Ad Stars is open to agencies, creatives, production companies, students and advertising enthusiasts from all over the world.
It’s free to enter.
And it is the only festival with a US$10,000 cash prize for Grand Prix of the Year winners.
Ad Stars is accepting submissions from now until May 15.
Its 17 categories are: Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio & Audio, Design, Interactive, Mobile, Data Insights, Social & Influencer, PR, Promotion, Direct, Media, Integrated, Innovation, and Place brand.
Ad Stars is also inviting entries to its Video Stars award categories, which celebrate groundbreaking work in Branded Information Videos, Branded Entertainment Videos, Branded Viral Videos, Campaign Videos (Case Film) and Non Branded Videos.
Finally, Ad Stars applauds world-leading PSA (Public Service Advertising) campaigns and is now inviting entries in the following PSA categories, which will be in the running to win the PSA Grand Prix of the Year: Green, Human Rights, Education, Healthcare, Gender Equality, Peace & Justice, Partnerships and Others.
The ten-year-old awards competition received 21,530 entries last year, making it one of the biggest international advertising festivals in the world.
This year’s theme is theme Connect! and Ad Stars 2018 will run from August 23 to 25 at Bexco (Busan Exhibition and Conference Centre) in Busan, Korea.
“As a festival, not just for those in the ad industry but also for everyone, we are committed to making the world a better place to live in by celebrating creative solutions that enhance humanity’s happiness,” stated Eui Ja Lee. Lee has been chairperson of the Ad Stars executive committee since 2007, a role she will step relinquish in 2018 having built Ad Stars into one of the top global festivals of creativity, based in Asia.
Hwan Jin Choi, co-chair of the AD STARS executive committee, commented, “When we launched AD STARS in 2008, we set out to create a truly democratic festival where even non-professionals could enter for free. This model has proven to be a huge success, and we are delighted to welcome entries to the 11th Ad Stars Awards.”
Preliminary judging will take place from June 20 to 27. Final judging will take place prior to Ad Stars 2018 in Busan.
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