Celebrating
Video Communications
Entry Deadline: March 17, 2015
• Apps • DVDs
• Social Media • TV
• Video • Websites
• Corporations • Government
• Non-Profits
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the 24th Annual QUESTAR Awards!
This International Festival honors the best Commercials, Documentaries, PSAs,
Social Media, VNRs and Web-links from around the world.
Calendar
Welcome to Questar
Celebrating Video Communications
March
May
June
17
19
25
Deadline for
Entries
Winners
Notified
Grand Winners
Announced
This global competition provides an important international forum to celebrate
excellence in visual communications.
MISSION STATEMENT
The winners receive stunning personalized foil-stamped award certificates.
Best of Category winners are presented with prestigious brass-plated plaques.
The BEST OF SHOW winner takes the impressive QUESTAR trophy, an internationally
recognized symbol of excellence.
MerComm Inc. was founded in 1987 with the principal purpose of advancing the
arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. MerComm strives to
establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement. By
way of recognizing the multi-disciplines involved in professional communications,
MerComm Inc. sponsors six award programs:
Most importantly, win or not, you benefit by the opportunity to review the judges’
comments. Simply by entering you develop a competitive advantage.
ARC Awards for Annual Reports | MERCURY Awards for Public Relations
And you may go on to win fame and fortune!
Winners attract new clients – and keep current ones.
PLUS winning demonstrates your achievement to management.
Wishing you applause, ovation and triumph!
Cheers,
Reni L. Witt
President
ASTRID Awards for Design | GALAXY Awards for Marketing
QUESTAR Awards for Video/DVDs | iNOVA Awards for Websites
Winning a QUESTAR is really an
encouraging boost for your team.
Go for the win! Enter now!
MerComm’s award programs are now celebrating twenty-nine years, with entries
from around the world: Afghanistan, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain,
Belgium, Bermuda, Brasil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, French West Indies, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Pakistan, People’s Republic of China, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto
Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad, Turkey, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe,
and the United States. Our mission is to honor the individuals whose work has made an
outstanding contribution to their organization, corporation, or client.
2014 Grand Award Winners
BEST OF SHOW
Kudos
all around!
“I t’s an honor to participate in the very
renowned QUESTAR Awards. It’s an
important and famous festival.”
AUDI AG
Ingolstadt, Germany
“We are glad to be honored by the
QUESTAR Awards.”
BUNDESDRUCKEREREI GmbH
Berlin, GERMANY
BEST OF VIDEO ANNUAL REPORTS
Burda Creative Group GmbH
SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG
Sennheiser Annual Report 2012 Video –
The Quest the Perfect Sound
(GERMANY)
“T hank you very much for the great
news of our win.”
HOFFMANN UND CAMPE
VERLAG GmbH
Hamburg, GERMANY
“T hank you for letting us know the good
news of our Grand Award.”
HONG KONG POLICE
Wanchai, HONG KONG
BEST OF ADVERTISEMENTS
Kropac Media
AUDI AG
The Future Chauffer
(GERMANY)
“T hanks for the Silver Award.”
INPOINT DIGITAL
Hong Kong
“Winning the Silver Prize is great news!”
JCDECAUXMEA
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BEST OF DOCUMENTARIES
MerchantCantos
HOUSING FOR WOMEN
Kim’s Story
(UNITED KINGDOM)
“T hank you very, very much for the
Best of Advertisements Grand Prize.
We are deeply honored!!”
KROPAC MEDIA GmbH
Ingolstadt, GERMANY
“We are so happy to receive the good
news of our prize!”
NEW MEDIA GROUP PUBLISHING LTD.
Kwun Tong, HONG KONG
“T hank you for the excellent news of
our Gold win!”
RTL GROUP
LUXEMBOURG
BEST OF EMERGING MEDIA
Small World Social
AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOCIATION
Breastfeeding with Google Glass App
(AUSTRALIA)
“T hank you for recognizing our work.
