Clio Cannabis Awards 2021

Clio Cannabis Awards 2021

The annual Clio Awards celebrates innovation and creative excellence across advertising, design, and communication, appraised by a global panel of industry experts. Revered by Time magazine as the preeminent international advertising accolades, Clio has a legacy of recognizing outstanding creativity. In 2019, Clio expanded its purview with Clio Cannabis, spotlighting pioneers in cannabis marketing and communications.

The 2021 Awards took place on December 7th .

These are the Winners!

Clio Cannabis Lifetime Achievement Award
Willie Nelson

Toronto

Film / Video Craft – Cinematography
Flowr Cannabis: Nothing to Hide
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Film / Video Craft – Editing
Flowr Cannabis: Nothing to Hide
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Film / Video Craft – Other
Flowr Cannabis: Nothing to Hide
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Denver

Experience / Activation
Charlotte’s Web: Going The Distance Vending Machine
Entrant Company: Shine & Polish

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Puffco: Peak Pro Opal
Entrant Company: Puffco

Film / Video Craft – Animation
Hempire: Hemp In History: Abraham Lincoln
Entrant Company: The Nug Nation

Los Angeles

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Puffco: Peak Pro Opal
Entrant Company: Puffco

Integrated Campaign
Puffco: Budsy
Entrant Company: Puffco

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Houseplant: Redesigning Cannabis Culture
Entrant Company: Houseplant

Newark

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Garcia Hand Picked: The pursuit of happiness. That’s the basic, ultimate freedom.
Entrant Company: Garden State Greenhouse

Brand Design – Packaging
Garcia Hand Picked: Magic is what we do. Music is how we do it.
Entrant Company: Garden State Greenhouse

Los Angeles

Brand Design – Printed Materials
500 gr special magazine : 500gr special magazine
Entrant Company: Unusual + Couple

Print & Out of Home
Cann : Cann, proudly queer-owned, unveils a Pride OOH campaign starring Symone, Gigi Goode and Rosy Thorn as Cann Queens
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

Advocacy
PAX Labs: The Human Toll
Entrant Company: PAX Labs

Social Media – Single Platform
Lost Farm by Kiva: Get Lost In the Multiverse
Entrant Company: Kiva Confections

Advocacy
Leafly: “What We Want” Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Video
Entrant Company: Leafly

Victoria

Digital / Mobile – Website / Microsite
Top Leaf: Roller’s Rights
Entrant Company: Stunt Pilot

Los Angeles

Experience / Activation
Raw Garden: An immersive, interactive and educational trade event
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

Baltimore

Experience / Activation
Curio Wellness/OH! Intimacy Oil: OH! Intimacy Oil Microsite/Curio Wellness
Entrant Company: Planit

Toronto

Film / Video – 30 seconds and under
Canopy Growth Corporation: A Wave of Calm
Entrant Company: Mosaic

Denver

Film / Video – 30 seconds and under
Charlotte’s Web: Going The Distance Vending Machine
Entrant Company: Shine & Polish

Los Angeles

Film / Video – 30 seconds and under
Cann : Short – Gus kiss the fist
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

Pet aluma

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Sonoma Hills Farm: Farm to Table: Cultivating the Highest Expression of Cannabis
Entrant Company: Sonoma Hills Farm

West Hollywood

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Lady Buds Documentary Feature Film: Lady Buds Film Trailer
Entrant Company: Lady Buds Movie LLC

Los Angeles

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Cann : Long – Luke and Jake how to make a cann
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

Brooklyn

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Keystone Canna Remedies: PAINsylvania
Entrant Company: The BAM Connection

Redwood Valley

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Flow Kana: Sungrown Challenge
Entrant Company: Flow Cannabis Co.

Las Vegas

Film / Video – 61 seconds to 5 minutes
Matrix: The Journey
Entrant Company: Artisans on Fire

Los Angeles

Film / Video – Five Minutes and Over
Puffco: 4/20 NEWS
Entrant Company: Puffco

Minneapolis

Film / Video – Five Minutes and Over
CurreVireo Health, Goodness Growth Holdings : Horizon Focus
Entrant Company: Current Resident

San Leandro

Film / Video Craft – Animation
Lost Farm by Kiva: Join Our Quest & Discover Lost Farm
Entrant Company: Kiva Confections

Las Vegas

Film / Video Craft – Cinematography
Matrix: The Journey
Entrant Company: Artisans on Fire

Sao Paulo

Film / Video Craft – Direction
Ease Labs: Cannabis Science
Entrant Company: McCann Health Sao Paulo

West Hollywood

Film / Video Craft – Direction
Lady Buds Documentary Feature Film: Lady Buds Film Trailer – Direction Craft
Entrant Company: Lady Buds Movie LLC

