Categories & Media Requirements
New Director of the Year
Category Description
This category is to find the best up-and-coming directorial talent from Asia Pacific. The individual should be based in the Asia Pacific region and cannot have been working professionally as a DIRECTOR within the industry (i.e. creating branded work or music videos through a production company) before 1 April 2024.
Entries can include up to three pieces of relevant work and can include aired commercials, test spots, music videos and short films of no more than 10 minutes.
For aired work, all entries must be the final, aired version of the spots and the work must have originated in the Asia Pacific region.
Work for this category includes anything produced/aired between 1 April 2024 to 10 July 2026.
When submitting your entries, please specify in the title if the ad is a spec or a director's cut.
Non-English language entries must include English subtitles for judging purposes.
Please upload an image with a minimum resolution 1920 x 1080 px that may be used for reference during judging, online and at the Awards ceremony.
Requirements
Mandatory: Yes
Required: 1
Media Types Accepted
Media type: Image
File types: jpg, jpeg, png
File size: Up to 50 Mb
Minimum resolution: 1920 x 1080
Please supply a photo of the Director
Requirements
Mandatory: Yes
Required: 1
Media Types Accepted
Media type: Image
File types: jpg, jpeg
File size: Up to 50 Mb
Please upload your media directly or via Source.
Please DO NOT include any credits on your video i.e. end credits, company logos
For judging purposes, we are no longer able to accept vimeo or youtube links.
Requirements
Mandatory: Yes
Required: 1
Media Types Accepted
Media type: Video
File types: mov, mp4
File size: Up to 1024 Mb
Media type: ExtremeReach
File types: source
Please use this media slot to include additional clips to support your entry. This includes BTS, campaign spots etc.
Please DO NOT include any credits on your video i.e. end credits, company logos
For judging purposes, we are no longer able to accept vimeo or youtube links.
Requirements
Mandatory: No
Required: 0
Media Types Accepted
Media type: Video
File types: mov, mp4
File size: Up to 500 Mb
Requirements
Mandatory: No
Required: 0
Media Types Accepted
Media type: Video
File types: mov, mp4
File size: Up to 500 Mb
