CINDY Award Categories

Use the menus below to select the category that best fits your production.

AA & AAA: FILM

A: RADIO, TELEVISION/CABLE

  • DOCUMENTARIES

    A101 International broadcast documentary

    A102 Domestic national broadcast documentary

    A103 Domestic local/regional broadcast documentary

  • COMMERCIALS

    A301: Apparel/accessories commercials

    A302: Automotive commercials

    A303: Banking/financial commercials

    A304: Beverages, alcoholic commercials

    A305: Beverages, non-alcoholic commercials

    A306: Children’s products commercials

    A307: Computer hardware/software commercials

    A308: Confections/snacks commercials

    A309: Corporate identity commercials

    A310: Cosmetics/perfume commercials

    A311: Dairy products commercials

    A312: Direct response commercials

    A313: Entertainment commercials

    A314: Ethnic markets commercials

    A315: Food products commercials

    A316: Fuel/gas/oil commercials

    A317: Health/health care services commercials

    A318: Home furnishings/appliances commercials

    A319: Household products commercials

    A320: Insurance commercials

    A321: Personal/gift items commercials

    A322: Pet products commercials

    A323: Pharmaceuticals commercials

    A324: Political commercials

    A325: Recreational products commercials

    A326: Restaurants/food service commercials

    A327: Retailing commercials

    A328: Station/program promo commercials

    A329: Toiletries commercials

    A330: Travel/leisure commercials

    A331: Utilities commercials

    A332: Other commercials

  • MUSIC VIDEOS

    A401: Vocalist music video

    A402: Instumentalist music video

    A403: Group music video

    A404: New Artist music video

    A405: C&W music video

    A406: Jazz music video

    A407: Blues music video

    A408: R&B music video

    A409: Religious music video

    A410: Rap music video

    A411: Rock music video

    A412: Latin music video

  • INFOMERCIALS AND PUBLIC ACCESS

    A500: Infomercials

    A600: Public Access

  • PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

    A201: PSA 30 seconds or less

    A202: PSA 30 to 60 seconds

    A203: PSA Over 60 seconds

 B: BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT

  • EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION & RELATIONS

    B201: Employee Motivation & Relations Up to 15 minutes

    B202: Employee Motivation & Relations 15 to 30 minutes

    B203: Employee Motivation & Relations Over 30 minutes

  • EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS

    B204: Employee Communication Up to 15 minutes

    B205: Employee Communication 15 to 30 minutes

    B206: Employee Communication Over 30 minutes

  • TRAINING GENERAL

    B207: Training: General Up to 15 minutes

    B208: Training: General 15 to 30 minutes

    B209: Training: General Over 30 minutes

  • TRAINING SPECIFIC or TECHNICAL

    B210: Training: Specific or Technical Up to 15 minutes

    B211: Training: Specific or Technical 15 to 30 minutes

    B212: Training: Specific or Technical Over 30 minutes

  • TECHNICAL INFORMATION REPORT & SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

