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OHMSA Awards submission date extended

Due to the overwhelming response from media owners and creative agencies, the OHMSA Awards organising committee has decided to extend the submission date for entries to Monday, 18 January 2010.
OHMSA Awards submission date extended

“We have had a very positive response to our calls for entry,” says Les Holley, CEO of OHMSA. “The driving aim of the awards programme is to reward the best creative teams for their commitment to the outdoor platform and to set a benchmark for creative executions in this medium. In order to make this the most encompassing awards process, we have made an executive decision to extend the submissions date to ensure we get the very best of outdoor creative competing.”

The OHMSA Awards will be awarding participants in the following categories:

  • Best of Show (overall winner)
  • Billboards
  • Internally Illuminated Billboards
  • Electronic billboards
  • Airport advertising
  • Retail/street furniture
  • Mobile media
  • Ambient media
  • Africa's Voice Award (best creative advert outside of South Africa's borders)
  • The Student Award (brand new category)

How to enter

1. Visit www.ohmsaawards.com/2009/, download and complete the entry form.

2. Deliver a copy of your online entry form, together with a copy of your creative artwork, on a high-resolution Acrobat PDF format.

Note: All video productions are to be supplied in MOV file, 720x576 Screen Resolution, 25FPS, and MPEG-4/H.264 codec. The size may not exceed 100MB and may not exceed three minutes in length.

3. All entries to be delivered to:
Christelle Marais
c/o OHMSA
Ground Floor
Unit B
376 Oak Avenue
Randburg
Johannesburg

Entry fees

Agency Single entry: R100
Student entry: R50

Payment should be made in South African Rands by cheque or EFT.

Confirmation of EFT wire transfers is to be sent to OHMSA and email or fax confirmation of payment through to Fax number +27 (0) 11 781 8963, , along with your list of entries and categories.

Banking details

Account Name: OHMSA
Bank: Nedbank
Branch: Rosebank Gardens
Branch Code: 195805
Account Number: 1958569453
Reference: Entry

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