Japan leads at Adfest, followed by Thailand and India

Adfest was originally due to take place in March in Thailand, but was changed to a judging only event and relocated to Japan following political turmoil in the country. 

For the Greater China region, Shanghai has hauled the maximum number, with 13 shortlisted entries across categories. Hong Kong received 12 nods and Taiwan has seven nominations. Two entries from Beijing, one from Guangzhou and one from Shenzhen have also been shortlisted.

The full list of finalists can be downloaded on the event's website. The final winners are expected to be announced later today.

Jurists have been quoted as saying they are tough critics to please, and warned there might be fewer gold, silver and bronze Lotuses awarded compared with previous years.