    B213: Tech Info Report & Scientific Research Up to 15 minutes

    B214: Tech Info Report & Scientific Research 15 to 30 minutes

    B215: Tech Info Report & Scientific Research Over 30 minutes

  • RECRUITING

    B216: Recruiting Up to 15 minutes

    B217: Recruiting 15 to 30 minutes

    B218: Recruiting Over 30 minutes

  • CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS

    B219: Customer Communications Up to 15 minutes

    B220: Customer Communications 15 to 30 minutes

    B221: Customer Communications Over 30 minutes

  • OTHER BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT

    B222: Other Business Industry & Government Up to 15 minutes

    B223: Other Business Industry & Government 15 to 30 minutes

    B224: Other Business Industry & Government Over 30 minutes

 C: EDUCATION

  • HUMANITIES

    C301: Humanities Up to 15 minutes

    C302: Humanities Over 15 minutes

  • SCIENCE & MATH

    C303: Science & Math Up to 15 minutes

    C304: Science & Math Over 15 minutes

  • SOCIAL SCIENCES

    C305: Social Science Up to 15 minutes

    C306: Social Science Over 15 minutes

  • GUIDANCE, VALUES & CAREER INFORMATION

    C307: Guidance, Values, Career Information Up to 15 minutes

    C308: Guidance, Values, Career Information Over 15 minutes

  • HEALTH FITNESS & NUTRITION

    C309: Health, Fitness/Nutrition Up to 15 minutes

    C310: Health, Fitness/Nutrition Over 15 minutes

  • CONSUMER AWARENESS

    C311: Consumer Awareness Up to 15 minutes

    C312: Consumer Awareness Over 15 minutes

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

    C313: Early Childhood Education Up to 15 minutes

    C314: Early Childhood Education Over 15 minutes

  • K THROUGH 12

    C315: K through 12 Up to 15 minutes

    C316: K through 12 Over 15 minutes

  • COLLEGE LEVEL

    C317: College Level Up to 15 minutes

    C318: College Level Over 15 minutes

  • VOCATIONAL

    C319: Vocational Up to 15 minutes

    C320: Vocational Over 15 minutes

  • CULTRUAL, ETHNIC & WOMEN'S ISSUES

    C321: Cultural/Ethnic/Women’s Issues Up to 15 minutes

    C322: Cultural/Ethnic/Women’s Issues Over 15 minutes

  • MUSEUM

    C323: Museum Up to 15 minutes

    C324: Museum Over 15 minutes

  • REFERENCE

    C325: Reference Up to 15 minutes

    C326: Reference Over 15 minutes

  • OTHER EDUCATIONAL

    C327: Other Education Up to 15 minutes

    C328: Other Education Over 15 minutes

 D: ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

  • ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

    D401: Environment & Ecology Up to 30 minutes

    D402: Environment & Ecology Over 30 minutes

E: FUNDRAISING

  • FUNDRAISING

    E501: Fundraising Up to 15 minutes

    E502: Fundraising Over 15 minutes

F: MEDICAL

  • MEDICAL

    F601: Medical: General Audience Up to 15 minutes

    F602: Medical: General Audience Over 15 minutes

    F603: Medical: Professional Audience Up to 15 minutes

    F604: Medical: Professional Audience Over 15 minutes

    F605: Medical: Other Up to 15 minutes

    F606: Medical: Other Over 15 minutes

G: PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • PUBLIC RELATIONS

    G701: Public Relations Up to 5 minutes

    G702: Public Relations 5 to 10 minutes

    G703: Public Relations 10 to 15 minutes

    G704: Public Relations 15 to 20 minutes

    G705: Public Relations Over 20 minutes

H: PUBLIC SERVICE & INFORMATION

  • PUBLIC SERVICE & INFORMATION

    H801: Public Service & Information Up to 15 minutes

    H802: Public Service & Information 15 to 30 minutes

    H803: Public Service & Information Over 30 minutes

 

I: NON-BROADCAST DOCUMENTARY

  • NON-BROADCAST DOCUMENTARY

    I901: Documentary Featurette up to 15 minutes (Mini-Doc)

    I902: Documentary 15 to 30 minutes

    I903: Documentary Over 30 minutes

J: EXPERIMENTAL, ESSAY & PERSONAL STATEMENT

  • NON-BROADCAST DOCUMENTARY

    J1001: Experimental, Essay & Personal Statement Up to 15 minutes

    J1002: Experimental, Essay & Personal Statement 15 to 30 minutes

    J1003: Experimental, Essay & Personal Statement Over 30 minutes

K: SAFETY & FIRST AID

  • SAFETY & FIRST AID

    K1101: Safety & First Aid Up to 15 minutes

    K1102: Safety & First Aid 15 to 30 minutes

    K1103: Safety & First Aid Over 30 minutes

L: SALES & MARKETING

  • SALES & MARKETING

    L1201: Sales & Marketing Up to 5 minutes

    L1202: Sales & Marketing 5 to 10 minutes

    L1203: Sales & Marketing 10 to 15 minutes

    L1204: Sales & Marketing 15 to 20 minutes

    L1205: Sales & Marketing Over 20 minutes

M: RELIGION & ETHICS

  • RELIGION & ETHICS

    M1301: Religion & Ethics Up to 30 minutes

    M1302: Religion & Ethics Over 30 minutes

N: SPORTS LEISURE & RECREATION

O: TRAVEL & TOURISM

  • TRAVEL & TOURISM

    O1501: Travel & Tourism Up to 30 minutes

    O1502: Travel & Tourism Over 30 minutes

P: STUDENT PRODUCTIONS

  • STUDENT PRODUCTIONS

    P1601: Student Productions Dramatic

    P1602: Student Productions Non-Dramatic

Q: CONSUMER

  • CONSUMER

    Q1701: Consumer/Games

    Q1702: Consumer/Other

R: TECHNICAL & ARTISTIC CRAFTS

  • TECHNICAL & ARTISTIC CRAFTS

    R1801: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Directing

    R1802: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Writing(include script with entry fo R1802)

    R1803: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Editing (sound or visual)

    R1804: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Production Design

    R1805: Technical & Artistic Crafts: VO Narration/On Camera Spokesperson

    R1806: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Photography

    R1807: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Graphics/Animation/Visual Effects

    R1808: Technical & Artistic Crafts: Other