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Global Digital Creator Awards

  • 5 February 2027Awards Night
  • DubaiAsian Film Festival of Dubai
  • 20Categories
Get Nominated How It Works

Nominations Now Open

6 Steps From Nomination to the Stage.

  1. Get Nominated

    Choose your category and send your profile, links and bio.

  2. Post With AFFD Required

    Follow AFFD and publish one video on your own socials as a collaboration with the AFFD account, then paste its link in your nomination.

  3. Shortlist

    The AFFD team and the jury review every nomination. The shortlist will be announced on the website.

  4. Public Vote and Jury

    Fans vote on this site, one vote per category per day. The jury scores the shortlist.

  5. Top Three and Final Vote

    The public vote (60%) and the jury (40%) decide the Top Three Finalists. A final round, public 80% and jury 20%, picks the winner.

  6. Awards Night

    5 February 2027, Dubai. The top three in each category attend the event, and the winner goes on stage.

20 Categories

Find Your Category.

Enter up to three categories, with one entry in each.

Eligibility.

Terms and Conditions

These terms govern entry to the Global Digital Creator Awards, held on 5 February 2027 as part of the Asian Film Festival of Dubai (AFFD), presented by MovieDOM. By entering, every entrant, whether an individual or a team, agrees to them in full.

1Eligibility
  1. 1.1 The Awards are open to individual Creators and Teams active on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or X.
  2. 1.2 Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Entrants under 18 may enter only with the written consent of a named parent or guardian, who must be contactable and who accepts these terms on the entrant's behalf.
  3. 1.3 A team may have no more than five (5) members. A team enters under one named lead, who is responsible for the entry. No person may belong to more than one team entry in the same category.
  4. 1.4 Each entrant may enter a maximum of three (3) categories, with one (1) entry per category. An ‘entry’ means one account or channel, together with the specific content submitted for that category.
  5. 1.5 Entrants must own or fully control the account or channel entered, and it must be public for the whole judging period.
  6. 1.6 All participants must follow AFFD and post a video in collaboration with AFFD to qualify for nomination. The content of this post will be considered in the selection process.
  7. 1.7 Shortlisted participants and winners agree to collaborate further with AFFD, with due tagging, for the duration of the festival, and to share a winning post in collaboration with AFFD with due tags.
2Entry and Nomination
  1. 2.1 Entries are valid only through the official AFFD nomination form or link. Nominations sent by direct message, email or comment are not accepted.
  2. 2.2 Entries must be received by 28 November 2026. Late or incomplete entries will not be considered.
  3. 2.3 Creators may nominate themselves, or be nominated by a third party. A third-party nominee must confirm acceptance and these terms before being shortlisted.
  4. 2.4 Links submitted must point to content originally published between 1 January 2026 and 30 October 2026. Content published outside this window is not eligible.
  5. 2.5 Entries must be in English or Hindi, or accompanied by an English translation or subtitles in case of any other language.
  6. 2.6 Entrants must give accurate and complete details, including full name, handles, country of residence and contact information. False or misleading information leads to disqualification.
3Content Rules
  1. 3.1 Submitted content must be the entrant's own original work, or properly licensed. Copied, reposted or re-edited work belonging to others is not eligible.
  2. 3.2 Any use of artificial intelligence in creating the content must be disclosed in the entry. Content generated mainly by AI and presented as original human work may be disqualified.
  3. 3.3 Entrants confirm that they hold all rights to music, footage, images and other third-party material in their entries, and that anyone appearing prominently has given permission.
  4. 3.4 Paid promotions and brand collaborations must be clearly disclosed, in line with platform rules and UAE law. Entrants who create or promote content in the UAE are responsible for holding any licence or permit the UAE requires of content creators.
  5. 3.5 Content must respect UAE law and the AFFD code of conduct. It must not be defamatory, hateful, sexually explicit or politically inflammatory, or disrespect religion, culture, national symbols or the UAE's leadership.
  6. 3.6 Content that has been removed, restricted or flagged by a platform for policy violations may be excluded.
4Selection and Voting Process
  1. 4.1 AFFD will verify all entries for eligibility and announce the shortlisted nominees in each category before voting opens.
  2. 4.2 The criteria for shortlisting are consistency, creativity, content originality, audience engagement, influencer impact and regional relevance.
  3. 4.3 After the vote, the Top Three Finalists from the nominees will be announced in each of the 20 Categories. These finalists will be decided by a combined score: 60 percent public vote and 40 percent jury vote.
  4. 4.4 The Top Three Finalists will move to the next round of voting. The Winner in each of the Twenty Categories will be decided by a combined score: 80 percent public vote and 20 percent jury score.
  5. 4.5 The jury will score each shortlisted entry against published criteria: creativity, originality, audience impact, consistency and quality of storytelling.
  6. 4.6 Public voting runs only through the official AFFD voting platform. Each person may cast one (1) vote per category per day.
  7. 4.7 Entrants may encourage genuine support, but use of bots, fake or duplicate accounts, vote-swapping groups or any other artificial method is not permitted. AFFD may remove any vote it considers fraudulent, and may disqualify any entrant who benefits from or encourages it.
  8. 4.8 Audience figures (followers, views, engagement) will be verified by AFFD through platform analytics.
  9. 4.9 In the event of a tie, the Jury's score decides the winner.
  10. 4.10 Results will be announced only at the Awards Night and through official AFFD channels. The decisions of AFFD and the Jury are final.
  11. 4.11 Voting figures will not be made public.
5Winners and Attendance
  1. 5.1 Finalists are requested to be present at the Awards Night on 5 February 2027 in person.
  2. 5.2 Any participant qualified in the Top 3 who cannot attend must tell AFFD in writing as soon as possible. AFFD may then, at its sole discretion, allow a representative to collect the award, or reassign it to the next-highest finalist.
  3. 5.3 Winners agree to take part in reasonable publicity before and after the event, including photographs, interviews and social media tagging, as agreed with AFFD.
  4. 5.4 Awards, trophies and any benefits are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  5. 5.5 Travel, accommodation and visas are the participant's responsibility.
  6. 5.6 AFFD may withdraw an award if it later finds misconduct, such as plagiarism, fraud or a breach of these terms or the AFFD code of conduct.
  7. 5.7 Shortlisted nominees, finalists and winners agree to collaborate on the AFFD posts announcing them. Failing to do so may lead to disqualification.
6Rights, Permissions and Data
  1. 6.1 By entering, entrants grant AFFD and MovieDOM a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use their name, handle, image and submitted content to promote the festival, in all media worldwide, for 6 months from the awards night.
  2. 6.2 Entrants keep ownership of their content. Nothing in these terms transfers the copyright in an entry to AFFD or MovieDOM.
  3. 6.3 Entrants consent to AFFD and MovieDOM collecting and using their personal data to run the awards, verify entries, contact entrants and announce results, in line with UAE data protection law. Entrants may ask for their data to be corrected or removed by submitting a request in writing. Withdrawal after shortlisting may lead to disqualification of the entry.
  4. 6.4 Entrants confirm that anyone appearing prominently in their entries has agreed to the use described in 6.1.
7Disqualification, Disputes and General
  1. 7.1 AFFD may disqualify any entry or entrant at any stage, with or without notice, for breach of these terms, the AFFD code of conduct or UAE law.
  2. 7.2 Disputes must be raised in writing within 7 days of the relevant decision. AFFD will review the complaint and its decision is final.
  3. 7.3 AFFD may extend deadlines or amend these terms. Changes will be announced on AFFD's official channels.
  4. 7.4 AFFD and MovieDOM are not liable for technical failures, platform outages, lost or late entries, or voting system errors outside their reasonable control.
  5. 7.5 Final decisions on all matters relating to the Awards rest with AFFD.
  6. 7.6 These terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates as applied in the Emirate of Dubai, and the courts of Dubai have exclusive jurisdiction.
Timeline

