shots Awards APAC 2026 shortlist announced

Judging for the shots Awards Asia Pacific 2026 is completed, which means we can now present this year’s shortlists.

With standout advertising work submitted by agencies, production companies, VFX studios and editing houses from across the region, the judging has been an immense task undertaken by our juries, guided by head judges;

Leila Gaabi [Editing]

Sophie Haydon [Use of Music and Sound Design]

Yimeng Zhang [New Director and Music Video of the Year]

Michael Ahmadzadeh [Direction]

Alex Holmes [Casting/Production & Styling]

Emma Daines [Animation & VFX]

Kieran Fowler [Cinematography]

Shruthi Subramaniam [Concept, Copywriting and Charity/PSA]

Below you’ll find the shortlisted work for each category, with the category headline linking directly to its showreel, where you can view all the entries and full credits.

The winners will be announced and celebrated here on shots next Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Congratulations to all the work which has been shortlisted.

Animation

• 2degrees Turning Blue
• Kodansha LIGHT HOLE
• Macquarie Bank Q is your Answer
• Made By Dyslexia What is Dyslexia?
• OPPO Find X9 Series Life is Long
• SHIPS CRAFTMAN.SHIPS
• Telstra Roamy
• Telstra Satellite Messaging – Farmer
• Telstra The Girl & Ghost
• Telstra Wherever We Go Again
• The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) Fragile Oceans

View the work & credits here.

Casting

• Apple One More Reason to iPhone
• Cancer Council Victoria The Return
• Didi Yes, I DiDi
• Goel TMT Band Baaja Bitiya
• Nanhi Kali One is a Big Number
• Naturals Ice Cream Tree to Treat
• New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Booze Maths
• Spark NZ It's Better with Spark
• Westpac Double You
• WhatsApp Baatan Hi Baatan Mein

View the work & credits here.

Charity/PSA

• Animal Welfare A Rescue Doesn't Judge
• Cancer Council Victoria The Return
• Goel TMT Band Baaja Bitiya
• Made By Dyslexia What is Dyslexia?
• New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Booze Maths

View the work & credits here.

Cinematography

• Go Mongolia Go Mongolia
• Goel TMT Band Baaja Bitiya
• Goldwin Goldwin 75th Anniversary
• Nanhi Kali One is a Big Number
• Naturals Ice Cream Tree to Treat
• Samsung Same Same
• Spark NZ It's Better with Spark
• Westpac WeCopter

View the work & credits here.

Copywriting

• Apple One More Reason to iPhone
• Bankwest Worries
• Goel TMT Band Baaja Bitiya
• Green.com.au The Solar Inheritance
• Meat & Livestock Australia The Happiness List
• Optus It Takes a Lot to Make a Movie

View the work & credits here.

Concept

• Apple One More Reason to iPhone
• Bankwest Worries
• Green.com.au The Solar Inheritance
• MCK x Apple “HVL” 360° Album Trailer
• Meat & Livestock Australia The Happiness List
• Selleys If You Can Take It, It's Yours
• Telstra Satellite Messaging
• Telstra Villains
• Telstra Wherever We Go Again
• Westpac Australia Double You

View the work & credits here.

Direction (Up to and including 60 seconds)

• ALDI Aldi Mobile
• Ampol Australia The Adventures of Ampy
• Apple One More Reason to iPhone
• John West The Cub
• New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Booze Maths
• Sprite (The Coca-Cola Company) Hurts Real Good
• Suntory Minus 196 Platform
• Uber Can't Do That If You're Driving
• Uber Eats Jim Courier Courier
• Westpac WeCopter

View the work & credits here.

Direction (From 61 seconds to three minutes)

• Commonwealth Bank Doubt Never Did
• Go Mongolia Go Mongolia
• KFC Go Full Chicken
• Nanhi Kali One is a Big Number
• Naturals Ice Cream Tree to Treat
• Picklebet Get Your Pickle On
• Spark NZ It's Better with Spark
• Srixon Obsessed With It
• Unilever Vaseline Love Hurts
• Westpac Double You

View the work & credits here.

Direction (Above three minutes)

• Goel TMT Band Baaja Bitiya
• Made By Dyslexia What is Dyslexia?
• Meta HR
• TOKYO STORIES ΤΟΚΥΟ ΤΟΚΥΟ
• WhatsApp Baatan Hi Baatan Mein

View the work & credits here.

Music Video of the Year

• Dom Dolla Addicted to Bass
• Genesis Owusu STAMPEDE
• Karencici 100 Degrees
• Marz23 Avalokiteśvara
• MCK x Apple “HVL” 360° Album Trailer
• Yuki Chiba Mah Iiya

View the work & credits here.

Editing (Up to and including 60-seconds)

• My Muscle Chef Life Keeps Coming
• New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Booze Maths
• Rimzim Jeera Jeere Mein Heera
• Sprite (The Coca-Cola Company) Hurts Real Good
• Uber Can't Do That If You're Driving

View the work & credits here.

Editing (61-seconds to three minutes)

• KFC Go Full Chicken
• Naturals Ice Cream Tree to Treat
• Picklebet Get Your Pickle On
• Salomon Chinese New Year
• Spark NZ It's Better with Spark
• Telstra Villians

View the work & credits here.

Editing (Above three minutes)

• DiDi Yes, I DiDi
• Goel TMT Band Baaja Bitiya
• MEITUAN Goodbye Trouble
• Square Good Neighbours - Bondi
• Tourism Australia Come & Say G'day

View the work & credits here.

Production Design

• Airwallex The Future of Finance
• Apple One More Reason to iPhone
• Meta HR
• New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Booze Maths
• Picklebet Get Your Pickle On
• Suncorp A Tale of Two Queenslands
• Visa Make Life #InfinitelyMore Rewarding
• Westpac WeCopter

View the work & credits here.

Styling

• Apple One More Reason to iPhone
• Meta HR
• New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Booze Maths
• Picklebet Get Your Pickle On
• Visa Make Life #InfinitelyMore Rewarding

View the work & credits here.

Sound Design

• Arnold Thomas & Becker The System
• Audi The new Audi A6
• Australian Marine Conservation Society Fragile Oceans
• Football Australia This Is How We Waltz, 'Til It's Done
• HUAWEI Huawei Mate80 – Endurance Has a Line?
• NINEBOT Ninebot Microfilm No.9: Memory Odyssey II: The Final Upload
• Suntory Global Spirits Suntory -196 - 'Extreme Japanese Spirit'
• Telstra Second Life Sounds
• Telstra Wherever We Go Again
• Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Comission Beat Dumb Thumb

View the work & credits here.

Use of Music (Licensed)

• Football Australia This Is How We Waltz, 'Til It's Done
• Cadillac ANZ A New Era
• Honda Young MacDonald Had No Farm
• Rimzim Jeera Jeere Mein Heera
• Westfield (Still) Under My Roof

View the work & credits here.

Use of Music (Original Composition)

• Audi The New Audi A6
• City of Sydney NYE Fireworks
• DiDi Yes, I DiDi
• Go MonGolia Go Mongolia
• MCK x Apple “HVL” 360° Album Trailer
• Naturals Ice Cream Tree to Treat
• Picklebet Get Your Pickle On
• Telstra Second Life Sounds
• Westpac Australia Double You
• WhatsApp Baatan Hi Baatan Mein

View the work & credits here.

VFX

• Telstra Drumroll
• Telstra Villains
• Tuborg You Don't Have To
• Tuborg You Don't Have To (:30secs)
• World Wildlife Foundation Team Forest

View the work & credits here.