AAN to organsie Crity Awards in October

Kathmandu, Aug. 25

The Advertising Association of Nepal (AAN) has announced that the 13^th Crity Awards will be held in October this year.

This year, competitions will be held across 31 categories, with 55 awards up for grabs, covering television, print, radio, digital, social media and integrated campaigns. A total of 24 new categories have also been introduced, including three new areas — digital, events and integrated campaigns.

To ensure a transparent evaluation process, AAN has formed a jury led by Prof. Dr Bijay K.C., Dean of the Faculty of Management at Kathmandu University, including senior journalist Bharti Silwal Giri, senior marketing expert Rabindra Man Shrestha, and other sectoral experts.

The jury will nominate subject-specific evaluators, who will assess the entries and select the winners, President of AAN Sudip Thapa informed at a press meet organised in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

According to AAN, the registration process for nominations is now open. Interested advertising agencies and brands can submit creative works that were produced and exhibited between 1 Baisakh 2080 (mid-April 2023) and the end of Asar 2083 (mid-July 2026).

Since the awards were not organised for the last three years, creative works developed during this period are eligible to participate in this year's competition.

Thapa said the 13th edition would cover a wider range of categories in order to further encourage creativity.

“Since its inception, the Crity Awards have been promoting creativity and originality in the advertising sector. This time, the awards have been expanded to include more categories. This will help introduce the Nepali advertising market to the global marketplace,” he said.

The event is sponsored by Red Bull, while Nepal Media Society, Media Alliance Nepal, Broadcasting Association of Nepal, Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (ACORAB), and Broadcasters Forum are supporting the event as co-organisers.

The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce, and the Advertising Board of Nepal have endorsed the event and provided institutional recognition. 

Published in The Rising Nepal on 26 August 2026.