Key Dates.

  1. Registrations Open
  2. Last Date of Entry
  3. Shortlisted Nominees Announced
  4. Public Voting Begins
  5. Public Voting Ends
  6. Top Three Finalists Announced
  7. Final Public Voting Begins
  8. Final Public Voting Ends
  9. Awards Night, Dubai
Submit Your Nomination

Get Nominated.

Seven short steps, one form per category. You can enter up to three categories.

Step 1 of 7

Your Category

Pick one category for this nomination. To enter another category (three at most), send a new nomination after this one: your details stay filled in.

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Who is sending this nomination?
Questions

Good to Know.

Do I Have to Post With AFFD?

Yes, it is required to qualify. Follow AFFD, publish a video on your own socials with the AFFD account as a collaborator, and paste its link in your nomination. Without that link the nomination cannot be sent.

Can I Enter More Than One Category?

Yes, up to three categories, with one entry in each. Send a separate nomination for each category.

How Are the Winners Chosen?

In each category, the Top Three will be decided by a combined score: 60 percent public vote on this site and 40 percent jury vote. The Top Three Finalists then go into the next round of voting, where the winner is decided by a combined score: 80 percent public vote and 20 percent jury score. In a tie, the jury’s score decides.

When Do Nominations Open and Close?

Nominations open on 22 October 2026 and close on 28 November 2026 at midnight, UAE time.

When Does the Public Vote Open?

The shortlisted nominees will be announced on 30 November 2026. Public voting runs from 1 December to 31 December 2026, with one vote in each category per day. The Top Three Finalists will be announced on 2 January 2027. Voting to choose the Winner from the Top Three runs from 3 January to 25 January 2027.

Can I Enter if I Am Under 18?

Only with the written consent of a named parent or guardian, who accepts the Terms and Conditions on your behalf.

Who Do I Contact?

Write to info@affd.ae, or reach the AFFD team on the AFFD Instagram. The team will reach out to you directly at the earliest.

Can I Nominate Someone Else?

Yes. Choose “I am nominating someone else” at the start of the form and give the creator’s details. AFFD contacts the creator, who must accept the nomination and the Terms and Conditions before being shortlisted.

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