Rules & Fees

Eligibility Period

Entries produced between 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 are eligible for entry into the awards. 


General Eligibility

All work entered into shots Awards EMEA 2024 should have aired/first appeared online between 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 .

To classify as being from EMEA  the work should have been developed through an agency based in Europe, Middle East or Africa.

Where there is no agency, the in-house dept should be based in Europe, Middle East or Africa.

If there was no agency or in-house creative dept, the production company should be based in Europe, Middle East or Africa.

If there was no agency, in-house creative dept or production company based in the region, the work is unlikely to be eligible.

Entries cannot be made without the permission of the client and/or owner of the rights of the work.

All entries must have been created for a paying client except pro bono work for charities and non-profit organisations.

Spec ads and director's cuts are NOT eligible.

shots Awards EMEA 2024 retains the rights to disqualify entries which offend national, religious, cultural or racial feelings.

ENTRY FEES AND DEADLINES
 

26 JULY 2024 - EARLY BIRD ENTRY DEADLINE

(Fees until 26 July 2024)

1-4 Entries £345 /entry
5+ Entries £295 /entry
 

13 SEPTEMBER 2024 - FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE

(Fees between 27 July 2024 - 13 September 2024)

1-4 Entries £375 /entry 
5+ Entries £320 /entry

Please contact us if you intend on submitting 10+ entries.  (shotsawards@extremereach.com)

Payment must be received for all entries before they will be approved for judging.

Payment can be made securely online by credit card at time of submission.

Payment by bank transfer for larger numbers of entries can be made - Please contact us.
 

Judging

We have jury heads for different categories, or groups of categories, and they and their fellow jury members will decide both the shortlisted work and, after a period of online deliberation, the eventual winners.

Further to this, points will be allocated to shortlisted and winning work, and the respective companies involved in making that work, to ascertain the winners of the company and people categories [listed below], with the company/person gaining the greatest number of points announced as the winner.  
Only companies based in the region will be in contention.

The points allocation is as follows:

  • Shortlisted work: 1 point
  • Bronze winning work: 3 points
  • Silver winning work: 5 points
  • Gold winning work: 8 points

The categories for which the above points system is employed:

  • Director of the Year
  • VFX Company of the Year
  • Agency of the Year
  • Editing House
  • Editor of the Year
  • Production Company of the Year
  • Audio Company of the Year


 

Notes for Judges

At shots we recognise the rich diversity of cultures across the region that shape the craft of each individual work. We also recognise that not all our jurors will have the necessary cultural insight to grasp these nuances in their full depth and variety.

For this reason, we encourage you to make use of the ‘Notes for Judges’ section in the entry form. Here, you can explain your work in relation to its native market and audience; what makes this particular piece stand out within the context of the region, and why?  Please do not include any credits in this section