Press kit, credentials and embargoed access

The public press kit is available without a role gate. Credential requests and embargoed assets require a verified press role and never expose sealed winners.

Public press kit

Independent cultural awards program with nominations, public voting, member scoring and live ceremony reveals.
Program deadlines use US Eastern Time.
Live public year is 2026. Ceremony winners stay sealed until two-person reveal.
Sealed results never appear in public HTML, search or winner pages until two-person reveal.

Brand rules

Use BALLOTURE AWARDS wordmark; do not invent alternate lockups.
Warm paper, ink, crimson and gold palette only — no purple festival skins.
Credit every image; embargoed assets stay behind credentialed access.

Assets governed by the Press and Embargo Policy.

Contacts

Press desk: press@balloture.com

Photo credits desk: assets@balloture.com

Accessibility support: /help → accessibility queue

Embargoed materials and designed media kits follow the Press and Embargo Policy. Public downloads below stay available without a credential gate.

Downloadable press pack

2026 nominee fact sheet — Nominee index, sealed/revealed guidance, and evidence notes.
Brand and credit rules — Wordmark, palette reference, credit lines and embargo rules.
Ceremony low-bandwidth card — Fallback copy for livestream outages without secrecy leaks.
Archive URL map (2026) — Live public year routes, category pages, winners, and media notes.

Credential desk restricted: public cannot submit press credentials

Credential desk

Switch to a press, editor or admin role to submit credential requests. The public kit above stays available.