AdFest is open for entries. Early bird discount until Dec 16

AdFest is accepting entries to the 2023 Lotus Awards for the AdFest 2023 festival, which will be held under the theme, RISE, at Peach, Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya, Thailand Thursday, March 23 to Saturday, March 25 2023.

There are 20 categories of Lotus Awards: iBrand Experience Lotus, Commerce Lotus, Design Lotus, Digital Craft Lotus, Digital & Social Lotus, Direct Lotus, Effective Lotus, Entertainment Lotus, Film Craft Lotus, Film Lotus, INNOVA Lotus, Lotus Roots, Media Lotus, Mobile Lotus, New Director Lotus, Outdoor Lotus, PR Lotus, Press Lotus, Print & Outdoor Craft Lotus, and Radio & Audio Lotus.

ADFEST’s most prestigious categories are the Lotus Roots and the INNOVA Lotus. ADFEST has long embraced diversity and celebrated cultural uniqueness with its introduction of Lotus Roots since 2011, specifically to recognise the richness and values of local culture. The INNOVA Lotus celebrates the most innovative ideas that create impact and push into unchartered territory.

The Commerce Lotus, formerly the eCommerce Lotus, expands to include offline commerce in addition to e-commerce to celebrate creative and innovative solutions that enhance the consumer experience at source and drive business sales. The Digital & Social Lotus, formerly Digital Lotus, introduces new sub-categories to reflect the fast-changing landscape of the digital world and social media.

ADFEST is also adding PR Agency of the Year to its Special Awards line-up.

The ADFEST 2023 Special Awards now include:

• Network of the Year
• Agency of the Year
• Independent Agency of the Year
• Digital Agency of the Year
• Media Agency of the Year
• PR Agency of the Year NEW
• Production Company of the Year
• Advertiser of the Year

The scoring criteria for each Special Award has also been updated to tally the applicable credits from all Lotus categories (previously only non-craft Lotus categories were counted) for the Network of the Year, Agency of the Year, Independent Agency of the Year, and Advertiser of the Year.

Find everything you need to know and enter here.

Entry Submission Deadlines:
Early Bird Deadline Friday December 16 2022
Regular Deadline Friday January 13 2023
Entry fees after each deadline will increase by THB2,000 (AU$83, US$54) per entry.

AdFest is a non-profit-making entity that nurtures and supports the creative industry in the Asia Pacific and MENA region. It is one of only 8 regional creative festivals included in the WARC Creative 100 Rankings.