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2007 Gold Leaf Awards - Pop It With Foil
Download an Entry Form	Pop your Entries onto the Silver Screen in the 2007 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition Products with foil stamping, embossing, and holography premiere blockbuster hits such as quality, added value, brand identity, shelf presence, and security - Oscar-winning performances that continue to beat out the competition. From folding cartons, greeting cards, and invitations to labels, presentation folders, promotional items and more, the Foil Stamping and Embossing Association is scouting the industry for a cast of beautifully foil stamped and/or embossed pieces to star in the FSEA 2007 Gold Leaf Awards Competition! The FSEA invites you to pop your foil stamped and/or embossed pieces onto the silver screen in the 2007 ‘Call for Entries’ – a casting call attracting some of the most creative and dazzling works in the industry. Competition winners, held in the highest esteem among industry peers, will honored with numerous accolades and publicity opportunities throughout the coming year. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the Foil Stamping and Embossing Association posts the casting call for images of quality and expressions of excellence in the 15^th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition. Lights – Cameras – Action! Categories Book Cover/Jacket Greeting Card Client Promotion (Brochure, Calendar, Poster, etc.) Self Promotion Presentation Folder Label (Sheet or Rotary) Best Use of Stamping/Embossing with Diecutting Business Card Stationery Ensemble (Letterhead & Envelope) Most Creative Use of Foil Stamping/Embossing on an Announcement/ Invitation Most Difficult Application of Foil Stamping/Embossing on an Announcement/ Invitation Best Use of Ink with Foil on a Folding Carton Most Creative Use of Foil Stamping/Embossing on a Folding Carton Most Difficult Application of Foil Stamping/Embossing on a Folding Carton Best Use of Hot Stamped Holographic Foil Best Use of Ink Over Hot Stamping Foil Corporate Brochure/Annual Report Catalog/Capabilities Brochure Miscellaneous Judging Criteria: Design: Does the entry exhibit creativity or uniqueness in its use of foil and/or embossing? Execution: Does the entry exhibit technical excellence? Difficulty: Did the entry require multiple passes, tight registration, trap issues, multi-level embossing, etc.? Awards Producers Thanks to the 2007 Gold Leaf Awards Sponsors for their support and recognition of excellence within the industry: • AMAGIC Foils • API Foils • Bobst Group North America • Brausse Group, Inc. • Crown Roll Leaf • Diversified Graphic Machinery (Iijima, Saroglia) • h+m USA • Infinity Foils, Inc. – A UEI Group Company • ITW Foils • Kurz Transfer Products, L.P. • Metal Magic • Owosso Graphic Arts • RCA Capital Corp. • Universal Engraving, Inc. – A UEI Group Company Judging All judges are knowledgeable in the process of foil stamping and embossing. To ensure fairness, submitting companies are masked during the judging process and no judge may cast a vote for any entry submitted by his/her own company. Judges will select a Gold, Silver, and Bronze award in each category. Additionally, a ‘Best of Show’ award will be selected from among the Gold award winners in each category. The decision of the judges will be final. There will be no appeal of the judges’ decision and no correspondence regarding the details of the judging. Regulations • Entry fees must accompany entries or your entries will not be judged. We do not invoice. • Each entry must be submitted with a separate entry form. The original accompanying this brochure should be photocopied for additional entries. • Two finished pieces for each entry should be submitted per category. • Entries must not be mounted, and press sheets will not be accepted – only finished pieces. • There is no limit to the number of entries a company can submit. There is a one-time fee for the first entry. Each additional entry, no matter what the category, will be charged a subsequent fee. See entry fees for additional information. • FSEA retains the right to re-categorize entries as necessary. This assures the fairest judging and affords the entrant the best opportunity. • Entries cannot be returned and become the property of FSEA. • Any company engaged in the production or design of foil stamping and embossing may enter. It is not necessary to be an FSEA member. However, entry fees for non-members are higher. • ENTRY DEADLINE IS JANUARY 14, 2008. Awards Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners for the 2007 Gold Leaf Awards Competition will be highlighted in several promotional campaigns and displayed at FSEA-related events throughout 2008. All winners will be announced at the Gold Leaf Awards Banquet on the last night of the FSEA National Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 10-12, 2008. Each winning piece will be displayed prominently throughout the banquet, will be highlighted in the Awards Banquet Program, and each winning company will receive an elegantly foil stamped certificate to display at company headquarters. Winners also will be featured in the May/June 2008 issue of InsideFinishing magazine, print and online editions. In addition, all winners will receive an additional certificate to present to their customer upon request. Entry fees FSEA Members: $35 for the first entry, $20 for each additional entry no matter what the category Non-Members: $50 for the first entry, $30 for each additional entry no matter what the category FSEA, 2150 SW Westport Dr., Suite 101, Topeka, KS 66614 (785)271-5816 • Fax (785)271-6404 Download an Entry Form