CHINI Africa, organisers of Pitcher Festival of Creativity, have announced winners of the 2025 edition of the Young Pitcher and Future Creative Leaders Academy (FCLA) Competitions.
In a statement, the organisers said: “We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible talent that emerged from the Young Pitcher Competition and the Future Creative Leaders Academy (FCLA) Competition.”
Kesioluwa Orukotan of QVT Media, Nigeria topped the winners table in the Young Pitcher Media Category, clinching the only gold award, followed by Issouf Serme, Orchestra, Burkina Faso with silver and Emmanuel Ereoah, also of QVT Media, Nigeria the bronze.
In the Young Pitcher Digital Category, Anita Adekunle of Playhouse Communications, Nigeria won gold while Ngendo Njogo of Dentsu Kenya won Silver. Anjolaoluwa Oladipupo of The Hook Creative Agency, Nigeria also won Silver in the same category.
Leah Afolabi of Leo Burnett Lagos led the winners in the Young Pitcher Copywriting Category with gold while Chidubem Odemena of The Hook Creative Agency and Rotimi Lekan-Afinni of Noah’s Ark Communications Limited won Silver respectively.
The bronze winner in the category was Lucy Olumakinwa of DigitXplus, Lagos.
The Young Pitcher Design Category had Adefila Quayyum and Goodness Okusanya, both of The Hook Creative Agency won gold and silver respectively while Dennis Nyaga of Dentsu Kenya, won bronze.
In the FCLA Student Competition, Fiyinfoluwa Ibraheem of University of Ibadan won gold while the silver went to Blessing Bolaji of Pan Atlantic University
Marvellous Samuel of Ajayi Crowther University also won Silver and Ibukunoluwa Abikoye of Nigerian institute of Journalism, Lagos won bronze.
Special Recognition awards were given to Dr. Yinka Egbokhare of University of Ibadan as Lecturer of the Year University of Ibadan as School of the Year.
The organizers sent a huge congratulations to all winners for their hard work, creativity, and dedication. “Your excellence shines through, and we can’t wait to see the impact you make in the industry,” they said.
The Young Pitcher and Future Creative Leaders Academy (FCLA) Competitions are segments of the Pitcher Festival of Creativity, the Pan African creative event, which is a prelude to the global Cannes Lions Festival, reputed as the “world cup” of the Creative ecosystem and celebrated annually in Cannes, France.
Winners at the Young Pitcher Competition and the national Young Lions Competitions qualify to represent their countries at the global finals in Cannes while a participating student at FCLA will be sponsored from the class to attend the Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Student Academy programme, also in Cannes, France.