Chicago

Film / Video Craft – Editing
RYTHM: Did Someone Say Tea Party?
Entrant Company: Green Thumb Industries

Santa Monica

Film / Video Craft – Editing
LOWD: Smoke Like A Grower
Entrant Company: Cut+Run

Los Angeles

Integrated Campaign
Cann : Cann, proudly queer-owned, built an integrated Pride marketing campaign with a LGBTQ+ cast, crew and creatives
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

San Jose

Integrated Campaign
Airfield Supply Company, Kiva Confections & Keep A Breast: CHECK YOURSELF: California Cannabis Unites For A Cause
Entrant Company: Airfield Supply Company

Toronto

Integrated Campaign
Flowr Cannabis: Nothing to Hide
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Los Angeles

Partnerships & Collaborations
Cann : Cann Collaborates with Sundae School in Celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the AAPI Community and Family
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

San Jose

Partnerships & Collaborations
Airfield Supply Company, Kiva Confections & Keep A Breast: CHECK YOURSELF: California Cannabis Unites For A Cause
Entrant Company: Airfield Supply Company

Irvine

Print & Out of Home
Weedmaps : 420 in Times Square
Entrant Company: Weedmaps

Sao Paulo

Print & Out of Home
Ease Labs: Cannabis Science Blue
Entrant Company: McCann Health Sao Paulo

Toronto

Print & Out of Home
Flowr Cannabis: Nothing to Hide – #1 – Socks
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Brooklyn

Print & Out of Home
Keystone Canna Remedies: Portraits from PAINsylvania
Entrant Company: The BAM Connection

Toronto

Print & Out of Home
Flowr Cannabis: Say What We Can’t – #1
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

New York City

Print & Out of Home
Monogram: The Hypocrisy: Farm Animals
Entrant Company: Mischief @ No Fixed Address

San Francisco

Print & Out of Home Craft – Illustration
Heavy Hitters: Higher Level Experience Tunnel – Illustration
Entrant Company: Essential Good

Boulder, CO

Product / Service Innovation
Chill Steel Pipes: Built to Chill. Designed to Evolve.
Entrant Company: Chill Steel Pipes

Oakland

Product / Service Innovation
Heavy Hitters HVY1000 Single-Strain Distilled Cannabis: HVY Grand: Single-Strain Distilled Cannabis
Entrant Company: Essential Good

Toronto

Product / Service Innovation
Stori™: Stori – purpose built cannabis storage
Entrant Company: Stori by RCU – Responsible Cannabis Use

Los Angeles

Public Relations
Cann : Cann x Tove Lo — Passion Peach Mate
Entrant Company: Autumn Communications

Los Angeles

Public Relations
Canopy Growth: Martha Stewart CBD Launch
Entrant Company: Acceleration Community of Companies

Denver

Public Relations
Grasslands: Public Relations Launch
Entrant Company: Grasslands: A Journalism-Minded Agency

Chicago

Social Good
RYTHM: A Celebration of Full Spectrum Love
Entrant Company: Green Thumb Industries

New York City

Social Good
Nugg: Schedule1
Entrant Company: Mattio Communications

London

Social Good
B NOBLE: STAND UP TO INJUSTICE
Entrant Company: B NOBLE

LONG BEACH

Social Media – Multi-Platform
Wonderbrett: Strawberry Bliss
Entrant Company: Wonderbrett

Brooklyn

Social Media – Single Platform
Keystone Canna Remedies: PAINsylvania
Entrant Company: The BAM Connection

Los Angeles

Social Media – Single Platform
Puffco: Puffco Travel Glass
Entrant Company: Puffco

Irvine

Social Media – Single Platform
Weedmaps : Strain Madness
Entrant Company: Weedmaps

Chicago

Social Media – Single Platform
Dogwalkers Pre-Rolls: The Polaroid Project
Entrant Company: Green Thumb Industries

Los Angeles

Social Media – Single Platform
Puffco: The Puffco Hot Knife
Entrant Company: Puffco

Toronto

Social Media – Social Post
Flowr Cannabis: Say What We Can’t
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Los Angeles

Advocacy
LEUNE: Honestly Grown
Entrant Company: LEUNE

New York City

Advocacy
Nugg: Schedule1
Entrant Company: Mattio Communications

New York, New York

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Cannabist: Cannabist
Entrant Company: Columbia Care Inc.

