Get Started With The Submission Guide

Important Dates

6 July 2026
Call For Entries

14 August 2026
Deadline

26 August 2026
Judging Begins

12 Sep 2026
Awards Night @ Kyoorius Designyatra

KDA Has Changed.

KDA Has Changed.

KDA Has Changed. KDA Has Changed.

What’s New?

Three tracks. Three different questions.

Pick the one that matches what you actually want the jury to see.

Okay. So?

For years, the Kyoorius Design Awards have judged design almost entirely on craft — how good the work looked, how well it was executed.

That's still true, and it still matters.

But design in India has grown past what craft alone can capture. It's reshaping businesses, shifting behaviour, rebuilding organisations, solving problems at a scale that has nothing to do with how polished the layout is. 

This year, we’ve introduced three tracks to acknowledge that all work shouldn't have to be squeezed into craft-driven categories, or left out entirely because it didn't photograph well.

  • How well was it made?

    Nothing else matters here. Not whether it worked, not what it changed — just the work, judged on its own terms.

  • But did it work?

    The work still comes first. But if it landed, if you can show adoption, performance, results — that makes the case stronger. Can't show it yet? Just check with us first, and we'll make sure it gets seen the right way.

  • What did it change?

    Here the order flips entirely. The outcome comes first. The design is just the instrument that caused it. And it needs to prove that, not just claim it. This track runs on its own evidence approach, laid out below.

So don't ask "which track."

Ask: how do I want the jury to judge this work?

— The work, and nothing else → Track 1.

— The work, and proof it worked → Track 2.

— The change it caused, with work as the evidence → Track 3.


The same project can be looked at through three different lenses. Nothing stops you from entering it more than once across the three tracks or across multiple categories within each, as long as the way you present your case shifts to suit what's actually being judged.

About
#KDA26

Since 2013, the Kyoorius Design Awards have honoured and recognised excellence across Indian design, encompassing Visual Communications, Marketing, Architecture and Interiors.

Presented by ZEE, and powered by The Clio Awards, the Kyoorius Design Awards is an ethical and neutral platform designed to judge work purely on its own merit.

This translates to a non-hierarchical award structure, with no Golds, Silvers or Bronzes. The Elephant remembers the work, even when the rest of the world forgets.

Rules
#KDA26

  • Work must have been released in South Asia (India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka) between 1 January 2025 and 31 July 2026.

    Purely speculative proposals, unexecuted work, or limited test efforts that did not reach the intended audience at scale are not eligible.

    One-time pieces of work are eligible, as long as you can submit a client contact name, phone number and email address with the entry, upon request.

  • By submitting your entries, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions, as listed here.

  • - Maybe check out the FAQs below?

