Submission Media

All entries must submit media for judging via the online entry system. Each media type has specific technical requirements, as outlined below.

Submission media options vary by category. Refer to the categories section for details on the submission options for each category.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Young Guns will not be accepting physical entries. All entry media must be uploaded into the online entry system.
DO NOT MAIL PHYSICAL ENTRIES TO YOUNG GUNS – THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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International Entries

Young Guns accepts and celebrates entries from around the world. All work should be submitted in its original language. English translations are required for all work in another language.

Image and Audio Media: For entries in a language other than English, provide an English translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual media.
Video Media: For video entries in a language other than English, provide English subtitles in the video or a translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual media.
URL Media: For URL entries in a language other than English, use the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual media to provide any necessary instructions in English.
PDF Media: All PDF entries must be submitted in English.

Image

Image files will only be accepted through the online entry system. Images submitted can be:

Artwork Image (the original content or artwork as it ran)
Project Image (installation, in-situ, detail/closeup, project boards, etc.)

DIMENSIONS

The longest side of each image should be at least 2400 pixels long
The longest side of each image must be a maximum of 4800 pixels long

FILE SIZE

Each file must be no larger than 5 MB

FORMAT

Each file must be a high res JPEG or PNG
Each file should be RGB color mode

NOTE

For Project Board images, all information should be large enough to be seen from a distance when projected or on a small monitor.
For Artwork Images in a language other than English, provide an English translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual image file.

Video

Video files will only be accepted through the online entry system. Videos submitted can be:

Content Video (the original content as it ran)
Project Video (case study, behind the scenes, trailer, cut-down, demo, screen record, etc.)

ASPECT RATIO / RESOLUTION

1920 x 1080 is preferred and recommended
Minimum resolution of 1280 x 720
All videos must be submitted in 16x9 format
Other aspect ratios will automatically have black pillars added after uploading the video into the online system

FORMAT

.mov or .mp4
H.264 compression
Audio compression must be AAC

FILE SIZE

Each file must be no larger than 500 MB

EXTRAS

Do NOT include color bars or tone
Do NOT include agency information or slates

NOTE

For video entries in a language other than English, provide English subtitles in the video or a translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual video file.

Audio

Audio files will only be accepted through the online entry system. Audio files submitted can be:

Content Audio (the original content as it ran)

FILE SIZE

Each file must be no larger than 50 MB

FORMAT

All audio files must be in MP3 format

EXTRAS

Do NOT include agency information
Do NOT include audio slates

NOTE

For entries in a language other than English, provide an English translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual audio file.

URL

URLs will only be accepted through the online entry system. URLs submitted can be:

URL to Website (the original site or a landing page providing information about the project)
URL to Full Length Piece (long form or full length content video hosted online)

ALL URLS

Entries must be an active URL.
URL links entered must remain unchanged through December 2025.

URL TO WEBSITE

Landing pages of project information are acceptable

URL TO FULL LENGTH VIDEOS

For Long Form and Full Length video categories, a URL may be submitted to a content video hosted online (i.e., Vimeo, YouTube, etc.)

NOTE

Password-protected URLs are NOT recommended, as complicated logins slow down judging.
Some categories may accept a URL to a download link for an application. This will be supporting media and is not guaranteed to be downloaded and installed by the jury.
For URL entries in a language other than English, use the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual URL to provide any necessary instructions in English.

PDF

PDF files will only be accepted through the online entry system. PDFs submitted can be:

Project PDF (contains images, graphics, and copy providing information about the project)
Publication PDF (full booklets, brochures, books, magazines, etc.)

ALL PDFS

Files must be exported at a high resolution image compression.
Printers marks should not be included.

FILE SIZE

Each file must be no larger than 15 MB

PROJECT PDF

Images, graphics, and copy should be provided in a single file

PUBLICATION PDF

Physical books, magazines and newspapers should be entered as multi-page documents
Publication PDFs should not contain any extraneous project information. They should be a digital version of the book, magazine or newspaper as it was printed.

NOTE

All PDF files must be submitted in English.
Password-protected PDFs are NOT accepted.
Single-page PDFs can be submitted for Book and Magazine covers, but Digital Image submissions are recommended.
Digital publications may be entered as PDFs, providing they contain their original interactive components.

Animated Gif

Gif files will only be accepted through the online entry system. Gifs submitted can be:

Content Animation (the original content or artwork as it ran)

DIMENSIONS

The longest side of each graphic must be a maximum of 4800 pixels long

FILE SIZE

Each file must be no larger than 50 MB

FORMAT

Each file should be a high res GIF when possible
Each file should be RGB color mode

NOTE

For artwork animations in a language other than English, provide an English translation in the "Judging Description / Translation" field with the individual gif file.