EFIA Annual Print Awards

About the Awards

Entries for our Awards closes in January each year. Judging then takes place at the end of January and all Winners are announced at the EFIA Gala Dinner in the Spring.

For 2018 the Awards were presented at our 2018 Gala Dinner which was held at The VOX, Birmingham on 14th March.

We would like to thank the following partners and award sponsors at the 2018 EFIA Print Awards

> See all 2018 Winning Entries here

> Find out more about the Gala Dinner

How to enter

Call for entries into our 2019 Print Awards will be announced soon. We have included the latest Rules and Entry Forms below as a resource.

N.B. Entries for our 2018 Awards closed in January. These forms are therefore available for reference only, and will be updated once entries for the EFIA 2019 Print Awards are open.

> Rules for the EFIA Print Awards

> EFIA Print Awards Entry Form

Nominated Charity - The Brain Tumour Charity

EFIA is proud to be supporting The Tracy Vindel Fund for the Brain Tumour Charity during 2018. For details please click on the link below

> The Tracy Vindel Fund

EFIA Awards Categories

Line / Screen: Any screen printing including tints, mezzotints, line tone or any other special effect with/without line work

Process with / without linework: Minimum of 3 process colours with or without an additional colour to produce a picture

Print Categories

• Flexo Print on Paper - Narrow, Medium, Wide & Super Wide
• Flexo Surface Print on Film - Narrow, Medium & Wide
• Flexo Reverse Print on Film - Narrow, Medium & Wide
• Corrugated Post Print - Coated & Uncoated
• Post Print on Folder Gluers - Coated & Uncoated
• Overseas Entries

Best in Show

• Selected from all Gold Winners in the Print Categories

Special Categories

• Technical Innovation
• Use of Flexo for brands
• Good Manufacturing Practice
• Use of Digital as a complementary process
• Best Creative Use of the Flexographic Process

Other Awards

• Outstanding Contribution
• Student of the Year
• Repro Company of the Year
• Supplier of the Year
• Best International Print

The Judging

Judging is carried out by an expert panel of industry representatives in January each year. The panel is made up of a cross section of printers, suppliers, brand owners and retailers whom are selected each year for their specific technical and market expertise.

To find out more about how our judges mark all Print Award entries please download our Judges Guidelines below *

> View the EFIA Judges Guidelines

* Please note that Judging for the latest Awards may have already passed, in which case the guidelines you are viewing will be for reference only.

If you’d like further details about our Awards, our Winners or any of our other events please get in touch:

> Contact us