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Awards Support for Judges

Want to be an awards judge? Wondering about the process?

Here you’ll find some commonly asked questions and their answers. If you’re still not sure, head over to our contact page and drop us a line or email fomawards@festivalofmedia.com.

Jury FAQs

Can we have more than one jury member from the same organisation?

We aim to avoid having more than one juror from the same organisation on each awards programme. The only exception to this is if one juror is a rising star shortlist only judge.

Can a judge be on a jury again?

Our general policy is to not recruit jurors within a two year period of their last appearance on the jury.

Can we submit entries if someone from our company is judging in the awards?

Yes. This is a not a problem as we recuse judges from scoring work produced by their company.

Can we submit an agency network judge?

We tend to avoid recruiting individuals who work directly for agency networks as they would be recused from presiding over any work produced by the networks’ portfolio of agencies.

What kind of media professional makes the best judge?

The majority of our jurors are clients and we have normally have one juror from each of the main holding group agencies, independent agencies and one or two media owners and adtech organisations. Effectively we are looking for inclusive industry leaders and up and coming talent.

Are travel and accommodation costs covered for jurors?

Unfortunately, we do not have an expenses budget for jury members. What tends to happen is judges from other countries /cities, often travel as part of a trip to visit their headquarters in the place the judging is taking place. We also have the option to join virtually if expensing travel isn’t feasible.

How long is the judging process?

For the first part of judging – the virtual shortlisting stage – jury members are given a two week period to read through and score a number of entries in their own time. This usually takes four-five hours in total. The second part of judging – finalist judging – takes place in person or virtually as part of a group session and will be between 6-8 hours depending on the awards programme.

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