Key dates

Call for entries 5 December 2024 to 14 February 2025
Eligibility dates 17 February 2024 to 14 February 2025
Shortlist announcement April 2025
Winners announcement 1 May 2025

How to Enter

Register or login to this website
Create a secure account. (you can log in with previous credentials if you created an account last year)
Browse the categories and criteria and choose the one(s) you want to enter
You may enter as many categories as you like but each must be treated as a separate entry and payment made for each.
Complete the entry form(s) and upload any video.
It is super simple to enter an ad into multiple categories by duplicating your intial entry.
Source subscribers can take advantage of the One-Click entry system to the shots Awards The Americas. The system auto-populates Source subscriber details and allows you to upload your work and credits in one easy step.

Eligibility

Eligibility dates 17 February 2024 to 14 February 2025

To classify as being from ‘The Americas’, the work should have been developed through an agency based in The Americas region.

Where there is no agency, but the idea was developed in-house by the brand, the in-house dept should be based in The Americas region. If there was no agency or in-house creative dept, the production company should be based in The Americas. If there was no agency or in-house creative dept or production company, are you sure you’re entering the correct awards show?

Who can enter?

The Awards are open to work created within The Americas region between the eligibility period stated above. shots define the work’s country of origin by the geographic location of the lead agency involved or if there is no agency, the lead creative company. The work can be entered by any company involved in the creation of that piece of work. 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. shots Awards retains the right to disqualify entries that offend national, religious, cultural or racial feelings.

Entry Prices

	Super Early Bird	Early Bird	Standard
1 - 4 entries	$295 per entry	$350 per entry	$385 per entry
5+ entries	$265.50 per entry*	$315 per entry*	$346.50 per entry*

Super early bird entry deadline 31 December 2024.
Early bird entry deadline 24 January 2025.
Final entry deadline 14 February 2025.

*(10% discount)

New Director Category Only

	Super Early Bird	Early Bird	Standard
Entry	$190 per entry	$220 per entry	$250 per entry
Film School*	$90 per entry	$120 per entry	$150 per entry

*Film school students should email shotsawards@extremereach.com to receive a dedicated entry code that will offer a discount.

Payment

Payment must be received for all entries before they will be approved for judging.
Payment can be made securely online by credit card at the time of submission.
Payment by bank transfer for larger numbers of entries can be made - Please contact the events team on shotsawards@extremereach.com to request an invoice.