Kyoorius Announces Dates for 2015 Awards

Kyoorius, along with D&AD, also brought out the 2014 Advertising, Digital and Design Awards annual in Mumbai on Thursday.

Kyoorius, the not-for profit initiative by Transasia Fine Papers, has announced the dates for 2015 Kyoorius Awards. This includes both the Advertising & Digital Awards night and the Design Awards, which recognizes exceptional work created across a breadth of disciplines.

The call for entries for Advertising and Digital Awards will open on March 2, 2015 and close on April 10, 2015. The same for the Design Awards will be from May 4 to June 5, 2015. The Jury session will be on from May 4-6 (for Advertising and Digital Awards) and July 1-3 (for Design Awards), respectively. The final awards night will follow on May 29, 2015 for Advertising and Digital Awards and September 12, 2015 for Design Awards.

Says Rajesh Kejriwal, founder CEO, Kyoorius, "We are committed to providing a completely neutral and ethical platform that recognises the very best of Indian creative talent, year after year." Kyoorius also took the opportunity to launch the 2014 Kyoorius Advertising, Digital and Design Awards Annual in Mumbai. The awards annual, which has been brought out in association with D&AD, features the Black and Blue Elephant winners along with all the in-book winners from the 2014 edition of the Kyoorius awards.

The annual, along with listing the winning agencies and studios, also gives credit to every person involved in every stage of a project. It includes everyone from creative directors and CCOs, designers and copywriters to post-production studios, sound editors and printers. Furthermore, clients are also listed alongside creatives for each award-winning entry.

The Advertising & Digital Annual and the Design Awards Annual are designed as a special box set - 4,000 copies will be distributed to corporate, creatives and all the art & design colleges and institutions in the country to help stimulate future talent.

Says Tim Lindsay, CEO of D&AD, "We approach the second Kyoorius Awards with great optimism concerning the positive impact on the creative community in India. D&AD and Kyoorius are both dedicated to inspiring, celebrating and nurturing the next generation of creative talent, which is vital for the future health of our industry. The Awards Annual is packed full of inspiration and celebration. This is just the beginning."