WorldStar is open to the whole of the packaging community, whether a manufacturer, converter, supplier, processor, packer filler, brand owner, end user, packaging designer or marketeer. Packs that have won recognition in a recognised national or regional competition, either in the present year or the previous year are eligible to apply for WorldStar Competition.
These winning packs are compared by an expert panel of international judges to similar packs from around the world. Awards are based on the judges' consensus that a pack is superior in its category and market and better in its class in execution or innovation by comparison to others.
(Check WordStar judging criteria)
Currently, 75 competitions from 39 countries and regions are recognised by WPO as qualifying for entry to WorldStar and more are continually sought. In order to become a Recognised Packaging Competition by WPO, the organizer of the respective packaging competition should submit an application to WorldStar Team. After submission of an application, the WPO reserves the right to seek more information about a competition from the organisers or from elsewhere. The application will be considered by WPO Executive team based on the below criteria and the decision will be final and binding. The final decision will be communicated to the applicant organisation.
# | Competitions | Country/Region |
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1 | Afristar Awards | Africa |
2 | Arab StarPack Pro | Arab Region |
3 | Packaging Institute Award – Premio Estrella del Sur | Argentina |
4 | ASEAN PLASTICS AWARD | ASEAN |
5 | AsiaStar | Asia |
6 | Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA) | Australia & New Zealand |
7 | Green Packaging Star Award | Austria |
8 | Wellpappe Austria Award | Austria |
9 | European Carton Excellence Award | Austria |
10 | Austrian Packaging Award/Smart Packaging | Austria |
11 | Golden Pixel Award | Austria |
12 | Brazil, Embanews | Brazil |
13 | Brazil, Grandes Cases de Embalagem | Brazil |
14 | ABRE' Brazilian Packaging Award/Premio Abre Design Embalagem | Brazil |
15 | Viva Chile Packaging Awards | Chile |
16 | PackStar | China |
17 | China Star | China |
18 | InnoPack Awards | China |
19 | Cropak | Croatia |
20 | Regpak | Croatia |
21 | Obal roku | Czech Republic |
22 | Design Touch | Czech Republic |
23 | Etma Tube of the Year | Europe |
24 | Sustainability Awards, Packaging Europe | Europe |
25 | AEROBAL Award | Europe |
26 | EAFA Award, Alufoil Trophy | Europe |
27 | Etoiles de l’Ondule | France |
28 | Deutscher Verpackungspreis/German Packaging Award | Germany |
29 | PackTheFuture | Germany |
30 | IF communication/iF Design award | Germany |
31 | Superstar display Verlags GmbH | Germany |
32 | German Design Award | Germany |
33 | Innovation Award 'Golden Welle' | Germany |
34 | Ghana Pack | Ghana |
35 | ALL4PACK Innovation Awards | Global |
36 | Carton of the Year in ECMA-ProCarton Awards | Global |
37 | Greek Packaging Star/Hellenic Stars | Greece |
38 | Packaging Innovation Awards | Greece |
39 | Hungaropack | Hungary |
40 | IFCA Star Award | India |
41 | Indiastar | India |
42 | SIES SOP Star Award | India |
43 | National Awards for Excellence in Printing | India |
44 | PackIndoStar | Indonesia |
45 | IranStar Packaging Award | Iran |
46 | Israel Star | Israel |
47 | Italy, Oscar dell'imballaggio | Italy |
48 | A' Design Award | Italy |
49 | A'Design Award | Italy |
50 | Japan Good Packaging | Japan |
51 | Korea Star Award | Korea |
52 | Good Design Competition | Korea |
53 | Industrial Design Award | Korea |
54 | Latvia Star | Latvia |
55 | Envase Estelar (AMEE) | Mexico |
56 | NL Packaging Awards | Netherlands |
57 | De Gouden Noot | Netherlands |
58 | FINAT | Netherlands |
59 | PhilStar Award | Philippines |
60 | Art of Packaging | Poland |
61 | ProdExtraPack | Russia |
62 | PART AWARD | Russia |
63 | Grand Star Russia | Russia |
64 | Scanstar | Scandinavia |
65 | Singapore Star Award | Singapore |
66 | Gold Pack Awards | South Africa |
67 | AfriStar | South Africa |
68 | Liderpack | Spain |
69 | Lanka Star | Sri Lanka |
70 | Swiss Packaging Award | Switzerland |
71 | Thai Star | Thailand |
72 | Tunisia Star Pack | Tunisia |
73 | Crescent and Stars for Packaging | Turkey |
74 | TSE | Turkey |
75 | Ukrainian Packaging Star | Ukraine |
76 | Starpack | United Kingdom |
77 | MPMA | United Kingdom |
78 | Beverage Innovation Awards at Interbev | United Kingdom |
79 | The Can | United Kingdom |
80 | AmeriStar | USA |
81 | National Association of Containers | USA |
82 | Flexible Packaging Achievement Award | USA |
83 | AIMCAL Awards | USA |
84 | IMDA Awards | USA |
85 | The Golden Cylinder Awards | USA |