The Ad Age Young Creatives Contest is back. Last year, Ad Age and TikTok asked talent from around the world to show us what the future of creativity looks like to them. This year the focus is on community.

This is an opportunity for anyone from anywhere in the world to show off their creativity and win the chance to attend the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The contest is free and open to students, full-time agency creatives and freelance creatives who are aged 30 or under on June 17, 2024.

The final deadline is April 8 at 5 p.m. ET. More information on the contest, including eligibility, rules and guidelines, can be found at AdAge.com/YoungCreatives.

What is the Young Creatives Contest?

The Ad Age Young Creatives Contest recognizes up-and-coming creative stars from all corners of the globe and celebrates them at one of the biggest events for the industry—the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Ad Age has hosted the Young Creatives Contest for more than 10 years, honoring talent from the Philippines, India, Portugal, the U.S., Vietnam and beyond. For the 2023 and 2024 contests, Ad Age has teamed up with TikTok to turn what was previously a cover competition into a video contest.

Who is eligible?

The contest is free and open to students, full-time agency creatives and freelance creatives who are aged 30 or under on June 17, 2024. You can live and work anywhere in the world, but your entry must be in English and you must be 30 or younger on June 17 to qualify.

What’s the brief for the 2024 Young Creatives Contest?

This year the brief for the contest is all about community—tell us a story about a community from the past year that has inspired or impacted your creativity, and how. What the judges from Ad Age and TikTok want to see is how you use the video format to creatively illustrate your story.

Is there a community you are a member of or have discovered that has helped you reimagine how you approach creativity? Is there a group inspiring you online and IRL? Has a passion, interest or moment inspired you to create or share with a community? You have a 90-second video to illustrate your answer to the brief, so get creative. In 2023 we saw entrants play with AI tools, make use of photos and sound and even experiment with animation.

Need inspiration? Check out the 2023 winner and finalists here.

When is the deadline?

Entries for the Young Creatives Contest close on April 8 at 5 p.m. ET.

How do I enter?

Using TikTok’s Stitch creation tool, you will need to use the video from 2023 Young Creatives Contest winner Ziwei Koh and add your own video. Your video must be no more than 90 seconds in length and must be your original work.

Once you have finalized your video on TikTok, you will need to fill out the entry form on AdAge.com/YoungCreatives. Only entries submitted via the entry site will qualify; any content that violates TikTok’s community guidelines will be disqualified from the contest.

What does the entry form require?

In the Young Creatives Contest’s entry form, you will need to upload your video, fill out your personal information and also write about your creation. Judges want to understand what’s behind the idea, how you created it and why it represents how community has inspired your creativity.

When will the winner be announced?

The winner and finalists will be notified in early May, and announced in June.