    - Contact your Zonal Representatives

Get Started With The Submission Guide

Tracks, Disciplines & Categories

    • Children's Books

    • Young Adults

    • Adults

    • Culture, Lifestyle, Art & Design

    • Graphic Novels

    • Exhibition

    • Photographic

    • Promotional

    • Anthology

    • Revised Editions

    • Limited Editions & Fine Binding

    • E-Books & Digital Books

    • Book Covers

    • Consumer Magazines

    • Trade Magazines

    • Independent Magazines & Zines

    • Front Covers

    • Magazine Spreads & Sections

    • Digital-Only Magazines

    • Newspapers

    • Newspaper Front Pages

    • Newspaper Spreads & Sections

    • Online Newspapers

    • Special Issues

    • Supplements

    • E-Zines

    • E-Newsletters

    • Integrated

    • Posters

    • Publications / Catalogues & Brochures

    • Print or Digital Advertising: Single, Campaigns or Integrated

    • Printed Materials / Applied Print Graphics

    • Invitation Arts

    • Environmental Graphics

    • Identity Design: Standalone Logo / Logo Series / Identity Series

    • Animation and Motion

    • Self Promotion

    • Infographics and Data Visualisation

    • Special Usage of AI and Technology

    • Print or Digital Advertising

    • Posters

    • Publications

    • Editorial & Periodicals

    • Packaging

    • Printed Materials / Applied Print Graphics

    • Invitation Arts

    • Environmental Graphics

    • Identity Design: Standalone Logo / Logo Series / Identity Series

    • Self Promotion

    • Infographics and Data Visualisation

    • Animation and Motion

    • Special Usage of AI and Technology

    • Print or Digital Advertising

    • Posters

    • Publications

    • Editorial & Periodicals

    • Packaging

    • Printed Materials / Applied Print Graphics

    • Invitation Arts

    • Environmental Graphics

    • Identity Design: Standalone Logo / Logo Series / Identity Series

    • Self Promotion

    • Special Usage of AI and Technology

    • Luxury

    • Consumer

    • FMCG

    • Industrial

    • Small Batch

    • Specialty / Special Edition / Promotional

    • Structural Design & Innovation

    • Responsible Packaging Design

    • Single Typeface: Latin

    • Single Typeface: Non-Latin

    • Typeface Family: Latin

    • Typeface Family: Non-Latin

    • Superfamily

    • Variable Font

    • Symbols

    • Multi-Script

Track 1 > Design Craft

    • Print or Digital Advertising

    • Posters

    • Publications

    • Editorial & Periodicals

    • Packaging

    • Printed Materials / Applied Print Graphics

    • Invitation Arts

    • Environmental Graphics

    • Identity Design: Visual Identity Systems

    • Identity Design: Standalone Logo / Logo Series / Identity Series

    • Broadcast & Programming

    • Digital

    • Motion

    • Lettering

    • Interface & Display Typography

    • Self Promotion

    • Special Usage of AI and Technology

    • Print or Digital Advertising

    • Posters

    • Brand Identities: Visual Identity Systems

    • Brand Identities: Standalone Logo / Logo Series / Identity Series

    • Broadcast & Programming

    • Digital

    • Editorial & Publications

    • Environmental

    • Motion

    • Packaging

    • Printed Materials & Applied Print Graphics

    • Invitation Arts

    • Self Promotion

    • Motion in Brand Identities: Visual Identity Systems

    • Motion in Brand Identities: Standalone Logo / Logo Series / Identity Series

    • Motion in Advertising & Campaigns

    • Motion in UX / UI

    • Motion in Broadcast & Programming

    • Motion in Digital & Social

    • Motion in Environmental & Spatial

    • Motion in Film & Music Video

    • Title Sequences

    • Special Usage of AI & Technology

    • Digital Products

    • User Interface / UI

    • Connected Experiences

    • Immersive Experiences

    • Games

    • Data Visualisation & Dashboards

    • Generative & AI-Driven Interfaces

  • For Films

    • Environments (Sets & Locations)

    • Objects & Props

    • Character (Costumes, Make-Up, Prosthetics & Styling)

    • Virtual Production

    • Integrated

    For Music Videos

    • Environments (Sets & Locations)

    • Objects & Props

    • Character (Costumes, Make-Up, Prosthetics & Styling)

    • Virtual Production

    • Integrated

    For Events

    • Environments (Spatial)

    • Stage & Scenic Design

    • Experience & Journey

    • Digital & Hybrid Events

    • Integrated

    • Exhibitions

    • Installations

    • Expo & Trade Shows

    • Wayfinding & Environmental

    • Virtual / Digital

    • Pop-Up & Temporary Retail

    • Temporary Public Installations

How well was it made?

Design Craft celebrates the art and discipline of making. It recognises outstanding creative expression, technical mastery and execution across the many forms and practices of design. The idea matters, but here execution is weighted first — how well the design has been made, how effectively the craft serves the concept, and how the chosen discipline has been pushed in the service of stronger work.

    • New Brand Identity: MSME

    • New Brand Identity: Large Enterprise

    • New Brand Identity: Non-Profit & Government

    • Brand Identity Refresh & Rebrand: MSME

    • Brand Identity Refresh & Rebrand: Large Enterprise

    • Brand Identity Refresh & Rebrand: Non-Profit & Government

    • Campaign Identity

    • Sonic Brand Identity

    • Broadcast Identity

    • Corporate & Culture Communication

    • Self Promotion

    • Customer Journey

    • Service Design

    • Service Digitisation

    • Retail & Spatial Experience

    • Digital Experience

    • Packaging Experience

    • Healthcare Experience Design

    • Financial Services Experience Design

    • Hospitality Experience Design

    • Employee Experience Design

    • Consumer Product Design

    • Enterprise Product Design

    • Social Impact Product Design

    • Sustainable Product Design

    • Prototypes

    • Data & Information Visualisation

    • Wayfinding & Signage Systems

    • Educational & Learning Design

  • Design in which artificial intelligence plays a meaningful and integral role in how the work functions, adapts or delivers value — not merely in how it was produced.

