ADFEST 2026 Special Awards include:
Network of the Year
Independent Network of the Year *NEW*
Agency of the Year
Independent Agency of the Year
Regional Agency of the Year
Digital Agency of the Year
Media Agency of the Year
PR Agency of the Year
Production Company of the Year
Advertiser of the Year
Each entrant’s inputs in marked fields of the online submission will be taken as final to count toward the scoring of these Special Awards. Please make sure the spelling (even spacing) of what you enter in the online submission is accurate and consistent to ensure all your well-deserved points are awarded. As credits are provided by the entrant and only credits submitted at the point of entry
via the ADFEST entry site are used and cannot be changed retrospectively.
ADFEST is not responsible for unallocated scores due to typo mistakes or name inconsistencies done on the entrant’s part. Credit revisions cannot be made after Friday 30th January 2026 and must be done in writing to Nat@ADFEST.com. Any requests for changes are subject to the approval of the Organiser.
A fee of THB 2,000 per request will be charged for each change including revisions for credit revisions, written submission and material replacements.
NETWORK OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Network (own whole or majority stake in the company) that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Network” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in all Lotus categories.
*Note: Holding Company CANNOT be entered as Network!
INDEPENDENT NETWORK OF THE YEAR *NEW*
This award is given to the Independent Network that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in “Independent Network” (regardless of Entrant Company) and declared itself as part of an Independent Network from the finalists and winners in all Lotus categories. Independent Network must have multiple offices and not be affiliated with a Holding Company.
AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Agency that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Agency” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in all Lotus categories.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Independent Agency that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Agency” (regardless of Entrant Company) and declared itself as an Independent Agency from the finalists and winners in all Lotus categories.
REGIONAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Regional Agency that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Agency” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in all Lotus categories.
An Agency eligible to compete for Regional Agency of the Year must have a score of at least 30 points to qualify.
An Agency is eligible to win in only one of the following Regional Agency of the Year.
Central & North Asia Agency of the Year
East Asia Agency of the Year
Middle East Agency of the Year
Oceania Agency of the Year
South Asia Agency of the Year
Southeast Asia Agency of the Year
DIGITAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Agency that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Agency” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in the following Lotus categories:
Digital & Social Lotus
Digital Craft Lotus
Lotus Roots sub-category in the above Lotus categories
MEDIA AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Agency that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Media Agency” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in the following Lotus category:
Media Lotus (including Lotus Roots sub-category)
PR AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Agency that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“PR Agency” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in the following Lotus category:
PR Lotus (including Lotus Roots sub-category)
PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
The ADFEST Production Company of the Year is awarded for excellence in craftsmanship and technical prowess. This award is given to the production company that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Film Production Company”, “Print Production Company”, “Post-Production Company”, “Special Effects Company” and
“Sound Production Company” (regardless of
Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in the following Lotus categories:
Audio Craft sub-categories (RA09-RA13) in Radio & Audio Lotus
Digital Craft Lotus
Film Craft Lotus
New Director Lotus
Print & Outdoor Craft Lotus
Lotus Roots sub-category in the above Lotus categories (except Radio & Audio Lotus)
Note: A given production company will only be counted ONCE for a particular entry. That is, if the same production company is entered under Film Production Company, Print Production Company, Post-Production Company, Special Effects Company and Sound Production Company, that company will only be awarded once for that entry.
If the same production company (same legal entity in same country) has multiple branches in the same country, points will be counted as one production company.
ADVERTISER OF THE YEAR
This award is given to the Advertiser that earned the highest score calculated from the credit entered in
“Advertiser” (regardless of Entrant Company) from the finalists and winners in all Lotus categories.