It is an award to be proud of indeed.”
SILICON PLUS
SINGAPORE
BEST OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Hong Kong Police
‘Generation 2+’ Winner of the Living-the-Values
Workshop Microfilm Production
(HONG KONG)
BEST OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
The War Amps
A-J
(CANADA)
“We’re really thrilled to hear the great
news of our winning two awards!”
CARDINAL POINTS
ADVERTISING CO. LTD.
Wanchai, HONG KONG
“T his is fantastic news! We will publish our
Grand Award on our website.”
SMALL WORLD SOCIAL
San Francisco, California USA
“We intend to present our personalized
certificate to our client. We plan to share
this prestige and honor with them!”
SPLICE PTE LTD
SINGAPORE
“Wow! This is outstanding! We couldn’t be
happier to receive the news of our Grand
win. Everyone is absolutely thrilled!”
THE WAR AMPS
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA
Entry Information
Ready...Set...Win!
WHO
ENTRY FEES
NOMINATOR
The QUESTAR Awards creates a level playing field
for all entrants including large international agencies,
corporations and production studios, as well as small and
regional ones, and even individual “one-man” bands.
The fee for entries is $240 per entry. Fees include
handling and preparation costs for the judging sessions,
the judge’s score sheets with written comments, a
complete Winner’s Pack with award certificate for
the winners, as well as posting and hyperlinking your
corporate name on the website.
The person submitting the entry will be our contact
throughout the course of the competition, and will
receive all information and announcements concerning
award status.
WHAT
The following must be included in order to process
your entry:
• Completed Entry Form
• 3 Copies of DVDs and USBs (or simply the link or URL)
• Entry Fee
WHEN
Entries must be postmarked by March 17, 2015.
WHERE
Send the fee, entry form, and entry submission to:
MerComm, Inc., 500 Executive Blvd., Ste. 200
Ossining, NY 10562 USA
Payment may be made by check payable to
MerComm/QSR. American Express, MasterCard,
VISA, or bank-to-bank transfers are also accepted.
Please contact our offices for information concerning
bank-to-bank transfers.
The Judges
The distinguished panels of judges recognize the art of
communications in a global economy and the science
of the new technologies which enable the world-wide
exchange of ideas and information. Members of the
judging faculty will evaluate the entries based on the
standards of international excellence through the
measures of creativity and craft.
JUDGING
The QUESTAR Awards is unique in that each entry is
judged against itself, to the degree that the individual
entry achieves its intended purpose. Entries from
large or small organizations have an equal chance at
winning; judging is based not on budget, but on the
values of creativity, craft, and skill, as symbolized by the
QUESTAR Awards.
Each entry is evaluated three separate times during the
preliminary rounds. The three sets of scores are then
averaged into a single score for the individual entry. A
certain minimum score must be achieved to qualify for an
award. Only one Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honors Award
will be given in each classification; however if no entry
scores high enough, no award will be given.
The Gold Award Winners become candidates for a
Grand Award. In addition, one Best of Show Award will
be presented to the one entry that best exemplifies the
spirit of the QUESTAR Awards.
ELIGIBILITY
Any material produced, screened, aired, displayed or
marketed from March 18, 2014 to March 17, 2015 is
eligible, as well as any previously produced material
which is still appearing or has been re-introduced during
the eligible time.
CATEGORIES
Five major categories are offered in the 2015
QUESTAR Awards. Nominators may enter their work
in any combination of categories and classifications.
However, a separate fee must be sent for each entry.
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRIES
If the program soundtrack is not English, please provide
a script translated into English, a sub-titled version,
or a dubbed version in English. DVDs in NTSC is the
preferred format.
33 Visual – MEXICO
A. Plus Financial Press Limited
– HONG KONG
Addison
Affno – SRI LANKA
AIR Health
Alex Schkrutz Consultancy
Allan Hunter Shoemake
Photography Inc.