    • Design For PSA, Non-Profits & Government

    • Design For Brands

    • Sustainable Design

    • Frugal / Low-Cost Design

    • Learning & Behavioural Design

    • Social & Cultural Advocacy Design

    • Design For Accessibility & Inclusion

    • Design For Climate & Environment

  • Design that delivers measurable business or brand growth. Entries should demonstrate how design contributed to increased revenue, market share, customer acquisition, brand value, engagement or other indicators of commercial success

  • Design that fundamentally reshapes a business or brand. Entries should demonstrate how design enabled strategic transformation through repositioning, reinvention, new business models, new market opportunities or significant shifts in perception and relevance.

  • Design that influences people to think, feel or act differently. Entries should demonstrate measurable behavioural change among individuals, communities, customers, employees or other audiences.

  • Design that transforms the way an organisation operates, communicates, delivers value or serves its stakeholders. Entries should demonstrate measurable organisational change through improved culture, processes, systems, services or performance.

  • Design that addresses complex challenges within interconnected systems. Entries should demonstrate how design helped solve problems affecting communities, industries, institutions, public services or other large-scale systems, creating measurable and lasting outcomes.

  • Design that improves accessibility, participation and equity for people of diverse abilities, backgrounds and needs. Entries should demonstrate how inclusive design principles created meaningful impact for underserved, underrepresented or excluded audiences.

  • Design that introduces a new idea, approach, technology, process or application that creates measurable value. Entries should demonstrate how innovation led to meaningful impact, improved outcomes or new possibilities for people, organisations or society.

Track 2 > Design In Action

It was well made. But did it work?

Design In Action recognises design that works — celebrating products, services, systems and experiences that solve real-world challenges and demonstrate evidence of effectiveness through use, adoption or performance.

Where Track 1 asks how well something was made, Track 2 asks what it achieved. Entries are judged on the strength of the design concept, the quality of the execution and the evidence of real-world effectiveness.

Track 3 > Design Impact

What did it change?

Design Impact recognises design that creates meaningful change, or design that drives effectiveness. It celebrates consequential design work that transformed businesses, brands, organisations, behaviours, communities or systems.

Pricing

All entries to all three tracks are priced at
INR 9,000 + GST per entry

All payments must be made in Indian Rupees.

Please read the Terms & Conditions for more information on the Pricing Policy, the Refund Policy, and more.

The Steps To An Elephant

  • Log on to entries.kyoorius.com to begin!

    • Check Eligibility

    • Check where your entries fit.
      Remember, you can duplicate entries across multiple categories.

    • Log in to entries.kyoorius.com, and create your entry accordingly.

    • By submitting your entries, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions, as listed here.

    • The Four-Round Judging Process begins 26 August 2026 and ends 28 August 2026! (Dates subject to change)

    • The First List is the list of entries that make it through our first round of judging. Those who make it to the first list, are one step closer to winning an Elephant.

    • All First List winners will be revealed after judging finishes on kyoorius.com

    • Stellar work that meets all of the stringent judging criteria is honoured with The Baby Elephant. This is work that deserves to sit at a higher notch than the mass of advertising, design, marketing communications or visual communications work seen by one and all.

    • Traditionally, only 10% to 15% of all entries submitted are deemed worthy of a Baby Elephant.

    • All entries that win a Baby Elephant are nominated for the Blue Elephant.

    • Baby Elephant winners will be announced on kyoorius.com a few days before the Awards Night.

The Kyoorius Design Awards follow a comprehensive multiple-round judging process, where jurors base their decisions on three criteria.

All decisions pertaining to judging and winning are solely the responsibility and onus of the jury.

How does
the Jury work?

    • The idea is the foundation of a great piece of work. The judges will look at the strength of the idea in terms of its originality, in whatever shape or form it may be, as it’s subjective. But they’ll also ask questions such as “Has it generated a new perspective on an old problem? Has it added something new to the advertising industry, and the world, at large?”

    • The test of a great idea lies in its execution. Have you brought out the full potential of the idea? Does the craft raise the overall level the idea? And is it well produced for the mediums it’s meant for?

