Ad Stars international advertising festival and awards is recruiting top junior creatives to compete in the 2018 New Stars competition, which is open to anyone with less than three years’ industry experience, or who is aged under 30.
The New Stars Competition gives young creatives the opportunity to travel to South Korea and learn about the craft of advertising from leading ad people, as well experiencing the technology and trends driving Asia’s advertising surge.
The program runs over five nights from August 21 to 25 in the beachside city of Busan, which is one of Asia’s creative centres and home to the Busan International Film Festival. It includes a series of challenging workshops and seminars, and a 30-hour creative challenge so that young creatives can put their skills to the test. Each project will be judged by Ad Stars’ panel of judges, and the five best teams will have the chance to collect Gold, Silver or Bronze trophies at the 2018 Ad Stars Awards.
The Gold winning team will have its work celebrated on a global stage and win complimentary tickets to Ad Stars 2019.
“The New Stars competition is moving from strength to strength. Last year we welcomed 35 teams, up from 26 teams the previous year, and every year we are blown away by the ambitions of our young competitors. They are passionate about our industry and they dream of changing the world through advertising. If you are interested in developing your advertising skills and making lifelong global connections, I encourage you to register,” stated Hwan Jin Choi, chair of the Ad Stars executive committee.
The 2018 New Stars competition will run prior to Ad Stars 2018, a three-day festival that is held at Bexco (Busan Exhibition & Convention Center) from August 23 to 25.
The New Stars registration fee is 1,000,000 KRW per person, which covers accommodation, meals, and tickets to Ad Stars 2018.
Apply here via www.ADSTARS.org or contact song@adstars.org. The deadline for submissions is June 8 2018.