Freelance creative directors, directors, copywriters: the Mlle Pitch Awards 2026 will bring together an exclusively freelance panel of judges to decide on the winner communication campaigns for SOS Children's Villages . Deliberations are scheduled for June 3 at Radio France in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Sylvain Thirache will act as Chairman. The London-based founder and creative director of Another Day On Earth comments: "I'm really happy to be taking part in this magical and deeply human competition. It's a place where causes aren't there to help agencies build a reputation, but where we have to take real action to give visibility and impact to essential engagements."
Under the chairman's leadership, the jury will include a majority of freelance creatives, such as Matthieu Elkaim, Alban Penicaut, Elzéar de Trentinian, Arnaud Weber, Manoëlle Van der Vaeren, Rémi Noël, Philippe Boucheron, Valérie Lévy Harrar and Samy Benama.
"Today, a growing number of the best talents in communications and creativity work outside traditional structures" notes Magali Faget, organizer of the Miss Pitch competition.
Director and photographer Bruno Aveillan, patron of the film category, will once again join the jury, as will Luc Wise, CEO of The Good Company agency and president of the 2025 jury.
Babette Auvray Pagnozzi, creative director and founder of the Les Entremetteurs network, is also on the jury, alongside Joe La Pompe, known for his analysis of advertising campaigns, and GraphiLine, a partner of the competition since its inception.
Isabelle Moret, CEO of SOS Villages d'Enfants, and Hervé Laud, in charge of the NGO's communications, Marion Pernin, Director of Private Resources, as well as Julie Versino and Lola Brouard, the association's communications and campaigns managers, will also take part in the debate.
The winners will be announced on July 8 at a gala evening at the Palais des Glaces.
Since 2020, the Mlle Pitch Awards have mobilized creatives around campaigns linked to societal issues, with a non-governmental organization highlighted at each edition. The last edition was dedicated to Samusocial de Paris .
