About The Chip Shop Awards

There was a time when Barnacles Fish, Chip & Shop in Llandudno was the talk of Soho. It’s advertising had just scooped a heap of awards - knocking bigger brands off the winners’ podium.
The campaign was the work of an advertising nobody. The client was his mum. His budget? Beer money. His secret weapon? Persistence.

This lead to a fallout. Awards tightened their rules to keep the amateurs out, but it inspired The Drum to create The Chip Shop Awards. This sort of work (and others like it) deserves to be lauded about or how else can the industry move forward and find new talent?

And what about the nobody in our story?  Well that somebody was Andy Cheetham, who went on to help found one of Manchester’s hottest agencies: CheethamBell. Read the full story here. 

Anyone, anywhere - that includes you!

What you submit will depend entirely on your idea and the category of your choice but here is the basics required:

• Leading image (JPEG max size 10mb) - This will be used on the website and in the show in the event of a nomination, commendation or a win - Make sure its the best one! (you may upload additional images to support your entry).
• 100 word summary -  Tell us more about your idea, if it doesn't need an explanation just exclaim your greatness? - This will be live on the website in the even of a nomination, commendation or a win.
• Optional - You may submit additional images, links or videos to support your entry in the fields provided. Please note all videos must be hosted via Vimeo or YouTube and uploaded using the sharable link.

Any questions? 

We are here to help! - get in touch with pepe.terry@thedrum.com

First Entry: £99 (+ UK VAT)
Additional Entries:  £65 (+ UK VAT)
Freelance & Students: 40% discount on each entry

PLEASE NOTE: You will only receive the 2nd entry rate discount if you enter all your submissions at once. Otherwise you will be charged the full amount each time. Leave your entries in your basket until you are sure they are all complete.

Students and freelancers contact pepe.terry@thedrum.com to process discount.

The winners of the 2018 Chip Shop Awards will be announced at the Awards ceremony in June at Electric Brixton, London. 

Join us for the most entertaining awards show in the industry with no need for a bow tie or ballgown. 

Your ticket includes: cracking entertainment, a chance to see all of the nominated work, mingle with some very cool folk, and the opportunity to chance to pick up any awards wins in person. But the best bit? of course you get a bag of chips!
 

Those lucky Award winners will pick up a coveted chip trophy which looks great in any display cabinet or on your mantelpiece next to last week’s flowers and the picture of your Gran.

Highly Commended entrants will bag their very own vinegar trophy. Haven't you always wanted a bottle of Sarsons with your name on it? not only does this come with bragging rights but its handy if your chips need a little extra...

And this year we are giving away £1,000 to emerging talent with the Barnacles Award. The winner will be annouced at the awards.
 

Date: June 2018
Venue: Electric Brixton
Time: 6.30pm – late
Dress code: Something cool. Or not cool. Whatever your preference.

NEED NOTS...

• Material entered need not necessarily have been published, displayed, broadcast or mailed.
• Material entered need not necessarily be for your own client.
• Creatives need not hold the intellectual property rights to the brands they intend to enter.
• The work need not be honest or decent but should as far as possible be legal.
• Entries need not be finished to normal printing or broadcasting standards.
   

MUSTS...

• All entries must be received Monday 12 March 2018
• Entries can be submitted in all languages on the basis that subtitles, dubbing or a form of translation into the English language is provided, except where no detailed understanding of the written word is important and where the product is recognisable.

WILL NOTS...

• The judges’ decisions are final and correspondence will not be entered into regarding entries
   

WILLS...

• The judges will reserve the right to reallocate entries that in their view are incorrectly entered.
• The organisers will reserve the right to retain entries for subsequent publication/exhibition in relation to the awards.
• Work entered on the website will be used for judging.
• Nominated entrants will be contacted after the judging for high res images if required.
• Carnyx Group Ltd will take responsibility for intellectual property issues in the event the work is to be published.