    • For any piece of work to be impactful, the context of the culture, the product, the environment and the time it’s been created in is extremely important. Is it resonating with the people it was made for? And is it fit for the purpose that it was intended?

Judging
Criteria

The jury is looking for answers to the following questions…

    • What is the idea / concept / principle used to
      solve for the brief?

    • Where did it stem from?

    • Is it unique?

    • How does it intend to solve for the brief?

    • How was the idea / concept / principle executed?

    • Were there any challenges or constraints during execution?

    • Was there any advancement in the technology / methods used to execute the idea / concept / principle?

    • What is the purpose for the project to exist?

    • What problem is it looking to solve?

    • What was the need or objective for the campaign or work?

    • What did the project achieve?

    • What impact did it have on the stakeholders?

FAQs

Eligibility

  • Professionals, freelancers, agencies, design shops, studios, brands, marketers and more, who have worked on a piece of work released for an individual, corporate, brand or business in South Asia (India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka) can enter.

  • No. You can enter as many entries as you like.

  • Any work launched between 01 January 2025 and 31 July 2026 may be submitted, across all disciplines and categories.

  • No. However, if there has been significant development of a project, you can enter the same again.

    It's best to consult and check with your Zonal Representative.

  • Yes.

  • Absolutely not.

  • No. Two different entrants cannot enter the same work in the same category / sub-category.

    In case of duplicate entries, we will only accept the entry that was paid first.

    However, the same project may be entered by two different entrants in different categories.

  • Yes. As a client you are eligible to enter a piece of work that has been either created by an internal team or an external agency. This work cannot have been entered in the same category by two separate entrants.

  • Yes, you can enter self-promotional for your own company, in the relevant categories.

Supporting Information

  • By large, all projects, across the various disciplines and categories, would need to submit the following information:

    • Entry Title: The name of the work. Keep it memorable, descriptive, and short. Do not include the brand name, agency name, or medium type.

    • Brand: The brand, organization, or individual the entry represents.

    • • Client: The company responsible for the brand. Do not include individual names.

    • Description: (1000 characters max) Describe the project clearly and concisely. State the primary objective and provide relevant context. Relevant context may include the market situation, cultural background, competitive landscape, business challenge, or any key conditions that shaped the strategy. If entering the same work in multiple categories, tailor the description to reflect the focus of that category.

    • Entrant Company: Enter the name of the company submitting this work. This will typically be your organisation, though entries may be submitted on behalf of another company. This information will not be visible to the jury and is collected solely for administrative purposes, awards night credits, and the winner showcase.

    • English Translation: We strongly encourage entrants to dub non-English language entries into English or include English subtitles. If this is not possible, please provide a written English translation in this section.

    • Company Credits: List all collaborating companies.

    • Individual Credits: List all key team members and contributors and individual collaborators. 

    • Reference Image: All entries require high resolution digital images. This image serves as the cover image or thumbnail for your entry and will not be evaluated by the jury.

    • Media: This refers to the material and content that the jury will be reviewing. This can include videos, audio files or URLs.

  • Yes, that’s right. For Tracks 2 and 3, entrants will be required to submit additional information, that includes:

    • Statement Of Action: In 1000 characters or less, outline the action that the design system or work realised or drove. You may choose to touch on your most important result, why the effort was effective or significant to the brand, the most important learning taken away from this case, or an interesting/fun fact about the work. The intention of this statement is to provide a better understanding of why your work is worthy of recognition or celebration by the industry.

    • Market Reach: Select one option from the list below to indicate the geographic scale at which your campaign was targeted and distributed. Your options include: Hyper-Local, Local, Regional, National, Global

    • Industry: Select one of the sectors or fields your brand / organisation operates in. Your options include: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Travel, Leisure, Retail, Restaurants & Fast Food Chains, Media / Entertainment, Consumer Services, B2B, Not-For-Profit / Charity / Government and Other.

    • Use the entry form at entries.kyoorius.com to create your entries.

    • All disciplines and categories have their own unique requirements. Know more in the KDA26 Submission Guide.

  • Yes please. The Entry Site allows you to enter credits during the time of submitting your entry. Please assure you’ve filled in the correct details since these credits will be used for the Winners Gallery if the entry goes on to win any honour.

  • Please remove the following before uploading any media:
    > Agency Credits
    > Individual Credits
    > Agency Logos
    > Slates


    ENTRY TRANSLATIONS
    For entries not in English please provide an English language translation. For video uploads, please provide a subtitled version of the video, ideally. Else, use the “English Translations” section of the entry form to add translations.