AND Partners
An-Najah National University
– PALESTINE
Aquarius – VIETNAM
Asia Public Relations Agency
– HONG KONG
Avila Creative
Bank of China – HONG KONG
Baoviet Holdings – VIETNAM
Basso Design Group
BCUBE – ITALY
BCN Communications
Beau Gardner Associates Inc.
Beyond Words
Brooks Graphics
Bryan Mills Iradesso – CANADA
Burgess Strategic
Marketing Services
C.J. Graphics – CANADA
Charles Schwab
CHC Enterprises
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries
– HONG KONG
China Telecom – HONG KONG
CLP Holdings Ltd – HONG KONG
Coal Creative Consultants
– SINGAPORE
ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd.
– SINGAPORE
Cre8 – HONG KONG
Curran & Connors, Inc.
Curtis Group
Daiwa House – JAPAN
Daniel Kennedy
Communications Services
Decker Design, Inc.
Digmshift Group
dovewing LLC
EDICO Financial Press Services
– HONG KONG
Eisbrenner Public Relations
Eisenman Associates
Engage Media Pte. Ltd.
– SINGAPORE
Equity Financial Press
– HONG KONG
Ergo Advertising – AUSTRALIA
ERM
FGI Design
Finar Kurumsal – TURKEY
First Rabbit – GERMANY
Foundry Communications
– CANADA
Four Media – AUSTRIA
G+J Corporate Editors
– GERMANY
Gene Pool Project – AUSTRALIA
GenNex Financial Media Ltd.
– HONG KONG
Global Point
Grand River Printing & Imaging
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
– CANADA
HeterMedia – HONG KONG
HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte
GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY
Ho Chi Minh Securities
Corporation – VIETNAM
HOFFMANN UND CAMPE
Corporate Publishing
– GERMANY
Hunch Free
i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG
Ideas On Purpose
Image Boutique Productions Ltd
– HONG KONG
RETURN MATERIAL
All entries submitted to the competition become
property of the QUESTAR Awards and may be used
for promotional purposes by MerComm, Inc. Entries will
be returned if specifically requested on the Entry Form.
We will contact you with shipping costs.
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INBRAX – CHILE
Inc Design
Inforpress – SPAIN
Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND
InVision Design, Inc.
iONE Financial Press Ltd.
– HONG KONG
Ista International – GERMANY
John Madere Photography
Journal International Verlag
– GERMANY
KD1 Designagentur – GERMANY
Keogh
Kerry Properties – HONG KONG
Ketchum Pleon – GERMANY
KircherBurkhardt GmbH
– GERMANY
köckritzdörrich GmbH – GERM ANY
Lockheed Martin Corporation
loved GmbH – GERMANY
M&M Consultancy – HONG KONG
Mark Joseph Photography, Inc.
MATTER, Inc.
Media Genesis
Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA
Mike Klodnicki & Associates
Milenio 3 – MEXICO
mind(21)factory – GERMANY
MM Partners – KOREA
New Zealand Stock Exchange
– NEW ZEALAND
Paragraphs Design
Parcel Design – CANADA
Perlgut Group
PetraNix AG – SWITZERLAND
Phoenix Communications Ltd.
– HONG KONG
Pratt Institute
PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
– INDONESIA
PVF Investor Relations
– GERMANY
Q&E Advertising – SRI LANKA
q30 design inc. – CANADA
Rat Für Ruhm Und Ehre
– GERMANY
REF Financial Press Ltd.
– HONG KONG
ringzwei – GERMANY
RR Donnelley – HONG KONG
RTL Group – LUXEMBOURG
S/O Project – KOREA
Sedgwick Richardson
– HONG KONG
Sedgwick Richardson
– SINGAPORE
Shian Inc. – JAPAN
Signi Design – MEXICO
Smart Media – SRI LANKA
Southern Company
Speedy Design Communications
– HONG KONG
Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc.
