XIPAX AWARD 2010 - Call for Entries

In cooperation with ADC*E, the Art Directors Club of Europe, XIPAX is initiating the second creative competition worldwide to be operated exclusively online.

All ads that were published from 2007 to 2009 and are uploaded to XIPAX.com until 20th March 2010 are eligible for the competition. The XIPAX AWARD 2010 takes place 100% online – from the submission to the judging and the announcement of the winners. The participation is for free.

The XIPAX users will shortlist the top 10 ads via online voting. The winners will then be judged by a qualified panel of leading creative professionals: the board members of ADC*Europe from 18 countries.

The winner of the XIPAX AWARD wins one FREE PARTICIPATION for the whole Golden Drum Festival and two tickets for one day at the Festival including the entrance to the award ceremony. The ten best rated ads will be entered for free at the ADC*E Award 2010 and can so compete with the best European advertising-campaigns.

The first XIPAX-Award in 2009 was won by the German Agency Euro RSCG for their campaign 'Transparent-Man'. The campaign was also awarded by some other competitions during the year.

Competition Period:
All ads that are uploaded to www.xipax.com until 20.03.2010 are eligible for the competition.

Eligibility:
Every agency and every advertiser around the world who submits its work on XIPAX.com during the competition period is eligible to participate. Only ads published in 2007, 2008 and 2009 will take part in the competition. Ads published in other years can be uploaded anytime, but will not participate in the contest.

Entries:
You can only submit your work online. The entries can be submitted in eight media groups: Film, Radio, Press, Outdoor, Direct, Interactive, Integrated and Mobile. The winner will be selected across the categories.
Participation is free, there are no fees for submitting your ads and there is no limitation to the number of submissions.

Judgement:
The XIPAX Users will preselect the top 10 entries by rating the ads online during the competition period. Each registered user can only vote for each ad one time.
The final winner of the XIPAX AWARD will be selected by a professional jury: the board of the Art Directors Club of Europe (ADC*E). The judging will take place on 24.03.10

Presentation of the winner:
The winner of the XIPAX AWARD will be announced online at www.xipax.com on 29.03.10.

Reward:
The ten best rated ads will be entered for free at the ADC*E Award 2010.
The winner will win the XIPAX AWARD , a free participation for the whole Golden Drum Festival 2010 and two tickets for one day and the award ceremony.





For further questions please contact:
XIPAX Böck KG, Schönbrunner Strasse 61, A-1050 Vienna
Tel.: + 43 (1) 890 89 89-0, E-mail: office@xipax.com, CEO: Stefan Böck, www.xipax.com