Wednesday, April 5
Call for entries open
Friday, June 16
Extended deadline to enter competition online
Friday, June 30
Deadline to send physical materials for Design categorires to the ADCC
July - September
Judging
October
Finalists announced
November 9, 2023
2023 ADCC Awards
The Advertising & Design Club of Canada’s Awards Show exists to recognize Canadian creative talent.
To ensure your entry qualifies, pay close attention to the category name. For example, if you are entering a photography or illustration category, the award recipient would be the photographer or illustrator. The award recipient must be Canadian, or have official residence status in Canada. For most of the other categories, a key creative team member such as the art director, writer or designer would be the award recipient and therefore must be Canadian. The entry rules do allow for the participation of non-Canadians in the creation of work entered. However, the key creative individual responsible for the work must be Canadian. If you are unsure whether your work meets the requirements for entry, please contact The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC).
Work must have been first published or aired between June 2022 and June 2023 inclusive.
Please note: Work from June 2022 that was entered into the 2022 ADCC Awards cannot be entered into this year’s competition.
The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC) is not responsible for damage or loss of any entry. All entries become the property of The ADCC. By submitting them, you acknowledge The ADCC’s right to use them for exhibition and publication purposes, including publication online. Judges reserve the right to correct or change the category of an entry where applicable. Entrants may be asked to resubmit winning work for exhibition.
All entrants must submit an Executive Approval Form with their entries. This form must be filled out by the Creative Director or other lead creative responsible for your entries. Forms can be emailed to awards@theadcc.ca or faxed to 416.423.3362
The Advertising & Design Club of Canada’s Directions Awards are judged by panels of international creative professionals. Judging panels will be announced prior to judging.
There will be no more than one Gold award in each of the competition categories. The Club will provide a Gold award statue to the individual or company who paid the entry fee. The Club will also provide printed certificates for Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners to the individual or company who paid the entry fee. Winners may purchase additional certificates or statues through The ADCC.
Winners will be announced at our 2023 ADCC Awards show on November 9, 2023. All winning work will be featured online on the ADCC Archive.
Rising Stars is open to creative professionals under the age of 30 who are working in Canada as an Art Director, Copywriter or Graphic Designer.
Full Rising Stars competition details are available here.
All entries must be submitted online through Iceberg.
Full entry requirements and tech specs are listed in the 2023 ADCC Awards Entry Guide. Please check all requirements and specifications carefully to ensure your entries are prepared properly.
Still have questions about entering your work? Contact The ADCC by email at awards@theadcc.ca or by phone at 416.423.4113.
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CATEGORY |
REGULAR |
LATE |
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SINGLE ENTRY |
$200 |
$250 |
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CAMPAIGN ENTRY Advertising, Film, Radio, Media Innovation, Promo, Branded Content, Direct, Public Relations, Advertising Integrated, Interactive, Creative Effectiveness, Best Copywriting |
$230 |
$280 |
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DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION - SINGLE |
$125 |
$175 |
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DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION - SERIES |
$140 |
$190 |
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RISING STARS COMPETITION |
$50 |
$50 |
Entries submitted after the deadline are subject to late entry pricing.
Members save on the ADCC Awards.
All types of memberships run on a calendar year and offer additional benefits, including an extended deadline on the ADCC Awards - meaning no late fees.
Learn more and join today at theadcc.ca/membership
ADCC Members will be sent a promotional code to access their discounts on entries. Members must enter the promotional code at checkout, prior to payment on the system. New memberships must be activated prior to entry.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS
Professional members that are freelancers save 15% on entry fees.
Please note: this discount is not available to members that work at larger companies.
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Corporate membership is based on company size and offers a set number of free single entries. These memberships run on a calendar year (January-December)
Studio - 2-15 employees: 1 free single entry - $250 plus tax
Small Agency - 16-50 employees: 3 free single entries - $750 plus tax
Agency - over 50 employees: 5 free single entries - $2,000 plus tax
NEXT GENERATION MEMBERS
Next Generations (professionals with 5 years of experience or less) get free entry to the Rising Stars competition.
It is recommended that you complete all your entries before paying your balance. Payment can be made by credit card online through Iceberg when submitting your entries.
If you are an ADCC Member, please make sure that you are using your promotional code to access the Member fee rate before proceeding with payment.
Payment can also be made offline by cheque. If paying offline, cheques must arrive at the ADCC office within 14 days of completing entries online. Your entry invoice must be included with the cheque.
Please make cheques payable to The Advertising & Design Club of Canada and send to:
2023 ADCC Awards
The Advertising & Design Club of Canada
401 Richmond Street West, Studio 235
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
Entry fees will not be refunded for submissions that do not meet ADCC eligibility requirements.
If work is entered into the wrong category or there are duplicate entries, entrants will have the option to i) move the entry to another category, or ii) enter new work in its place.
Full category descriptions and entry requirements are available in the 2023 ADCC Awards Entry Guide.
Category descriptions and requirements are also visible on Iceberg when entering your work.
For questions about categories, entry requirements and general 2023 ADCC Awards information, please contact The ADCC directly:
Email: awards@theadcc.ca
Phone: 416.423.4113
For questions about Iceberg and technical support, please contact Iceberg: support@icebergapp.com
For more information about the ADCC, please visit our website.
Please ensure you have read the Event Guidelines and are sure your question has not been answerred before contacting the 2023 ADCC Awards team.
Guidelines Questions
Upload standard definition or HD video files. Iceberg’s video platform is powered by Vimeo. Click here for video compression recommendations directly from Vimeo to ensure your videos are presented as clearly as possible.
There is a maximum file size of 1 GB per video.
Accepted file formats include: .AVI, .MOV, .MP4.
Upload standard definition or high resolution audio files. Our minimum recommendation would be stereo audio with at least two channels, AAC-LC audio codec, a 320 kbit/s data encode rate, and a 48 kHz sample rate.
There is a maximum file size of 50 MB per audio file.
Accepted file formats include: .AIFF, .WAV, .MP3.
Upload the highest resolution version of the image without exceeding the maximum file size of 25 MB per image.
Accepted file formats include: .PNG, .JPG, .JPEG, .GIF.
There is a maximum file size of 25 MB per document.
Accepted file formats include: .PDF.
Attach website URLs for your entry.