GATSBY CREATIVE AWARDS SELECTS TOP CANDIDATES IN COMMERCIAL AND ART CATEGORIES AS ASIAN STUDENTS APPROACH THE FINAL AWARDS SHOWDOWN!

A largest creative awards supporting students across Asia OSAKA, Japan, Jan 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The 12th GATSBY CREATIVE AWARDS, sponsored by Mandom Corp. (TOKYO:4917), is one of Asia's largest creative awards for students, and is held in 12 Asian countries and regions with the focus on supporting and encouraging students across Asia. In the two categories of COMMERCIAL and ART, which began accepting entries on Friday, September 1, award candidates for each country and region have been selected through primary judging and web-based voting. In the upcoming 12th GATSBY CREATIVE AWARDS FINAL, scheduled to be held in Tokyo on Saturday, March 10, 2018, Asia's top awards in each category will be chosen from among the nominated candidates selected in this round. An impressive 526 entries from 12 countries were submitted in the COMMERCIAL category while 241 entries from 4 countries were submitted in the newly established ART category. The entries succeeded in conveying a sense of GATSBY's uniqueness in ways that transcend borders and language. 37 of the 526 entries received from the 12 countries and regions participating in the COMMERCIAL category passed the stringent primary judging. Similarly, 48 of the 241 entries received from 4 countries and regions participating in the ART category passed. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=30939