Vaughan

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Bogart’s Kitchen: Craveable Infused Creations.
Entrant Company: Emblem Cannabis Corp

Seattle

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Hitoki: Hitoki
Entrant Company: Wick & Mortar

Boston

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Lantern: Let’s discover cannabis together
Entrant Company: Lantern

Sunnyvale

Brand Design – Brand Identity
Aura Cannabis: Your Life, Enhanced.
Entrant Company: Haptik

Los Angeles

Brand Design – Other
Stone Road: Different Smokes for Different Folx
Entrant Company: PRISMATICS

Santa Rosa

Brand Design – Packaging
Gem+Jane: Gem+Jane – A New Way to Imbibe
Entrant Company: CannaCraft

Sunnyvale

Brand Design – Packaging
Aura Cannabis: Premium Packaging for an Elevated Experience
Entrant Company: Haptik

New York City

Brand Design – Packaging
Nugg: Schedule1
Entrant Company: Mattio Communications

Playa Del Rey

Brand Design – Packaging
Califari : The Discovery of Cannabis Through Art
Entrant Company: Califari

New York

Brand Design – Retail Design
SKYMINT: BIG RAPIDS FLAGSHIP
Entrant Company: HUMAN NATURE

Toronto, ON

Brand Design – Retail Design
Edition X: Edition X Retail Design
Entrant Company: Edition X

LONG BEACH

Brand Design – Retail Design
Wonderbrett: The Wonderbrett Flagship Dispensary
Entrant Company: WONDERBRETT

Chicago

Digital / Mobile – Other
Wonder Wellness Co.: Discover Some Wonder
Entrant Company: Cresco Labs

New York

Experience / Activation
Glass House Farms: 4/20 Day Trip
Entrant Company: MATTIO Communications

Petaluma

Experience / Activation
Sonoma Hills Farm: Inspire. Educate. Explore. A Farm Guide.
Entrant Company: Sonoma Hills Farm

Denver

Experience / Activation
Veritas Fine Cannabis: The Pheno Hunt
Entrant Company: Veritas Fine Cannabis

Las Vegas

Film / Video – 30 seconds and under
Dr. Dabber: Limited Edition Boost EVO Featuring UFC Superstar Sean O’Malley
Entrant Company: Dr. Dabber

Phoenix

Film / Video – 31 seconds to 60 seconds
Baked Bros: Cannabis for the Culture
Entrant Company: Baked Bros

Tulsa

Film / Video – Five Minutes and Over
Happy Hour Medicinals: A Stigma Free Joint Release Party
Entrant Company: Happy Hour Medicinals

Oklahoma City, OK

Film / Video – Five Minutes and Over
Love Yer Brain: Waitin for our Father at Shepherd Mall, pt. 1
Entrant Company: Love Yer Brain

Oklahoma City, OK

Film / Video Craft – Animation
Love Yer Brain: Waitin for our Father at Shepherd Mall, pt. 1
Entrant Company: Love Yer Brain

Chicago

Film / Video Craft – Visual Effects
RYTHM: Note-Perfect, True To Plant Experience
Entrant Company: Green Thumb Industries

San Leandro

Integrated Campaign
Kiva Confections: Kiva Sleeps With CBN
Entrant Company: Kiva Confections

Brooklyn

Integrated Campaign
Keystone Canna Remedies: PAINsylvania
Entrant Company: The BAM Connection

Los Angeles

Integrated Campaign
Puffco: Peak Pro Opal
Entrant Company: Puffco

Boulder, Colorado

Integrated Campaign
Wana Brands: Wana Brands’ Summer of Quick
Entrant Company: Wana Brands

Los Angeles

Partnerships & Collaborations
Superette : Field of Opportunity
Entrant Company: PRISMATICS

AUSTIN

Print & Out of Home
GRAV: 2021 Catalog
Entrant Company: GRAV

Toronto

Print & Out of Home Craft – Art Direction
Flowr Cannabis: Say What We Can’t
Entrant Company: Zerotrillion

Los Angeles

Product / Service Innovation
Puffco: Budsy
Entrant Company: Puffco

Phoenix

Product / Service Innovation
Revelry Cannabis: Menopause shouldn’t be a distraction from the life you’ve built, it should be a…
Entrant Company: Revelry Cannabis

Playa Del Rey

Product / Service Innovation
Califari : Non-Fungible-Cannabis-Art
Entrant Company: Califari

Ventura

Product / Service Innovation
Ganjier: The Cannabis Sommelier Certification
Entrant Company: Green Flower

San Jose

Product / Service Innovation
Airfield Supply Company: The Hangar: Experiential Retail Takes Flight
Entrant Company: Airfield Supply Company

San Leandro

Public Relations
Kiva Confections: A Higher Love
Entrant Company: Kiva Confections

Montclair

Public Relations
The Happy Munkey: Happy Munkey at Original Immersive Van Gogh
Entrant Company: Bridge Strategic Communications

Los Angeles

Public Relations
STIIIZY: STIIIZY’s UNIIITY in the Community
Entrant Company: Shryne Group Marketing