MPAS Awards 2017 now open for nominations
Deadline for nominations will be on August 18.
Nominations for the 2017 MPAS Awards are now officially open.
The Media Publishers Association Singapore (MPAS) Awards is back in its 11th year to honour the most innovative and outstanding media publishers and personalities in Singapore. MPAS Awards 2017 is the only independent media awards in the country to recognise exceptional performances by industry players.
Nominations are now officially open for MPAS members. If you are a non-member and a Singapore-registered publisher who wish to nominate, fill out a short membership form.
Deadline for all submissions will be on August 18, 2017, at 5 PM.
The MPAS Awards and Media Ball will be held on September 26, 2017, Tuesday, at the Fullerton Hotel Singapore.
Register now through the online nomination form.
Media of the Year, Trade Media of the Year and Project of the Year by Category Awards
Awards will be given in each category: “Media of the Year,” “Project of the Year,” and the “Trade Media of the Year” category. The “Media of the Year” award recognises a consumer media title that is the best in that category. The “Trade Media of the Year” category likewise recognises the media that is best for B2B. The “Project of the Year” award is designed to recognise a special project or initiative and can include but is not limited to print, digital, apps, social media, multimedia, and can be both in consumer and trade. Nominations are platform agnostic and can be for print, digital, both or either. Some examples of Awards would be “Architecture Media of the Year,” “ Architecture Trade Media of the Year,” and “Architecture Project of the Year”.
The categories available for nomination are:
Alumni
Animals & Pets
Architecture
Art
Automotive
Business
Celebrity & Gossip
Children
Chinese
Club
Consumer Review
Corporate
Custom
Current Affairs
Education
Entertainment
Expat Media (By Language)
Fashion
Financial
Fitness
Food
Geographic
Health & Wellness
High Society
High Fashion Men's
High Fashion Women's
Home & Interior Design
Hobby
In-Flight
Lifestyle guide
Luxury Media
Malay
Men’s
Music
Parenting
Philosophy
Photography
Property
Recreation
Science
Scientific
Sports
Student (Nomination fee waived)
Tamil
Technology
Tourism
Travel
Vacation
Watch & Jewellery
Wedding
Women’s
Yacht
Digital Media Awards
Entries for the following award
s must demonstrate originality and campaign success. It must also highlight innovation, noteworthy content, and active user engagement. For the categories below, please provide screenshots of page/s.
Mobile App of the Year
Video of the Year
Technology Innovation of the Year
Podcast of the year
Vlog of the Year
Multimedia Project of the Year
Video Platform of the Year
Gaming platform of the Year
Consumer Website of the Year
Business Website of the Year
Animation of the Year
Media Talent and Personality Awards
The following awards are given to the outstanding individuals in the media industry, recognising their works over the past year:
Editor of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Writer of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Columnist of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Photographer of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Art Director of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Marketing Professional of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Advertising Sales Professional of the Year (Consumer and Trade)
Special Awards
Meanwhile, these awards recognise particular achievements in the media industry and are awarded in gold, silver and bronze:
Feature of the year (gold, silver, bronze)
Front Cover of the Year (Consumer) - (gold, silver, bronze)
Best New launch (gold, silver, bronze)
Event of the Year (gold, silver, bronze)
Exhibition of the Year (gold, silver, bronze)
Website of the Year (gold, silver, bronze)
Special Edition of the Year (gold, silver, bronze)
Contract Publication of the Year (gold, silver, bronze)
Student Project of the Year
Note that the 2017 MPAS Awards are only open to MPAS members.
All members have 1 entry free of charge, additional entries are priced at S$200 per entry.
To join MPAS please fill out the membership form.
Entries from publications during the period of 10 July 2017 - 18 August 2017 only.
Please watch this space for updated categories.
For more information, please contact Andrea Pascual at awards@mpas.org.sg.
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