Students' Award
HK4As Students' Award 2026
About the Award
The HK4As Students' Award 2026 celebrates creativity, innovation, and fresh thinking from students across disciplines. Participants are invited to showcase their ideas through a variety of creative formats and demonstrate how their work can make a meaningful impact.
Eligibility:
Participants
- Full time students from local institutes
- Part-time students who are not employed in the advertising industry
- International/exchange students
(Remarks: International and exchange students are welcome to participate. However, certain sponsorship opportunities are available only to Hong Kong permanent residents.)
Entry Details
· Individual or team entry
· Maximum of 5 team members
· Open to students from all disciplines
· Chinese and English submissions are accepted
· Each entry may include up to three creative formats
Creative Formats
Your entry may be presented in a variety of formats. Examples include:
- Print / Poster
- Mock-ups / Props
- Storyboard
- Audio
- Video
- Digital & Social
(The formats above are provided as examples only. Participants are welcome to submit their work in other relevant formats. Each entry may include up to three creative formats.)
Submission Requirements:
Required Materials
- Completed Entry Form
- Creative Work (up to three creative formats)
- Summary Board (JPG format, A2 size, high resolution for printing)
Optional Materials
- Case Video (MP4 format)
- Hard-copy materials (submitted separately by appointment)
AI Declaration
The use of Generative AI (GenAI) at any stage of the creative process must be declared. Participants are required to complete the declaration statement included in the entry form.
Briefing and Questionnaire Requirement
All team members must watch the Creative Sharing cum Students' Award 2026 Briefing and complete the briefing questionnaire to confirm eligibility and qualify as official participants.
If your team has not yet completed this requirement, please watch the recorded briefing on the HK4As YouTube Channel and complete the questionnaire here: https://forms.gle/j2FgEN3kzy1KYE3r7
Entry Submission
- Online: awards@aaaa.com.hk (suggested using Google Drive / Dropbox link)
- Hard-copy materials (optional, by appointment): Suite 1906, Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King's Road, North Point
Judging Criteria
- Creativity (Is the idea inspiring and original?) - 50%
- Meaningfulness ((Does the idea effectively address the intended purpose?) - 30%
- Execution (Can the idea be brought to life in a compelling way?) - 20%
Special Awards
- Best of Show
- Best Craft of Copy
- Best Craft of Art
Award Levels
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- Merit
Submission Deadline
November 27, 2026 (Friday) at 11:59PM
Enquiries
Email: awards@aaaa.com.hk
Hong Kong Roots
Celebrating local ideas In 2019, a special category named “HK Roots本地薑” was added to celebrate work that demonstrates the uniqueness and excellence of Hong Kong creativity with strong relevancy to local insights, culture or behaviour. Work in this category is judged by a special HK Roots Jury composed of local cross-media and multidisciplinary creatives.
Panel of Judges
Nistha Mitra (Chairlady)
Strategist, Ogilvy & Mather Pte. Ltd.
Finalists & Winners
Awards Presentation
With a single goal of recognizing the best creative works of our industry in 2019, HK4As is going ahead with our annual Kam Fan Awards Presentation on November 22, 2019. We have moved it up to a luncheon in order to allow ourselves more flexibility. Glittering the Award Presentation will be our respective international and local Jury led by Jureeporn Thaidumrong, Chief Creative Officer/Global Creative Board Member, GREYnJ UNITED, Thailand.
Hall of Fame & Archive
Since the Kam Fan Awards began in 1984, every year one piece of work has stood proud above all others to earn the title Kam Fan. Take a trip down our memory lane and view the many brilliant ideas that have been deemed worthy of this status.
Gallery
