2025 entry guide

We encourage entering as early as possible to make the judging process more efficient.
A separate fee is applied per each category selection.
Early entries are rewarded with lower fees.

OPEN FOR ENTRIES DECEMBER 6, 2024
SINGLE – $550
SINGLE PLUS – $650
CAMPAIGN – $1200

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1, 2024
SINGLE – $600
SINGLE PLUS – $700
CAMPAIGN – $1300

OFFICIAL DEADLINE APRIL 5, 2024
SINGLE – $700
SINGLE PLUS – $800
CAMPAIGN – $1400

FINAL DEADLINE APRIL 26, 2024
SINGLE - $750
SINGLE PLUS - $850
CAMPAIGN - $1500

STUDENT ENTRY
$100 THROUGHOUT THE ENTRY PERIOD

Winning Finalists will be informed of their status via email, and announced on our website, email blasts, social media platforms and through press releases to top publications in the industry.

The Best of Show, Grand Award, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Industry Awards will be decided by the Executive Jury. Duplicates can be purchased through our store.

AWARD RANKING
BEST OF SHOW
GRAND AWARD
Gold
Silver
Bronze
FINALIST

Currency must be in US Dollars made payable to INTERNATIONAL AWARDS GROUP, LLC. We accept credit card payment using VISA, MasterCard, and AMEX.


CREDIT CARD FEES
3% of total order for VISA and MasterCard. 3.2% of total order for AMEX.

SUBMISSION & PAYMENT
If you are submitting more than one entry, send only one payment for the total amount of all your entry fees. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS GROUP must receive payment information within 7 business days of completing your online entry submission in order to process entries.


WIRE (OR BANK) TRANSFER
A $150 US dollar fee will be applied to all Wire (or bank) transfer payments to cover intermediary bank fees. This fee will be added to the total amount on your invoice.


SUBMISSION & PAYMENT
A $150 US dollar fee will be applied to all Wire (or bank) transfer payments to cover intermediary bank fees. This fee will be added to the total amount on your invoice.

Your invoice number and our bank transfer information will be available to you just after checkout. You will then be able to print your invoice for your accounting department so they can execute the transfer. If you have any questions about your invoice forward it to accounting@newyorkfestivals.com. Do not reply to invoice@newyorkfestivals.com.

All bank charges must be prepaid by you.

You must include your invoice number on your bank transfer Instruction forms so we can match your payments to your order.

You must send the financial contact information with your invoice for all wire transfers, purchase order requests, and/or tax information requirements to accounting@newyorkfestivals.com.

We do not charge media handling fees, sales tax, or VAT taxes.

PLEASE NOTE
Entry Carts that have been inactive for more than 6 weeks will be considered abandoned and will be automatically deleted. Unpaid entries will not be judged or awarded.

LATE ENTRY FEE
Any entry submitted after the official Final Deadline may be subject to a 10% Late Entry Processing Fee.

REFUND POLICY
Refunds of entry fees will only be granted if a written request is made within 14 days of submitting entries and then a $100 fee per entry will be charged to cover additional administrative costs. After 14 days, because entries will have been processed and entered into the system, no refunds will be granted, but we will be able to block the entries from the judging schedule.

No refunds will be made once judging begins.

Currency must be in US Dollars made payable to INTERNATIONAL AWARDS GROUP, LLC. We accept credit card payment using VISA, MasterCard, and AMEX.

ELIGIBLE AIRING
To be eligible for the 2024 competition, entries must have been published or aired between January 1, 2023 and April 26, 2024.

JURY DISPOSITION
New York Festivals gives the jury the right to move an entry to a different category should they determine the work does not belong in the category in which it was originally entered. By moving the ad, the jury will agree it will receive an award equal to or higher than the one it was originally scheduled to receive.


SCAMGUARD
Our SCAMGUARD system encourages jury members to anonymously flag suspicious ads and include comments in support for their suspicions. Scam ads were never published or were published without the full knowledge and consent of the advertiser.


FLAGGED ENTRIES
Every flagged entry is investigated. Should the evidence prove the scam, the entry will be disqualified and the people listed in the credits of the entering company will be suspended from entering our competitions for three years.

