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Pepper Awards Opens India-Wide Entries for 20th Edition
Pepper Awards is a competition that celebrates creative work.
It recognizes work in areas such as advertising, design, digital media, film and content.
The awards are reaching their 20th edition in 2026.
Until now, the event mainly focused on South India.
This year, creative teams from all across India can enter.
Organizers expect more than 1,000 entries.
A jury of leading creative professionals will choose and recognize outstanding work.
The awards ceremony will be held in Kochi on November 27, 2026.
Pepper Awards will celebrate its 20th edition in 2026.
The awards are opening entries to creative work from across India for the first time.
Categories include advertising, design, digital, film, content and creative communication.
Organizers expect more than 1,000 entries for the milestone edition.
The awards ceremony will take place on November 27, 2026, in Kochi.
- Who
- Pepper Creative Awards Trust, along with agencies, brands and creative professionals across India.
- What
- The 20th Pepper Awards will accept entries from creative work across India for the first time.
- Where
- The ceremony will be held at Bolgatty Event Centre in Kochi.
- When
- The announcement was published on August 23, 2026; the awards function is scheduled for November 27, 2026.
- Why
- To mark Pepper Awards’ 20th edition and expand its recognition of creative excellence beyond South India.
Key facts
- Edition
- 20th Pepper Awards
- Entry reach
- Creative work from across India
- Expected entries
- More than 1,000
- Recognized fields
- Advertising, design, digital, film, content and other creative communication
- Jury
- Leading creative professionals from across India
- Event date
- November 27, 2026
- Venue
- Bolgatty Event Centre, Kochi
Quotes
K. Venugopal
Chairman of the Pepper Creative Awards Trust
“Reaching the 20th edition is a deeply satisfying milestone for Pepper. What started two decades ago as an initiative to recognise creative excellence in South India has grown into a platform that has earned the affection and respect of the creative community. This journey would not have been possible without the incredible support of agencies, advertisers, media, creative professionals and our sponsors and partners who have stood with Pepper over the years.”
thehindubusinessline.com
“For the first time, we are opening the awards to creative work from across India. With a distinguished jury drawn from leading creative minds across India, we expect the 2026 edition to be one of the most competitive and exciting Pepper Awards yet. We hope to receive more than 1,000 entries and make this milestone edition a truly memorable celebration of creativity.”
thehindubusinessline.com
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