest 2026 was released late yesterday, spanning nine categories: Commerce Lotus, Creative Strategy Lotus, Design Lotus, Entertainment Lotus, Media Lotus, New Director Lotus, Film Lotus, Press Lotus and Radio & Audio Lotus.

In the Film category, Wolf BKK leads with three finalists, followed by BBDO Bangkok, Leo Thailand and Hakuhodo International Indonesia with two each. Also representing Thailand are Sour, YDM, and Choojai and Friends.

Filipino agencies GIGIL and BBDO Guerrero are also in the running, alongside other shortlisted agencies including Dentsu Inc Tokyo, Into Creative Mumbai, Lintas Group Mumbai, MullenLowe Singapore, Good People Jakarta, Fundamental Mumbai and Studio Eeksaurus Productions Mumbai.

See who else has made the finalist stage across all nine categories here.