Submission Details International Sound Awards 2024
Please find here an overview of relevant information for the International Sound Awards 2024. Entry to the International Sound Awards is open to companies, individuals, nonprofit organizations, universities, students and everyone who wants to make the world sound better.
To submit your project to the International Sound Awards 2024, please read these Submission Details, the Terms & Conditions and fill out the Application Form. On receipt of the form, we will send you an email containing an invoice, a link to the submission form and further information. In the submission form, all information about your submission – see below – must be entered. Please have them ready when filling out the form.
Here you can download a quick guide for a successful submission.
Key dates
- February 22th to May 8th 2024: Submission period
- Until March 15th: 20% early bird discount
- May/June 2024: Judging
- September 2024: Announcement of Better Sound, Winner and Grand Prix Awards
Evaluation Procedure
All correctly and timely submitted applications will be presented to the jury. The jury consists of experienced and internationally known experts. All jurors have signed a code of conduct. They disclose any conflict of interest and don’t judge the submission in question. Overall criteria for the judges are: Innovative, smart or useful sound solutions and concepts, whereas sound is understood in a broad sense.
Each submission is rated by at least 4 jurors on a scale of 1 to 10 points. The median of the juror’s ratings defines the result per project. Starting at 5 points, the project receives the Better Sound Award. From 7 points one earns a Winner Award and from 9 points upwards the project gets the highest award, the Grand Prix. Entrants will receive a written notice on the results. The jury’s decision is final.
General requirements
- Submissions must be entered online
- Submission material must be in English
Submission material
Please note that submission material must not exceed 500MB.
Compulsory:
- Abstract (max. 350 characters including spaces)
- Project description (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)
- Detailed information on outset, idea, concept, solution procedure, results:
- Why is your project innovative, smart or useful? What makes it special and why does it deserve an award? (max. 1,500 characters including spaces)
- Which problem does your project solve? How did you solve it? (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)
- Outcomes and benefits (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)
- Credits
- Presentation images (landscape and portrait)
Optional, but highly recommended:
- Case film (recommended maximum duration 2-3 minutes). The film will be shown to the jury and will be published on the ISA website.
- In some cases, the jury should have the opportunity to try out the submitted product or service. This mainly concerns entries in the Game Audio category and software. It is highly recommended to provide codes for demo versions or disc copies.
- Further supporting material (formats: PDF, MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG4, AVI, PNG, JPEG).
Fees
Submission fee: 300 Euros
Early Bird: Until March 15th, we offer a 20% discount on submission fees.
Entries can be submitted in more than one category. For every additional category a fee of 100 Euros will be charged. (In the case, a submission must be sent for assessment, transportation expenses must be carried by the submitter). The following services are included:
- Examination of the submitted material
- Advice in preparing submission material
- Preparing material for the jury
Better Sound Award per category: 500 Euros
The honouring with a Better Sound Award comprises the following services:
- Better Sound ISAbell trophy
- Better Sound certificate
- Better Sound badge for own communication
- Project page on ISA website
- Entry in the Yearbook
- Mention in newsletter and social media
- Free listing in the soon to come International Sound Directory ISD
Winner Award per category: 600 Euros
The honouring with a Winner Award comprises the following services:
- Winner ISAbell trophy
- Winner certificate
- Winner badge for own communication
- Project page on ISA website
- Entry in the Yearbook
- Mention in newsletter and social media
- Free listing in the soon to come International Sound Directory ISD
Grand Prix Award per category: 800 Euros
The honouring with a Grand Prix Award comprises the following services:
- Grand Prix ISAbell trophy
- Grand Prix certificate
- Grand Prix badge for own communication
- Project page on ISA website
- Entry in the Yearbook
- Mention in newsletter and social media
- Free listing in the soon to come International Sound Directory ISD
Discounts
We give discounts on submission and winner fees for nonprofit organizations and student projects (only involving students). The submission fee is 100 Euros regardless of categories entered. Fees for a Better Sound, Winner or Grand Prix Award are waived. If an ISAbell trophy is desired, we would have to charge 300 Euros.
Payments
All fees are subject to VAT if applicable. Submissions are valid and admitted for judging only after payment has been received. Payments can be made by wire transfer, PayPal, credit card and other payment services.