Manifest made a commitment during the recently held sports marketing awards and summit.

As part of that commitment, we will be refunding the entry fees collected from participants of Manifest Play. 

Those who participated at Manifest Play can opt to either get their entry fee back in full, or opt for equivalent inventory across Manifest's print or online platforms over the coming months. 

The call has been taken as more debates emerge around the ethics and value of entry fees in award programs.

It also follows our initiative from September last year, when we hosted The Next Top 10 Directors without charging an entry fee.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the DDB Mudra Group (for The Next Top 10 Directors) and Havas Play (for Manifest Play) for partnering with us to bring these initiatives to life.

Entrants can write to sanjyot@manifest-media.in to let us know their preferred option between the refund and inventory credit.