Congratulations to the District 3 Award Winners

(April 20, 2025)

AAF District 3 of the American Advertising Federation is excited to announce the award winners at the District level of the American Advertising Awards. Gold ADDY® winners will automatically be forwarded to compete in the National Advertising Awards competition. Entrants who received Silver ADDY® Awards have the option to pay to forward their entries. Judges were asked to review a combined total of 174 professional and student entries which were forwarded by the local AAF Clubs held in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Of the professional and student entries the following amount of awards were presented: 15 Gold ADDY® Awards and 14 Silver ADDY® Awards and 5 Student Gold ADDY® Awards and 6 Student Silver ADDY® Awards.

2025 District 3 Advertising Award Competition Winners

AAF Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) – 12 Awards

• BEST of SHOW & Gold ADDY Award: Luquire – Sullenberger Aviation (Integrated Campaign)
• GOLD: Caravan – American Dreamin’ Model Year 2024 (Internet Commercial)
• GOLD: Caravan – American Dreamin’ Model Year 2024 (Cinematography)
• GOLD: Caravan – American Dreamin’ Alex Earle (Cinematography)
• GOLD: Digital Spark Studios – Showreel (Self-Promotion Film)
• SILVER: Caravan – CVO Road Glide ST (Sound Design)
• SILVER: East Editorial – Charlotte FC x ADIDAS (Video Editing)
• SILVER: Mythic – Titanic (Television Commercial)
• SILVER: Mythic – Titanic (Copywriting)
• SILVER: Mythic – Join the Upside (Music Campaign)
• SILVER: Working Title Partners – WhatsApp Modern Family (Internet Commercial)

Triangle AdFed (Raleigh-Durham, NC) – 6 Awards

• JUDGES CHOICE & Gold ADDY Award: Chair 8 – Rubber Ducky Sunscreen (Brand Identity Campaign)
• JUDGES CHOICE & Silver ADDY Award: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC – Blue Cross NC Brand Refresh (Brand Identity Campaign)
• GOLD: Storymore – The Carying Place (PS Online Film, Video & Sound)
• SILVER: Creature Theory – EOD Castillo 1815 Reposado Design (Packaging)

AAF Greenville (Greenville, SC) – 7 Awards

• GOLD: Electric Soul – tonies: Discover Imagination (Video Editing)
• GOLD: Electric Soul – tonies: Discover Imagination (Cinematography)
• GOLD: FUEL – SCCT Branding (Brand Identity Campaign)
• GOLD: The Brand Leader – Ventura County Coast Rebrand (Brand Identity Campaign)
• SILVER: Electric Soul – tonies: Discover Imagination (Commercial Campaign)
• Student SILVER: Kaitlyn Phillips – Majour (Brand Identity Campaign)
• Student SILVER: Courtney Wilson & Elise Frauenholtz – Olighan (Brand Identity Campaign)

AAF Midlands (Columbia, SC) – 12 Awards

• JUDGES CHOICE & Silver ADDY Award: Chernoff Newman – SC250 Stories Gallery (Multiple Boards)
• GOLD: ABLE vfx – All Star Saturday Tease (Animation, SFX & Motion Graphics)
• GOLD: Riggs Partners – Work Doesn’t Work – Dentist (Public Service Television)
• GOLD: Riggs Partners – Work Doesn’t Work – Bank (Public Service Television)
• SILVER: Riggs Partners – Work Doesn’t Work Advocacy Video (PS Non-Broadcast Audio/Video)
• SILVER: South Carolina Football – 2024 NFL Draft – Spencer Rattler (Video Editing)
• Student BEST of SHOW & Gold ADDY Award: Noah Whalen – Gamecocks Baseball Intro 2024 (Animation or SFX)
• Student GOLD: Constance McCants – Welcome to SVAD Mural (OOH & Ambient Media)
• Student GOLD: Finley Edwards – South Carolina vs Texas A&M Social Recap (Social Media)
• Student SILVER: Noah Whalen – The Advantage (Social Media)

AAF Roanoke (Roanoke, VA) – 8 Awards

• GOLD: Cry – More Than Shelter (Integrated Campaign)
• SILVER: Cry – More Than Shelter (Cinematography)
• SILVER: AAF Roanoke – Addylachia Award Carrier Barrel (Ad Chapter)
• Student GOLD: Ariana Murphy, Christian Ried & Michelle Prentice – “Eat This” Social Good Campaign (Consumer Campaign)
• Student GOLD: Sophia Smith – Wilton House (Logo Design)
• Student SILVER: Jenna Repass – Burpee Seeds (Packaging)
• Student SILVER: Evan Diehl, Jane Gerrard, Megan Golinsky, Rachel Keller & Adrianna Rippon – Chobani Flip: Anytime, Anywhere (Consumer Campaign)
• Student SILVER: Lexy Farinelli – SPCA Instagram Carousels (Social Media)

The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence. The three-tier national competition is conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation, advertising’s largest industry association and the only one to represent the interests of all facets of advertising: advertisers, agencies, suppliers and media. The AAF is based in Washington, D.C. and has more than 30,000 members through nearly 165 local advertising clubs. For more information visit www.AAF.org.

AAF District 3 is a regional market affiliate of the American Advertising Federation, the nation’s oldest national advertising trade association with more than 30,000 members. AAF District 3 represents clubs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia and is dedicated to serving members by protecting and advancing advertising interests, including the freedom to truthfully advertise legal products. The organization serves as the area’s unified voice for advertising and is comprised of local professionals who work in advertising, marketing and public relations. For more information, please visit aafdistrict3.org.