Pepper Creative Awards to be Held in April 2018

KOCHI:
Pepper Creative Awards Trust has announced the 12th Edition of the Pepper Creative Awards, the largest creative awards in South India and the second largest in India.
Call for entries have been sent to all ad agencies, production houses, printers, and photographers in South India. A panel of eminent personalities from India’s creative world will evaluate the entries for Pepper-2018. The last date for the receipt of entries is 17 th March 2018.
“We are expecting more than 1,500 entries for the competition which has become a stepping stone for the creative fraternity from this part of the world to take part in other major peer- reviewed national and international competitions,” said K Venugopal, Chairman, Pepper Trust.
All leading advertising agencies from South India will take part in Pepper-2018, a unique event when luminaries from South Indian creative fraternity come to a single platform, evaluating and celebrating the success and challenges in a professional manner, he added.
Prathap Suthan, this years’ Pepper jury chairman and Co-founder & CCO of Bang in the Middle, New Delhi, said,  “The content that’s now getting created from the south, thanks to better tech hardware and easier media platforms, is indicative of the creative quality and power of this region. Advertising and Communication that are born here, ideally should have ideally stepped up both into terms of idea and execution. It ought to be a natural progression and expectation. I am really looking forward to seeing the next stage of our region’s potential at Pepper 2018”.
Apart from him, other jury members are KS Chakravarthy, Co-founder & CCO, Tidal 7 Brand & Digital, KV Sridhar, Founder & CCO, Hypercollective, Raj Nair, CEO & CCO, Madison BMB, Meera Sharath Chandra, CEO & CCO, Tigress Tigress and Atul Kattukaran, First December Films Partner & AD Filmmaker.
This year Pepper will be celebrated with a post lunch strategic sessions on media, film making, online messaging etc for ad professionals and PG students from media and management schools. And the biggest attraction of Pepper 2018 award ceremony will be the keynote address by none other than the veteran ad guru Balki ( R Balakrishnan).
The competition will be open to categories such as Agency of the Year Award, Advertiser of the Year, Print, Film, OOH, Radio, Cyber, Integrated, Photography, Typography, Copywriting, Art Direction, Illustration, Collaterals, Direct Mailer, Design, Public Service/CSR, Film Craft, Radio Craft and Kerala Specific- Jewellery, Real Estate, Textile, Hospitality, Ayurveda, Media. The winners will be presented with Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards and certificates. For more details: 98956 60000, 98460 50589 ; www.pepperawards.com