Rules & Eligibility

1. The awards are open to all 4As member agencies and any other advertising-related, non-4As organisations. To be eligible, all entries must be developed in Singapore and featured in Singapore or regional/international media between 1^st June 2010 – 12^th October 2012. Creative work developed outside of Singapore is not eligible.
2. Entries submitted for previous CCA competitions are not eligible.
3. Entries which are deemed by the jury to be local adaptations of existing international material will be disqualified. Existing international material is defined as work in any medium whose executional core (concept, layout and subject matter) is known to have been previously published outside Singapore for the same client.
4. Entries must be submitted in the same size and format as they appeared in the medium except for large executions eg. outdoor ads, whole buses, whole trains, etc (which must be be resized to fit on A2 boards, unless otherwise specified in the category requirements in the entry kit.). Campaign entries must consist of at least three, but no more than six items.
5. DO NOT use your Agency logo or branding or refer to your Agency or anyone who has contributed to the entry anywhere in your submission. Failure to abide by this rule will lead to disqualification.
6. Integrated Communications campaigns must include work from at least three different media
7. All entries must conform to the Singapore Code of Advertising Practice. Any execution barred from publication or broadcast under rulings based on these codes is not eligible.
8. Entries are non-returnable. The 4As reserves the right to use or reproduce the work of all accepted entries for the awards presentation, in the publishing of the Awards Annual and in any other industry-related or educational activities. Fees paid are non- refundable for any reason including disqualification.
9. All entries must be accompanied by a crossed cheque covering all fees for the entries and made payable to "The 4As Limited". Entries will only be officially accepted when The 4As receives cheque payment.
10. Submissions that do not meet the entry requirements in full will be disqualified and fees will not be refunded.
11. The Organizers reserve the right to request for verification/further evidences in the form of client letters bearing original signatures and media schedules/tear sheets or photographs Please note that non-verified entries may be disqualified without any notice or explaination.
12. Criteria/rules and submission requirements/guidelines set out elsewhere in the entry forms, entry kit, and website are to be treated as part of the entry rules.
13. All entries must be submitted exactly in the same manner they are published, aired or implemented and must not be modified, in any way, for entry in GONG CCA 2012.
14. All entries must have been made within the context of a normal paying contract with a client, except in the charities and public services categories.
15. Entrants who are proved to have deliberately and knowingly contravened any rules relating to eligibility may be barred from entering future awards for a period of time as determined by the Organizer
16. The Organizer reserves the right to move entries to more appropriate categories, if necessary
17. All participants wishing to qualify for Young Designer, Young Copywriter, Young Art Director Awards, must be below 28 years of age as at 1st October 2012. Participants must include evidence of date of birth (copies of NRIC/Passport) along with each entry submitted.
18. Definition of "Most Awarded"- The "Olympic" system of calculation will be used:
• Tier 1- Most Golds determine the winner.
• Tier 2- In the event of a tie, most Silvers will determine the winner.


• In any other situation, the Jury will decide.
19. The decisions of the Jury are final. No comments or enquiries will be entertained.

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