Early Entry DeadlineMay 3rd, 2024
Illuminating Brilliance in Digital Experiences, Content and Creativity
2023 Best in Show Winners
Winner Story:Facing Life
Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw and photographer/ filmmaker Brandon Tauszik teamed up on the multimedia website project Facing Life, sharing the stories of eight individuals who were released from life sentences in California prisons. Pendarvis and Brandon recorded the former inmates’ experiences as they readjust to life outside after decades inside prison.
Juror Spotlight:Pavel Tahil
Meet AIVA Juror Pavel Tahil, a seasoned Senior Product Designer and UX Researcher at EPAM Systems with over nine years of experience shaping impactful digital products for leading tech companies. We sat down with him to hear his take on noCode technologies, his AI-driven healthcare dream project, and the w3 Awards categories he’s excited to review this season.
Winner Spotlight: DeepSleep Studio
Avo Seasons, a 2023 limited edition cigar collection, takes aficionados on a sensory seasonal journey. DeepSleep Studio was challenged to craft a mixed media campaign to showcase the landscapes and flavor profiles of the cigars. Their remarkable photography won a 2023 Gold Award in Social - Social Features: Best Art Direction.
The 3ws
Ep. 6
Travel On by Havas Chicago
The 3ws is back for another season sharing behind-the-scenes stories from last season’s w3 Award-winning projects. Driven by a pent up lust for exploration, the Travel On campaign by Havas Chicago inspires would-be tourists to “dig up their passports” and go on an adventure using their Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® card. Don’t miss how they created a campaign for a travel points card that makes dreams of wanderlust reality.
The 3ws
Ep. 5
Home of the Diamond Shine by Art of Storytelling
Last year, we amplified w3 award-winning work in our new video series: The 3ws. We asked Art of Storytelling’s founder and Head of Creative, Ariel Nuñez, to share the three “W”s (Who, What, When, Where, Why, Ho[W] ) about his commercial "Home of the Diamond Shine" for Black Diamond Car Wash in Louisiana. Don't miss how he transformed the chore of going to the car wash into a sensorial experience.
The 3ws
Ep. 4
Here for the Heavy Stuff by Mighty Nice
We asked Video Director at Mighty Nice, Gary Fouchy, to share the three “W”s (Who, What, When, Where, Why, Ho[W] ) about their w3 Best in Show commercial "Here for the Heavy Stuff" for Insuranceline. Check out how the team at Mighty Nice depicted the anxiety and worry around end of life planning by animating a birthday party for some of the world’s longest-lived creatures: tortoises.
Award Categories
Meet the Jury
The w3 Awards are sanctioned by the esteemed members of the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) - an accomplished group of professionals with demonstrable expertise in all categories they review.
Sun Yi
Founder, Night Owls & Night Owl Nation
Megan Gilbert
VP, FORTUNE Brand Studio, Fortune Media
