FAQ
Entering the Innovation Awards is an easy process that is run through our new online entry platform. Have a look through the FAQs below, plus the categories and criteria page – then when when you are ready, click on the ‘Enter Now’ button to enter your project.
No, participation is completely FREE.
Submission will take about 25 minutes.
Yes! When you begin your entry, you will asked how many entries you want to make in each category. To enter more than one category, simply click on the ‘plus’ button on as many categories as you would like to enter. After registration, our entry platform will prompt you to complete each application individually.
No – you can save your entry as a draft and revisit it by going into your registration. However, once you submit your application, there is no going back!
Anyone involved in creating the packaging can enter, whether it’s the brand, the packaging manufacturer or the design agency with the brand’s permission. We encourage you to work with your partners to create the best possible entry.
And remember, it’s FREE to enter.
Yes – a pack has to be for a product that is on the market, meaning the product has to be available for consumers to buy in retail. And it needs to have launched in retail channels between December 2024 and November 2025.
There is one exception to this – the Concept of the Year category in the ADF Innovation Awards. This category is for innovative products that have been developed by brands, packaging manufacturers or agencies that are not yet on the market – but that have the potential to revolutionise the market.
Each programme of Innovation Awards is judged by a panel of senior packaging developers at major brand owners, as well as packaging experts from consultancies, design agencies, associations and the media.
There are two rounds of judging. In the first round, our jury presidents consider all the entries and make a selection of the best to go forward to be judged by the full jury. Then, in the second round, the jury meet to consider all the packs and score them according to the criteria for each category. The highest scoring packs are the winners – and, needless to say, judges are not allowed to vote on or score their own projects.
Meet our Awards juries here.
Winners will be announced during Paris Packaging Week 2026.
Let’s chat! We’re here to help you with any questions you may have in regards to entering the Innovation Awards. Please click here to contact the team.
- 3 high-resolution images of the pack
- Along with your application, you will be asked to send 3 physical samples of your entered pack to the team at: Christelle Anya, Easyfairs Oriex, 29 rue de Trevise, 75009, Paris, France before 31 October 2025. Please note packs can’t be considered without the physical samples
If you are applying for the Packaging Première Premium & Luxury Innovation Awards, only 1 sample of your product is required.
About the awards
Categories and criteria
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Contact us
Josh Brooks
Co-Event Director
josh.brooks@easyfairs.com
+33 (0)1 40 22 72 72
Christelle Anya
Content & Community Director
christelle.anya@easyfairs.com
+33 (0)1 40 22 72 76
Lucie Le Flanchec
Marketing Executive
lucie.leflanchec@easyfairs.com
+33(0)1 40 22 72 73