PrintWeek Awards 2024 Jury Week begins

Since the 2023 edition, the Jury activities are spread across three days to give the respective Jury more time to evaluate the samples received for the Awards and discuss the tech-specs and innovations as well as specialisations in greater detail.

The Awards recognises the very best of printing, whether it’s innovation, quality, or out-of-box approach to the medium, in 35 categories across Performance, Quality, and Special Industry Awards. There are 12 Performance Awards, 18 Quality Awards and 5 Special Industry Awards.

The Awards ceremony will be held at The Westin Mumbai Powai Lake on 23 September.

This year, the Awards received more than 261 entries in different categories and more than 850 individual samples for the Quality Awards, with a good number of first-time submissions vying for the Prism with industry veterans.

For the Jury Week event, the categories are divided into three groups. There will be three separate sets of Jury members on each day.

All print/packaging jobs are coded and the identities of the companies are kept a secret. The Jury reviews the entries, discusses their choices with their fellow Juries, who are experts in their fields, and then makes the final selections.

Following the Jury recommendations, a shortlist of the contenders for each category will be released and the winner will be announced at the gala Awards ceremony on 23 September.  

A total of seven categories will be judged on Day One of Jury Week on 2 September. These include Book Printer of the Year (Education); Book Printer of the Year (Speciality and Trade); Book Printer of the Year (Print on Demand - POD); Brochure and Catalogue Printer of the Year; Newspaper Printer of the Year; POS/ POP Printer of the Year; and Fine Art Printer of the Year.

The Jury for Day One comprises Rajnish Shirsat; Mukund Moghe; Ritesh Uttamchandani; Bhushan Kolte; Ganesh Kanate and Kiran Bhat.

On 3 September, there will be seven categories for Jury evaluation. These include Digital Printer of the Year; Digital Photo Album of the Year; Innovative Printer of the Year (Paper/ Paperback; Corrugated); Innovative Printer of the Year (PET, LDPE, HDPE, PVC, PP, PS, Metal/Glass); Label Printer of the Year; Pre-Media Company of the Year and Packaging Converter of the Year (Paper Bag and Textile Boxes).

The Jury team will include Yugandhara Dalvi; Priyanka Karyekar; Kavita Dalal; Mayuri Nikumbh; Krupa Sheth Kapadia; and Tasneem Vasi. 

There are four categories scheduled for Day Three on 4 September. They are Packaging Converter of the Year (F&B); Packaging Converter of the Year (FMCG); Packaging Converter of the Year (pharma); and Packaging Converter of the Year (Rigid Box).

The Jury for Day Three are Amit Saurkar; Peter KA; Deepti Kshirsagar; Nitin Virkar; Deepa Naik; Sanjay Ghoshal; Koel Bhadra and Rahul Nainani. 

Noel D'cunha, managing editor of PrintWeek and WhatPackaging? magazines said, “PrintWeek Awards are an industry benchmark not only because it is the most coveted recognition in the industry, but also because the samples we receive every year are a testament to the creativity and innovativeness of the Indian printing and packaging industry.”

He added, “This year, especially, we have received a large number of print and packaging samples which are truly remarkable, a true synthesis of material and technology. I am sure our esteemed Jury members will have a great time in selecting the best among the best.”  

The PrintWeek Awards 2024 partners are Bindwel; Canon; Heidelberg; Pidilite Industries; SigLoch; NBG; Pratham Technologies; Farb Technologies; Komori India; Vinsak; Suba Solutions; Artience; U Gro Capital; Indas Analytics; Kala Jyothi, Sona Papers; TechNova; Numex Blocks; and Mark Yi Trac Systems.