Guidelines

• Who May Enter
  The Hatch Awards are open to any creator, brand, agency/in-house agency or company who is based in New England OR who’s client is based in New England. Any work submitted must have been first published, broadcast, distributed, or posted **between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.**
• What May be Entered
  - Any advertising, design, direct, or interactive materials first published, broadcast, distributed, or posted between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
  - The creative must be work from a New England-based agency or for a New England-based client.
  - The entry must be submitted exactly as published/aired/released and not modified for entry.
  - The entry can not be speculative or conceptual advertising.
  - Be sure there is no reference to your Company or any contributing creative Companies in any digital or physical materials (except in the case of self-promotion or if the reference existed in the original execution).
  - By entering, you confirm you or your client own all applicable legal rights for all media included in your entry.
• Submissions
  - You may enter your work in as many categories as are applicable.
  - If it does not fit the category however, The Hatch Committee and The Ad Club reserves the right to re-categorize or remove any entries.
  - Such entries will be placed into their appropriate category as defined in the Call for Entries. Any piece that is moved by the Committee may be done so without notification.
  - If your submission is rejected completely, you will be notified and your entry fee reimbursed.
  - For all categories, entrants may include a brief video explanation and/or supporting documents in addition to other materials explaining their entry, but it is not required.
• File Formats and Specs
  For all work, make sure your company/agency name as the creator of the work is not included anywhere on or in the files.
  
  Video:
  - We no longer accept only URL submissions. A file is required.
  - Format: MP4 or MOV
  - No slates
  - Max size: 1GB
  - Length: align with category requirements
  - You must submit a thumbnail image that represents your video format: PNG
  - Case films: 1) max length 2 minutes; 2) please also provide a :30 sec version for use in the show should you win. These can be used in any category.
  
  Audio:
  - MP3 plus PDF of script
  
  Print:
  - PDF or JPEG
  
  Submission Explanation (optional for some entries):
  - PDF