    IMAGES & REFERENCE IMAGE SPECS
    File Size: ≤15MB
    File Formats: jpg/png
    Dimensions: Longest side ≤ 5000px


    CASE STUDY VIDEO SPECS
    File size: ≤ 500MB
    Duration: ≤ 120 seconds preferred
    Format: mp4/mov

    Preferred:
    Aspect Ratio: 16x9
    Resolution: 1920 px x 1080 px
    Codec: AVC (H.264 / H.265)

    All bars, slates and black must be removed from all videos.


    CONTENT  VIDEO SPECS
    File size: ≤ 500MB
    Format: mp4/mov

    Preferred:
    Aspect Ratio: 16x9
    Resolution: 1920 px x 1080 px
    Codec: AVC (H.264 / H.265)

    All bars, slates and black must be removed from all videos.


    AUDIO
    File Size: ≤ 250 MB
    File Format: mp3

  • Yes, if your work was not originally released in English. Ideally, your media should have embedded subtitles. Else, submit translations through the online entry form, and not as a separate document or film.

  • Including a concise, yet sharp Description is strongly recommended not only by Team Kyoorius but also by our jurors, as they often use the provided copy when additional context is needed.

    This can include cultural background, insights on the creative process, and/or specific notes on what makes the entry unique in the discipline or category entered.

    Make it concise, crisp and as clear as possible!

  • If your entry needs to be experienced by the jury via any physical material, you are most welcome to share it with the jury!

    First, carefully package all materials. Kyoorius will not be liable for any damage or faulty packages received.

    Please mail all physical materials for your entry to Kyoorius at:

    Kyoorius IPCO Pvt Ltd
    2nd Floor, Kohinoor Estate,
    165 Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel,
    Mumbai - 400013, Maharashtra

    Material should reach the office no later than 20 August 2026.

Important Dates

  • Entries open on 6 July 2026.

  • The deadline to submit entries is 14 August 2026.

    Keep watching our socials, this site or reach out to your Zonal Representatives to know if there are any extensions.

  • The First List will be announced after judging finishes.

    Baby Elephant winners will be revealed a few days before the Awards Night.

    The Blue, Grey and Black Elephant winners will be revealed at the Kyoorius Design Awards Night, scheduled for 12 September 2026 at the culmination of Kyoorius Designyatra, held at the Taj Cidade de Goa, Horizon.

Tracks, Disciplines & Categories

  • Please refer to the list above or create an account at entries.kyoorius.com and to better understand entry requirements.

    Or, download the KDA26 Submission Guide.

  • This work must be submitted in the relevant professional category and subject to rules, regulations and pricing of the professional categories.

  • Enter work in the Design For Good category under Track 2 > Design In Action. Select the appropriate sub-category.

  • Pro-bono work may be entered in the relevant category.

    The entrant must have a professional relationship with the organisation the work has been created for, and the work should have been approved to be published by the same organisation.

    We reserve the right to ask for confirmations from both, the entrant, and the client.

Submission & Pricing

  • Start by downloading the KDA26 Submission Guide.

    Then check the Tracks, Categories and Sub-Categories.

    Have a look at the section on Eligibility to know if your entry is eligible.

    Once you’ve identified where you want to enter your work – proceed to signup at entries.kyoorus.com and create a new entry.

  • The submission requirements vary from category to category.

    Specific requirements are listed in the respective categories at entries.kyoorius.com.

    Know more by downloading the KDA26 Submission Guide.

  • Yes. But each entry will require its own dedicated entry submission and will count as a new entry.

  • All entries to the 2026 Kyoorius Design Awards are priced at INR 9,000 + GST per entry.

  • You can either pay online using your credit or debit card or pay offline via cheque or bank transfer. Pro-Forma Invoices will be raised through the entry site, and Tax Invoices will be emailed later.

    For bank transfers or cheque payment, the total amount has to be transferred before the entry deadline for your entry to be accepted into the Awards.

  • These will be on your pro-forma invoice, and will show in your online account once you specify you are paying by bank transfer.

Results & Winning

    • The First List is the list of entries that make it through our first round of judging. Those who make it to the first list, are one step closer to winning an Elephant.

