Payment Policy
Participants are required to make the payment only if they win.
Timeline
- Entry Submission: Open for submissions until [DATE].
- Jury Process: All submitted entries will go through a validation process post which they will be evaluated by the Grand Jury. This entire process will take 2-3 weeks post the submission deadline.
- Winner Announcement: Winners will be notified via mail and message/call by [DATE] of their conditional win. They will have a week to confirm their win and process payment. Kindly note, that the mail will be a conditional win and only the participants who have completed the process shall be declared as the ‘Winner’ in the respective category. All winners shall be officially announced during the event on [EVENT DATE].
- Payment Confirmation: Winners must confirm and complete the payment within one week of the announcement.
- Failure to Pay: If payment is not received within the given time frame, the award will be transferred to the runner-up (second-place winner).
Confirmation & Non-confirmation
- If You Confirm & Pay: Your win is secured, and you will receive all associated benefits, recognition, and awards. If you win in multiple categories, you can choose to accept and pay for all or only select wins. If you forfeit any, they will be offered to the respective runner-ups.
- If You Fail to Confirm: The award will be reassigned to the next eligible winner, and you forfeit your position.
Package Inclusions
- 4 winner passes for the Awards Gala Dinner worth INR 20,000
- 4 Complimentary Networking & Conference Pass worth INR 16,000
- Inclusion in the Official Press Release
- Social Media shout-out on all channels with tag (handle to be provided latest by [DATE])
- 1 Winner’s trophy
- 1 Digital trophy (for signatures and other digital assets)
- Speaker Opportunity for MADEX 2026 (subject to profile approval)
Eligibility
All campaigns, products, and services active between 1st January 2024 – Till date are eligible for submission as entries for the vIDEA Awards 2025.
Evaluation Criteria
Entries across all Categories and Sub-categories (except Video Agency of the Year) shall be evaluated on the following criteria carrying equal weightage (10 points per criterion; 10 being the highest and 0 being the lowest that can be allotted):
- Creativity and Innovation
- Strategy and Execution
- Disruption in the market
- User experience/feedback/review
- Impact/Reach
- ROI/Results
The Video Agency of the Year Award shall honor the agency which supersedes the others in the Grand Score (GS). The Grand Score of each agency shall be an aggregate of the following:
- The total number of entries made across all the categories of the vIDEA Awards 2025 (1 point per submitted entry).
- The number of entries qualifying to the Top-5 nominations and their cumulative bonus points (3 points per nominated entry).
- The number of Awards won by the agency and their cumulative bonus points (5 points per winning entry).
GS = [No. of Entries] X 1 + [No. of Nominations in top 5] X 3 + [No. of Winning Entries] X 5
The verdict of the Evaluation process of the entries shall be final and binding, and the vIDEA Awards 2025 or its Jury Members shall not be answerable to any person or entity for the judgment.