American Advertising Awards - Heartland

MPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2023 AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS

Student and Professional Entries Contest Period:  Nov. 28 - Jan. 6, 2023 @ 5:00 pm (Don't wait until the last second!) 

PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES BEFORE CONTINUING

This is critical information you need to know regarding how to enter as well as definition of categories. These guides should be printed out, read and used as a guide in preparing your entries. See the Professional Rules & Categories and Student Rules & Categories on the American Advertising Awards page of the national site. 

For the 2022 - 2023 competition physical entries are not required.

AAF HEARTLAND LOCAL JUDGING WILL BE ONLINE
Entries receiving Gold awards will automatically be forwarded to Districts. 

FAQ's

ALL entries MUST be uploaded into the ADDY software regardless of category and will be judged from the Judging Portal of the site.  The maximum file size is 1gb. For best viewing of PDFs, upload a reduced size PDF.

Uploads will also be used in the ADDY site and award shows on the local, district and national levels.  IF YOU FAIL TO UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR ENTRY OR CREDITS, YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM BOOK OR SHOW.  You will not have the opportunity to upload after your entries have been submitted. 

Upload media files for video, audio and still images. We support a wide range of popular media file formats. Examples include .JPG, .PDF, .3GP, AAC, .WAV, .MP3, AVI, FLV, MP4 and MPEG-2. Quicktime files ending in .mov are also generally accepted, however, .mov files using proprietary codecs such as Apple Pro-Res, RED, ARRI or Avid will not be transcoded andtherefore are not accepted. Maximum file size is 1gb .

Website Entry - All entries in the American Advertising Awards are required to upload a file (or files) to complete their submission. In the case of interactive entries submitted with a URL, it is acceptable and recommended to capture a screenshot of the website home page and upload it as a PDF. This file will be used by the judges (as reference only) to ensure that they are judging the correct site. All judging will be conducted using the online interactive content itself.

Credits:
 Remember that credits are not just for the local use, but for district and national as well.  All credits must be included at the time of your entry submission. Please proof carefully and use proper punctuation. YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD OR MAKE CHANGES TO CREDITS AFTER YOUR ENTRIES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.