    • All First List winners will be revealed after judging finishes on kyoorius.com

    • Stellar work that meets all of the stringent judging criteria is honoured with The Baby Elephant. This is work that deserves to sit at a higher notch than the mass of advertising, design, marketing communications or visual communications work seen by one and all.

    • Traditionally, only 10% to 15% of all entries submitted are deemed worthy of a Baby Elephant.

    • All entries that win a Baby Elephant are nominated for the Blue Elephant.

    • Baby Elephant winners will be announced on kyoorius.com a few days before the Awards Night.

  • All Blue, Grey and Black Elephant award winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Kyoorius Design Awards Night scheduled for 12 September 2026 at the culmination of Kyoorius Designyatra, held at the Taj Cidade de Goa, Horizon.

  • The winning entry in each category will receive a gorgeous Blue or Grey or Black Elephant respectively, which you pick up at the Kyoorius Design Awards Night, an entry feature in the Winner’s Gallery, and the right to use the relevant Elephant Mark.

    Entries that only win a Baby Elephant winners will receive a cute and cuddly Baby Elephant trophy, which will be couriered to them 6-12 weeks after the Kyoorius Design Awards Night, and an entry feature in the Winner’s Gallery.

    Work that appears only in the First List will be featured in the Winner’s Gallery.

Judging

  • The intent is to reward all work that deserves recognition. Hence, unlike other award shows, there is no hierarchical award structure - no Golds, no Silvers, no Bronze. The best work wins a Baby Elephant, and the very best work wins a Blue Elephant. Do note that there might be multiple winners in a particular discipline or category, or no winner in a discipline or category either.

  • All Awards by Kyoorius follow a comprehensive multiple-round judging process, where jurors base their decisions on three criteria, reviewing if the entry is –

    - features an original and inspiring idea / concept / use of principle

    - well-executed

    - relevant to context

    All decisions pertaining to judging and winning are solely the responsibility and onus of the jury.

Cheat Sheet

  • Summary of key rules for entering

    This is a helpful summary of key information.

    It is not a substitute for reading the full entry rules, terms and conditions, which can be found here.

    1. The Entry has been submitted exactly as published/aired/released and has not been modified for entry into the 2026 Kyoorius Creative Awards.

    2. The entry has been created within the context of a normal paying contract and genuine brief from a brand – or, if it’s a case of self-promotion or a non-profit organisation, the brand has approved all the media/production/implementation.

    3. You have permission to enter this work from the commissioning brand/ brand-owning company. We may request proof of this permission directly from the brand.

    4. You have included the brand contact details in the entry including name, position and full contact details.

    5. The entry is not speculative or conceptual advertising and has not been banned or withdrawn from the market.

    6. A duly authorised senior officer (CD, CEO or Chairperson) from the Entrant has given permission for the work to be entered.

    7. The entry was not entered into the same award last year.

    8. There is no reference to your Company or any contributing creative Companies in any digital or physical materials (except in the case of self-promotion or if the reference existed in the original execution).

    9.  The entry, and/or digital or physical materials can be understood in English.

    10.  All media included in your entries must be the final version at the point that you complete and pay for them. No replacement or additional media can be accepted after an entry has been finalised and received by the Festival without exception.

    11.  By submitting an entry you confirm that you own all applicable legal rights for all media included in your entry.

    12. By submitting an entry you agree to pay the relevant entry fee. 

    If you’re unable to meet all the requirements on this list, your entry may be ineligible for the Kyoorius Creative Awards.

    Failure to meet all these requirements could see your entry being disqualified or withdrawn without a refund.

  • Go ahead. Download the KCA26 Submission Guide.

  • Please remove the following before uploading any media:
    > Agency Credits
    > Individual Credits
    > Agency Logos
    > Slates


    ENTRY TRANSLATIONS
    For entries not in English please provide an English language translation. For video uploads, please provide a subtitled version of the video, ideally. Else, use the “English Translations” section of the entry form to add translations.


    IMAGES & REFERENCE IMAGE SPECS
    File Size: ≤15MB
    File Formats: jpg/png
    Dimensions: Longest side ≤ 5000px


    CASE STUDY VIDEO SPECS
    File size: ≤ 500MB
    Duration: ≤ 120 seconds preferred
    Format: mp4/mov

    Preferred:
    Aspect Ratio: 16x9
    Resolution: 1920 px x 1080 px
    Codec: AVC (H.264 / H.265)

    All bars, slates and black must be removed from all videos.


