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Entries in this medium focus on advocacy for legalization and/or further education about cannabis and/or the cannabis industry.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (10), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium are for the visual craft that conveys brand and product messages to the consumer in an effort to inspire, compel and create brand recognition.
Entries Closed for the Season
Apps - Entries in this category are for the graphical design of an app.
Brand Identity - Entries in this category include a comprehensive set of graphical elements, colors and logos that communicate a brand’s identity.
Logo - Entries in this category are for the graphical design of a product, brand or company logo.
Mixed Campaign -
Packaging - Entries in this category are for the graphical and/or physical design of product packaging.
Printed Materials - Entries in this category are for the graphical and/or physical design of printed materials.
Retail Design - Entries in this category are for the physical design of retail spaces and events including but not limited to dispensaries, pop-up stores and industry events.
Other - Entries in this category are for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.
This medium type is eligible for mixed campaign entries.
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (10), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium use forms of entertainment and/or content as a way to communicate a brand's message or values to its target audience.
Entries Closed for the Season
Audio - Entries in this category include all types of creative audio content.
Digital/Mobile - Entries in this category are for digital media that includes, but is not limited to: websites, social media, applications, and user-generated content.
Experience/Activation - Entries in this category connect a brand and its target audience through an experience.
Film - Scripted - Entries in this category are for scripted videos and films. This includes, but is not limited to: feature films, documentaries, short form, series, television, and streaming content.
Film - Unscripted - Entries in this category are for unscripted videos and films. This includes, but is not limited to: feature films, documentaries, short form, series, television, and streaming content.
Games - Entries in this category are for interactive games. This includes, but is not limited to: console, mobile, and web-based games.
Music - Entries in this category are for music, songs and music videos.
New Realities - Entries in this category utilize technology created to immerse the user by allowing them to interact with 3D worlds. This can include virtual, augmented or mixed reality.
Published & Printed Materials - Entries in this category are for published print media that includes, but is not limited to: newspapers, magazines, and books.
Other - Entries in this category are for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (10), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium include all types of creative digital media advertising.
Entries Closed for the Season
Banners & Rich Media Advertising - Entries in this category include various over-the-page units such as floating ads, page takeovers, pre-roll ads and tear-backs as well as more traditional banner ads.
E-commerce - Entries in this category are for innovative uses of e-commerce platforms and connected digital features.
Emerging Technologies - Entries in this category are for innovative uses of technology that extend the ability for a brand or company to reach and interact with its target audience in new ways. This includes, but is not limited to: artificial intelligence, voice, block chain, data visualization, NFTs, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Virtual/Augmented Reality - Entries in this category include technology created to stimulate and immerse the user by allowing them to interact with 3D worlds.
Website/Microsite - Entries in this category are for web pages with the purpose of advertising a specific product or service.
Other - Entries in this category are for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.
This medium type is eligible for mixed campaign entries.
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium connect a product, brand, or service to a target audience through an experience or event activation.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (10), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium include all moving image advertising. This includes, but is not limited to television, online/streaming, mobile, outdoor, or point-of-purchase advertising.
Entries Closed for the Season
30 Seconds and Under - Entries in this category are thirty [30] seconds and under.
31 Seconds to 60 Seconds - Entries in this category are between thirty-one [31] seconds and sixty [60] seconds.
61 Seconds to 5 Minutes - Entries in this category are between sixty-one [61] seconds and five [5] minutes.
Five Minutes and Over - Entries in this category are five [5] minutes and over.
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.
This medium type is eligible for mixed campaign entries.
Required Media: Supporting Video (1)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Supporting Image (1), Supporting PDF (1)
Entries in this medium include technique and craft/skills used in the execution of film content.
Entries Closed for the Season
Animation - Entries in this category include the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when shown as a sequence.
Cinematography - Entries in this category are for the art, process, or job of filming motion-picture photography.
Copywriting - Entries in this category are for the writing of copy.
Direction - Entries in this category are for the completed vision of the director and the work’s ability to exhibit creativity and innovation.
Editing - Entries in this category are for the use of the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence.
Music - Entries in this category are for the use of music to creatively enhance film or video.
Visual Effects - Entries in this category are for the processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside of the context of a live action shot.
Other - Entries in this category are for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.
Required Media: Supporting Video (1)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Supporting Image (1), Supporting PDF (1)
Entries in this medium consist of a minimum of three advertisements utilizing three of the following media types: Advocacy, Brand Design, Branded Entertainment & Content, Digital/Mobile, Experience/Activation, Film/Video, Partnerships & Collaborations, Print & Out of Home, Product/Service Innovation, Public Relations, Social Good, and Social Media.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (10), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL(4)
Entries in this medium include creative executions resulting from the joint efforts of two or more brands, individuals and/or organizations.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium include all print advertising. This includes, but is not limited to newspapers, magazines, billboards, posters, point-of-purchase and transit advertising.