SINGLE
Nominates an individual piece of work.

2 FILE MAXIMUM
1 Main Execution + 1 Supplemental piece, such as a case video or case board. The supplemental supporting material cannot be an execution of work.


SINGLE PLUS
Nominates an individual piece of work, includes more space for supplemental material.

6 FILE MAXIMUM
1 Main Execution + up to 5 Supplemental pieces.

NOTE
Multiple, separate, executions of work should be entered as a Campaign.


CAMPAIGN
Nominates a collection of related work in its entirety.

6 FILE MAXIMUM
Up to 6 Main Executions and/or Supplemental pieces. All will be considered in judging.

Please upload Case study videos first. Must not be longer than three minutes in length.

ACCEPTED FORMATS AND REQUIREMENTS
MOV AND MP4
We do not accept ProRes files.


MP3
May be uploaded in its original format.


PDF
Can contain one image or multiple. Magnification enabled within judging.


JPG/JPEG
Accepted but magnification unavailable. Vertical and horizontal images outside of a 4:3 (16:9) aspect ratio should be submitted as a PDF to provide the highest resolution.

Any technical questions may be emailed to processing@newyorkfestivals.com

WEBSITE URLS
You may submit a webpage as an entry or as supporting creative material. All links must stay active through July 2024, and must be direct links that do not require a login or password. To ensure fair and anonymous judging, websites cannot include the agency name.

If submitting from Youtube, Vimeo, Soundcloud or other streaming sites, please make sure your file is downloadable. If that is not an option, we will need the video or audio file for showcasing purposes, should your entry reach finalist status.

HOLDING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

GLOBAL BRAND OF THE YEAR

GLOBAL AGENCY NETWORK OF THE YEAR

REGIONAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

BOUTIQUE AGENCY OF THE YEAR

IN-HOUSE AGENCY OF THE YEAR

BEST NEW AGENCY OF THE YEAR

INDEPENDENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR

FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

BEST OF SHOW

PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY OF THE YEAR

HOLDING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
If you do not want your work showcased on our website and platforms:
Indicate “NO” where prompted in the entry process and Email John Ottinger: processing@newyorkfestivals.com

All copies of entries submitted become the property of International Awards Group, LLC, and its affiliated awards companies, NYF Advertising Awards®, NYF Health Awards®, AME Awards®, Midas Awards®, Global Awards®, and New York Festivals® (hereafter collectively referred to as NYF), and can be used for supplemental presentations to educational institutions, trade shows, advertising professionals, and the general public. Entries will not be returned.

Entrant specifically grants a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free permission to NYF to play or show the entries at award presentations, at NYF sponsored screenings around the world, or in any other public or private presentation with or without charge whenever and as often as NYF and its representatives see fit without any compensation to Entrant. Entrant agrees that NYF may use or process the entries for any purpose, including but not limited to, for the purpose of artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence training, machine learning, augmented human intelligence development, algorithm improvement, or similar data aggregation activities.

Entrant authorizes NYF the use of any trademarks, animated characters, animals, and merchandised items included in the entries for such purposes. NYF may use entries or license entries or the reproduction of entries in perpetuity, without payment to Entrant or Entrant’s clients, non-exclusively throughout the world, for use in telecasts, broadcasts, videotapes, Internet, data analysis, DVDs, exhibits, annuals, and any other publications including without limitation, television, radio, or Internet presentations featuring the NYF winners.

Entrant holds or will secure the necessary license for use of all music embodied within the entries. Entrant will fully defend, indemnify and hold NYF, its affiliated companies, assignees and licensees harmless from any talent or other residual charges due to the release of its entries or any third party claims against NYF, its affiliated companies, assignees and licensees resulting from the content of the entries and the intellectual property contained therein. The person submitting entry or entries certifies that he or she has full authority to approve the rights granted herein.


DISPOSITION OF ENTRY
Entries and materials submitted will not be returned and may be displayed, shown, duplicated, published or reproduced for educational or promotional purposes, as New York Festivals deems appropriate. By entering our competitions, the entrant agrees to hold International Awards Group, LLC, and any of its affiliated companies, exempt from any costs or expenses of any claim arising out of any use.