Exchange4media: AdFest will kick start on 27th May and will go on till 29th of the month. The fest is arranged at the Pattaya Exhibition and Conference Hall in Thailand. The fest was initially scheduled in March but had to be postponed due to unavoidable circumstances in Thailand.
“After watching events unfold closely in Thailand over the past few weeks, we are happy to say the cloud has passed. When we reluctantly called for a postponement, we simply did not know if our delegates, judges or speakers would experience inconveniences or travel delays due to the planned political rallies. Now that the rallies have occurred peacefully and dialogues have begun, we are confident that they can again travel to Thailand with their minds at ease,” said Vinit Suraphongchai, Chairman of the AdFest Working Committee.
“It was an extremely difficult decision to postpone AdFest, but we felt it was imperative to protect the legacy that AdFest has built up over the past 13 years as a fun, enjoyable and professionally-run event. Now that the dust has settled, we are delighted to announce AdFest will take place on May 27-29. We have endeavored to choose dates that won’t clash with any other major industry events and would like to thank our friends around the region for their empathy, concern and continued support,” added Suraphongchai.
AdFest working community had also sent out questionnaires to several advertising associates and learnt that they preferred May 27th – 29th as feasible dates to organize the fest.
AdFest 2010 is being re-scheduled with minimum disruption to the original festival line-up. Entries to AdFest 2010 have already closed, and will include 14 different categories – Film, Press, Poster, Outdoor, Radio, Cyber, Direct, Design, Print Craft, Film Craft, New Director, 360, INNOVA, and Lotus Roots.