    CONTENT  VIDEO SPECS
    File size: ≤ 500MB
    Format: mp4/mov

    Preferred:
    Aspect Ratio: 16x9
    Resolution: 1920 px x 1080 px
    Codec: AVC (H.264 / H.265)

    All bars, slates and black must be removed from all videos.


    AUDIO
    File Size: ≤ 250 MB
    File Format: mp3

    • ENTER EARLY
      Entering early offers you financial savings and gives Team Kyoorius more time to review your entry before it reaches the jurors. During the review process, we verify that all the necessary information and assets are included, work properly, and adhere to our media specifications. In some cases, we suggest minor adjustments to improve your submission, so the more time we have, the better!

    • SPEND TIME ON THE DESCRIPTIONS
      Including a concise, yet sharp Description is strongly recommended not only by Team Kyoorius but also by our jurors, as they often use the provided copy when additional context is needed. This can include cultural background, insights on the creative process, and/or specific notes on what makes the entry unique in the discipline or category entered.

    • PRESENT STRATEGICALLY
      Take advantage of the opportunity to upload a case film and/or case board to showcase your creative campaign. This can be found within the Media portion of your entry. If you do not have the resources to create a case study video, we recommend you create a presentation overview of your project and upload it as the Case Study Video to your entry. Regardless, please keep your entry presentation concise, highlighting the creative aspect of your campaign and if possible, focusing on the medium you are submitting into rather than a one-size fits all overview.

    • ENTRY INSPIRATION
      In order to see what has won in previous years, you may look up track and discipline specific winners in our Winners Gallery. 

    • BULK UPLOADING CREDITS
      Give credit where credit is due. With our new credit library, you can now bulk upload individual as well as company credits to your library. Download the credit template file, fill out all the fields, and be sure to save your file as a CSV in order to upload it to the credit library. This allows you to save time, show more love, and edit your credits across all entries as you see fit.

    • DUPLICATING ENTRIES
      You can now effortlessly replicate your entries across not only tracks, disciplines and categories, but awards too! You can do this by simply navigating to your Draft Entries, My Cart, or your Orders, and then clicking on “Duplicate Entry.” This feature enables you to conveniently choose the program, medium, and category in which you would like to submit the entry, streamlining the submission process.

  • Some of the most common entry errors and how to avoid making them:

    • Miscategorised Entries:
      AKA choosing the wrong categories. Utilise the Submission Guide to closely review the track, discipline and category definitions. Check to see if any other categories better suit your entry. Remember that you can enter the same piece into as many categories as you’d like that the execution fits.

    • Series VS Single:
      AKA campaigns (“Series”) submitted as Single entries. Familiarize yourself with the difference between a Series and a Single entry. A “Series” needs 3 to 5 executions of work that function as a whole and are judged together as one.

    • Video Links VS Content Videos:
      AKA links to videos instead of uploading the video directly to the submission. This also includes adding links to portfolios, Dropbox and similar sites, and/or Google Drive accounts: Be sure to upload all relevant media directly to your submission via our online entry system. When reviewing the entries, jurors are presented with this media first. Please avoid using URLs to sources that house more media such as Dropbox and Google Drive, as well as portfolio websites that include other pieces of work.

    • Incorrect URLs:
      AKA avoiding error 404. Try and keep the URLs short and refrain from including any tracking codes.

    • Entrant Identification:
      AKA including entrant / agency credits, individual credits, agency logos, and/or slates in submissions, particularly within the Description and uploaded media. Make sure your agency name is removed from all elements of the submission. All submissions remain anonymous during the judging process; this means no agency mentions in or on any of the uploaded media (video, image, audio, URL or PDF) or in the Description. Links that lead to personal or company accounts on sites such as Vimeo and YouTube must remain anonymous.

    • Wrong Media Assets:
      AKA providing media assets that are not eligible for a particular medium. Be sure to reference the entry kit or individual medium information to understand what media is allowed for submission into each specific medium.

    • One-For-All:
      AKA submitting into multiple categories and not customizing each entry: If you are submitting the same work into multiple categories, we strongly recommend you tailor each submission to the specific category. Some simple ways to do this are updating your case board content images, as well as adding a sentence or two in your synopsis that speaks to the category for your submission. 

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