The Digital Media Americas Awards bring together the best projects from North, Central and South America in a single competition to recognize innovation, strategy and creativity.
The 2025 edition includes new categories focused on the innovative use of formats and the social impact of journalism. This edition also puts together legacy categories and contemporary ones, focusing on the use of Artificial Intelligence.
WAN-IFRA recognizes the efforts of Publishers that have developed unique and original initiatives in the field of digital media, with the help of new tools and formats, using the most advanced technology or driving innovation, from new approaches to digital subscriptions to the most impactful digital storytelling or native advertising initiatives, the Digital Media Awards are a reference for the industry regionally and globally.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE DIGITAL MEDIAAWARDS AMERICAS 2025?
REGISTRATION PROCESS
This process will take less than five minutes.
Create an account and confirm your email address (check your spam folder if you can’t find it). You can use the same username and password if you have participated in previous editions.
Start your entry following the instructions of the platform, which will guide you step by step through the application process. You will be asked questions about the project such as its objectives, the people involved, its budget, revenue, etc, depending on the category.
You can edit your entry after submitting it, up until the deadline (Feb. 14) or save the progress if you are not ready to finalize it yet.
Be sure to enter all personal information correctly, including contact information, as it will be used to contact you should the project be selected as a finalist.
You can submit entries to more than one category as long as the submitted project meets the selection criteria in each category.
You can use the ‘copy’ function to create a copy of your entry and change the category as needed.
A few important points are:
IMPORTANT DATES
January 7 – Registration opening
February 14* – Closing of registration and deadline to complete your projects and make the payment
March 13 – Finalists announcement
April 13– Winners announcement at the award ceremony during Digital Media LATAM 2025 (Panama City)
*IMPORTANT INFORMATION: there will NOT be a deadline extension this year. Please plan your submissions accordingly.
100 EUR
Each application will be invoiced for EUR 100. The applicant companies will bear bank charges. Any incomplete payment will immediately disqualify the application. Registration costs and bank charges will not be refunded.
CATEGORIES
*Winners of these categories will be part of WAN-IFRA’s Worldwide Digital Media Awards competition in 2025.
INELIGIBILITY AND DISQUALIFICATION
Any entry that features syndicated content or campaigns prepared by third parties will be disqualified. WAN-IFRA reserves the right to disqualify any application that does not comply with these rules. Disqualified applications will not be evaluated. Registration fees will not be refunded. WAN-IFRA is not responsible for materials entered into the competition. Entries with unpaid registration fees will be immediately disqualified.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION POLICY
Do not include sensitive or confidential information in your records.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
The finalists of each Digital Media Americas Awards category must present a 30-second video in high definition and .mp4 format for the delivery ceremony, explaining and presenting their project before the date indicated to the finalists by email. Likewise, the finalists will have a free ticket for the chosen representative to attend Digital Media LATAM 2025 where the winners will be announced.
Participating, you assign to WAN-IFRA all rights to retain and use, free of charge, the images or material of the competition for publication in books, exhibitions, websites, or for educational or promotional use.
WAN-IFRA reserves the right to decide which companies are eligible for the small or local media awards.
PAYMENT METHODS
The primary payment method is through the platform itself with VISA or Mastercard credit card.
If a different payment method is required, please contact us.