The International Andy Awards Regional Competition is accepting entries at no cost until December 1. It’s a chance to submit and test your work for free. Global entries will be accepted from December 1.

Each region can compete for the title of Best of. The regions are Africa, APAC, Greater China, Europe, LATAM, and SWANA. Regional shortlists will be announced in January 2024. Those who place will be shortlisted for the main global competition and all entries will be able to move forward into the global competition by completing its entry process with payment.

The APAC judges are:

• Tara Ford, Chief Creative Officer of The Monkeys
• Loren Bradley, Executive Producer of Finch
• Matt Chandler, Executive Creative Director of DDB Sydney
• Reed Collins, Executive Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific
• Lisa Fedyszyn, Executive Creative Director of Special Group New Zealand
• Andy Fergusson, National Executive Creative Director of Leo Burnett Australia
• Carol Lam, Director – Corporate Brand Link Asset Management, Manager of Link REIT
• Tara McKenty, Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Executive Creative Director of BMF Australia
• Paul Nagy, Chief Creative Officer of VML
• Will Alexander, Founder & Executive Producer of Heckler

Find everything you need to know in the regional guide. https://www.andyawards.com/regional-guide/

“As the first show of awards season what wins here is often regarded as a predictor for what work will go on to sweep other shows. In the last 3 years we have a 90% success rate of predicting the winning work that goes on to metal in other shows,” The Andys notes.