This year’s Young Lions Czechia competition, which recognises young talent in the communications sector, has announced its winners. Zaraguza and VML were the most successful this year, winning the most awards across all categories. They were followed by Ogilvy and Plzeňský Prazdroj, each with two awards.
In the Media category, the winners were Michal Janči and Anežka Nováková from Ogilvy. Second place went to the team of Ivanna Yovzhiy and Michaela Tvrdíková from Zaraguza, whilst Arina Varenova and Tereza Košťálková from VML came third.
In the Digital category, first place went to Anežka Macková and Marek Schwarz from Follow Bubble. Second place went to Sára Dostálová and Adéla Půlpánová from Peppermint, whilst third place went to Hayley Gallaher and Alyssa Johnson from VML.
In the PR category, first place went to the team of Mária Lujza Fajtová and Marek Hvolka from Story TLRS. The jury also awarded honourable mentions to teams from Ogilvy and AMI Communications.
In the Print category, Olga Ricart and Öykü Aydin from VML Czechia took the top spot. Second and third places went to teams from the Zaraguza agency, whilst Václav Pruner and Jan Valeš from WMC/Grey received an honourable mention.
In the Marketers category, Tereza Koubková and Laura Tamášiová from Plzeňský Prazdroj took first place, whilst their colleagues Viktória Felixová and Vít Hrubeš received honourable mentions.
The winning teams in each category will have the opportunity to represent the Czech Republic at the international Young Lions competition in Cannes, which will take place in June 2026. A two-day development programme, Winners Camp, is also planned for the medallists, to be held in May in Prague.
Young Lions Czechia is aimed at professionals under 30 from agencies, client organisations and freelancers. Teams of two compete based on a brief for non-profit or socially beneficial projects. Teams have 24 hours to prepare a solution, which they then present to a panel of experts in English. The competition takes place in a hybrid format across five categories: Media, Digital, PR, Print and Marketers.
All entries are published at https://younglionscz.circle.so/c/work/
Anežka Macková and Marek Schwarz from Follow Bubble, winners of the Digital category; Source: Lionhearted
Olga Ricart and Öykü Aydin from VML Czechia, winners of the Print category; Source: Lionhearted
Mária Lujza Fajtová and Marek Hvolka from Story TLRS, winners of the PR category; Source: Lionhearted
Tereza Koubková and Laura Tamášiová from Plzeňský Prazdroj, winners of the Marketers category; Source: LionheartedOverview of winners in the Young Lions Czechia 2026 competition
Source: LionheartedSource: mediaguru.cz