White Square International Festival of Creativity 2024 announced the final deadline extension until May 15. The Festival annually promotes innovative ideas of creative industry representatives from more than 35 countries, following the principles of peacefulness, equality and socially responsible marketing.

Participants can submit entries online in 243 nominations in eight categories that cover the entire spectrum of the marketing and advertising industry: Creative, Branding, Digital, Media, Marketing Service, Marketing Effectiveness, Craft and Mass Media Contests.

White Square Festival entries will be evaluated by six international jury line-ups, represented by professionals of marketing and communications industry from different countries, winners of numerous awards in the field of creativity and efficiency, as well as experienced jury members of leading international festivals all over the world. The judging process will start on May 17. The main criteria for evaluating the entries are the creative idea and its implementation. In some effectiveness contests, one of the key indicators is the effectiveness of creative solutions.

The same project case can be submitted to suitable nominations and contests, for consideration by different jury panels, which can increase your chances of winning. Once you have determined the most suitable nominations, you can proceed to submitting your projects, which includes five basic steps:

1. Register by clicking on the "Submit Entry" button 

If you are already registered, log in to your personal account by clicking the same button.

2. In your personal cabinet select the most suitable contest, category and nomination 

3. Learn the requirements for uploaded materials of the nomination you have chosen

All uploaded materials must be in English or contain English subtitles. Materials must not mention the agency unless it is a self-promo. Detailed requirements for a particular nomination can be found in the "Contests" section of the Festival website.

4. Fill in the entry form 

Carefully fill in all the fields of the application form and attach the required materials. In some nominations of Marketing Services, Marketing Effectiveness, Media contests there are additional fields that are not obligatory. If you’re going to edit your entry later, activate the "Draft" checkbox. If no editing is planned, the entry will automatically be sent for moderation. Click "Done" to have the submission uploaded to the site.

5. Request documents for payment for the participation by clicking on the "Request documents / Pay" button in your personal cabinet 

You can request an invoice or a link to pay by card.

Within three business days, the entry is reviewed for compliance with the Festival's technical requirements. The contests moderator will contact you via the email address provided on the entry form to confirm that your entry has been accepted or to ask you to adjust it if it is necessary.

For complete guidelines and rules of entries submission, please check the Entry Kit.

If you have any questions regarding entries submissions, please send an email to awards@whitesquare-festival.com or contact @white_square_festival on Telegram.

Finalists and prizewinners of White Square 2024 will be awarded diplomas, and the Gold winners will receive the cherished statuettes. The winning cases will be published on the industrial resources of more than thirty countries, which promotes agencies and the best ideas in the international creative community.