Entries Closed for the Season
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium include technique and craft/skills used in the execution of Print & Out of Home content.
Entries Closed for the Season
Art Direction - Entries in this category are for the management of the artistic and design elements of a project.
Copywriting - Entries in this category are for the writing of promotional text included in a one-sheet, print, or out of home advertisement.
Illustration - Entries in this category are for visual elements presented as a drawing, painting, computer graphic or other work of art in a one-sheet, print, or out of home advertisement.
Photography - Entries in this category are for the lighting, color, camera choices and editing of photographs included in a one-sheet, print, or out of home advertisement.
Typography - Entries in this category are for the arrangement of type in order to make language visible by utilizing a selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading, tracking, and kerning included in a one-sheet, print, or out of home advertisement.
Other - Entries in this category is for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium include new products and/or services that utilize advertising, marketing, and/or design in a unique, or especially creative manner. Note: Entries are strictly for cannabis industry product, service, or design innovations. Individual strains' taste, effect or experience will not be considered.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium include marketing efforts and brand communications that impact product, brand, or service perception, awareness, and/or garner media coverage.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium focus on creating awareness for a cause, including but not limited to sustainability efforts and charitable efforts.
Entries Closed for the Season
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries in this medium utilize social platforms to deliver content and/or messaging to consumers that can be shared with their social network.
Entries Closed for the Season
Multi-Platform - Entries in this category are for social executions that utilize multiple social media platforms including but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and TikTok.
Single Platform - Entries in this category are for social executions that utilize a single social media platform including but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and TikTok.
Social Post - Entries in this category include a single post created for a social media platform. Note: This does not include Social Videos.
Social Video - Entries in this category are for a single video created for gaining or engaging an audience through social sharing. This includes livestream videos.
Other - Entries in this category are for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.
Required Media: Supporting Image (up to 10)
Optional Media: Caseboard (1), Case Study Video (1), Supporting Video (1), Supporting Audio (1), Supporting PDF (1), URL (4)
Entries first appearing in public between January 1, 2022 - September 1, 2023 are eligible for entry into this year's Clio Cannabis Awards. 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 organizations. Spec ads and director's cuts are NOT eligible. Clio retains the right to disqualify entries which offend national, religious, cultural or racial groups.
Judging ProcessEach year, Clio appoints top creatives and marketers from around the world to serve on our distinct juries. Clio selects individuals whose own creative work epitomizes the best of their respective fields, ensuring that each juror has an in-depth understanding of the industry's evolving marketplace.
The Clio judging process is known for its diplomatic approach to recognizing creative excellence. All jurors have an equal say in decisions, and the majority vote rules. Judging criteria across all programs is creativity and originality.
Some of the questions jurors are asked to think about include:
Juries will review all of the entries submitted within their assigned medium types. They participate in preliminary rounds of judging individually followed by a final round of judging to determine the awards given to each piece - Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Shortlist.
During the judging process there is no minimum or maximum number of statues that need to be awarded. The jury reserves the right to award as many or as few entries as they see fit in a particular medium or category.
Refund PolicyFees are non-refundable. Withdrawn entries (whether withdrawn by entrant or by the Clio Awards for entrant's failure to comply with the entry rules) will NOT be refunded.
Media RequirementsBelow is an overview of the media requirements.
Please remove the following before uploading any media:
Note: if the agency/individual credits were included in the media as it appeared publicly, entrants can submit the media as is without removing them.
Image UploadNOTE: All medium types require an image to be uploaded to the entry in order to submit payment. The image will be used during judging as your entry thumbnail. Also, in the case that your entry is awarded a statue or shortlisted, the image will be used as a thumbnail on the Winner's Gallery on the Clio website.
Required Spec for Image Uploads:
If the work requires multiple images, each image must be uploaded as a separate image.
Video UploadRequired Spec for Video Uploads:
All bars, slates and black must be removed from videos. All entries must be submitted as a video upload. Clio will not accept CD's/DVD's.
PDF UploadRequired Spec for PDF Uploads:
PDFs do not need to be 300dpi resolution. We suggest using Adobe's 'Reduced Size PDF' feature when saving your file for upload. This will provide your PDF with greater quality for judging and will increase your upload speed.
Audio UploadRequired Spec for Audio uploads:
URL entered may not contain agency name at any point, including but not limited to website, webpage title or within the URL link.
Entry TranslationsFor entries not in English please provide an English-Language Translation. For video uploads please provide a subtitled version of the video.
Campaign FeesFirst Deadline: $350 // Final Deadline: $425
Campaign Eligible MediumsThe Winner Announcement date is coming soon.
LocationLocation coming soon.
