Thursday: The AICP Awards Take Center Stage in Chicago

One of the most highly anticipated events of the year for the Midwest advertising community is finally here. The AICP Awards Tour is dedicated to celebrating excellence in commercial filmmaking while bringing together professionals in production, post, and advertising, and its final stop is Chicago. The AICP Awards in Chicago festivities are set for this Thursday, November 20th at The Old Post Office at 433 W Van Buren Street.

Doors open at 5:30pm with the Opening Reception Cocktail Hour. The AICP Awards Program begins at 7:00pm, followed by a festive reception that is scheduled to run til 11:30pm as the 2025 AICP Awards Tour come to a close.

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The Windy City event puts the focus on brands, with a thoughtful panel discussion around the winning work in the AICP Awards. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear these industry leaders and experts discuss what makes a piece rise to the top, how creativity and technology need to work together to create outstanding marketing messages, and how the industry is shifting.

Here are the panelists:

David Hernandez, Senior VP/Chief Creative Officer, AllState     
Tito Ramírez, Senior Director, Chief Creative Officer, Whirlpool     
Lizette Williams, Managing Director, Global Head of Business Content Marketing, Meta
Moderator: Matt Miller, President & CEO, AICP 

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Click here for a look at the sponsors for the AICP Awards Tour.

Clicking here will take you to AICP Midwest’s Instagram for a look at local sponsors for the Chicago festivities.

Established in 1992, The AICP Show is the most important advertising showcase in the U.S. dedicated to excellence in craft. The AICP Post Awards, which debuted in 2001, honors excellence in a wide range of post production crafts and disciplines. And the AICP Next Awards, launched in 2007, highlights the winners of the 12 Next categories, which honor innovative marketing communications. Each show in the AICP Awards Suite is housed in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s state of the art archives for future generations to study and are available for use or exhibition by the museum’s curators. 

Honorees of the AICP Show, The AICP Next Awards and The AICP Post Awards are preserved in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s state of the art archives for future generations to study and are available for use or exhibition by the museum’s curators. 

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