TAV Airports – TURKEY
Tayburn – TURKEY
Tayburn – UNITED KINGDOM
The Charles NYC
The King’s College
Thema Communications
– GERMANY
The Saudi British Bank
– KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
The Third Age – SOUTH KOREA
TOMORROW FOCUS AG
– GERMANY
Toppan Vite Limited – HONG KONG
Twice Graphics – HONG KONG
Wachovia Securities
WPP HMA BLAZE – AUSTRALIA
Xanadu Communications
Yellow Creative (HK) Limited
– HONG KONG
Categories & Classifications
ADVERTISEMENTS/
COMMERCIALS
A
B
C
01 Automotive
02 Banks/Credit Cards
03 Business Products
& Services
04 Campaign
05 Consumer Goods
& Services
06 Facilities Management
07Financial Services
& Investments
08 Food & Beverage
09 Fund Raising
10 Health & Well-being
11 Heritage Awareness
12 Holiday
13 In-Store/Public Area
14 Insurance
15 Medical/Pharmaceutical
16 Public Service
Announcement
17 Recruitment
18 Retail
19 Travel & Tourism
20 Other/Misc.
01 Animation
02 Arts/Culture
03Brand Image Campaign
04 Cultural Exchange
05 Documentary
06Energy/Environmental
07 Events & Live Webcasts
08 Fund Raising
09 Game Show/Event
10 Healthcare
11How-to &
Product Demonstrations
12 In-flight Production
13 Motivation
14 News Promotions
15 Openings & Events
16Public Service Program
17 Religion & Ethics
18 Sales/Infomercials
19 Science & Education
20 Tourism/Travel
21 Video News Release
22 Viral
23 Other/Misc.
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
BROADCAST/
CABLE/ONLINE
CORPORATIONS
Animation
Annual Report
Automobile/Enthusiast
Brand Experience
Charity Event
Corporate Identity
Documentary
Educational/Infomercial
Fashion & Beauty
D
NON PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
Association
Brand Image Campaign
Charity
Fund Raiser
Government
Health Awareness
Inspiration
Parkland Promotion
Professional Body
Safety
Other/Misc.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Green/Environmental
Health Awareness
In-House Production
Internal Communications
Luxury/Lifestyle
Medicine/Pharmaceuticals
Premium Brand
Product/Service Promotion
Public Awareness
19
20
21
22
23
Real Estate
Safety & Security
School/University
Staff Training
Stakeholder
Communications
24 Sustainability Farming
25 Other/Misc.
E
Emerging Media
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
App
Corporate News
Culture & Lifestyle
eMagazine
Events
Facebook
Health & Fitness
Infographics
09 Interview
10 Mobile Sites
11 Multiple Digital
Video Channels
12 Public Service & Charity
13 Social Media
14 YouTube
15 Other/Misc.
Deadline
March, 17, 2015
Entry Form
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Award Certificates
Should your entry win an award, your certificate will
be personalized in the adjacent format.
Call For Entries
Deadline March 17, 2015
If you would prefer any variation of the official format,
kindly let us know, in writing, on this Entry Form.
Nominator Information
Client Information
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Name (mr. / Mrs.)
Title / Job Description
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Client Company
Address
Address
City
Prov./State
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-$ 0
10-19 Entries, 10% Discount - $ 0
20+ Entries, 20% Discount
-$ 0
$ 0
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IMPORTANT: For judging purposes, please send three copies of physical materials
per entry (such as DVD’s and USB sticks). For Apps and Web-links, the URL only is
needed. Upon receipt, this entry becomes the property of MerComm, Inc. and may be
used for display and exhibition purposes.
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS: Send entry materials along with entry forms and fees.
For apps or web content, simply send one copy of the Entry Form by email, fax, or regular
mail. For physical entries, such as DVDs, USB sticks, etc., send your package by a courier
service. To hasten your package through customs, please affix or mark in bold lettering
outside the package — “Contest Material. No Commercial Value.”
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