ASIA-PACIFIC – BUSAN, KOREA, JUNE 29, 2012: For the first time ever Busan International Advertising Festival (AdStars) has surpassed 10,000 entries for this year. In a report from Korea Herald, the entries have reached a total of 10, 431, a 46% jump from last year’s 7,130 entries. According to the report this is the first time the number of entries has reached more than 8,000 since it was first launched in 2008.
The entries are submitted by 57 countries in Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, and the MIddle East. A number of foreign entries increased 64%, accounting for 73% of the total entries. The remaining percent goes to local entries.
AdStars Festival 2012 will be on August 23-25, 2012 in Busan, Korea. For more information on the festival, visit www.adstarsfestival.org.
