AUCKLAND, Today: The Comms Council has announced an extension to the dates of the 2020 NZ Effie Awards, due to the current Covid-19 restrictions.
Entries will now close in just over one week – on Wednesday 26 August.
The actual show – scheduled for Eden Park on Thursday 29 October – has yet to be confirmed. A virtual awards show now looks distinctly likely.
“The show – scheduled for Eden Park in October – has yet to be confirmed. A virtual awards show now looks likely.”
THE 2020 EFFIES CALENDAR
- Call for Entries Issued: Monday 29 June
- Delayed closing date: Wednesday 26 August, 4pm
- Late penalty deadline: Friday 28 August, 4pm
- Campaign Material Due: Must be uploaded at the time of entry
- Preliminary Judging (ONLINE): Thursday 10 to Monday 14 September
- Finalists Announced: Wednesday 16 September
- Tickets on Sale (TBC): Thursday 17 September
- Category Judging Pre-Reading: Thursday 24 September to Monday 28 September
- Convenor Updates Exec Judges: Tuesday 29 September/Wednesday 30 September
- Category Judging Discussion Session: Thursday 1 October (Eden Park 12 noon)
- Category Judges Review: Friday 2 October to Monday 12 October
- Executive Judging: Wednesday 14 October at TVNZ
- Effie Awards Show: Thursday 29 October (Eden Park TBC)
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