Frequently Asked Questions

TARA Awards categories are reviewed every year by the Senior Executive team, to determine the direction of the categories. Based on this review, and our rates of submission for past categories, this year’s categories were determined.

Project must have been created between March 29, 2022 – March 27, 2023.

No work created prior to these dates is eligible.

Yes, as long as the project meets the eligible submission requirements for each award!

Yes, you can make minor changes to the length or editing of a project that was submitted for class credit. However, the final product must still resemble the same overall project. Please contact us with regards to any specific projects you have in mind.

Yes! You are eligible to submit for upper year classes as long as you have taken them and created your submission within the eligible time frame.

Judging criteria varies by award. The judges will not be considering any material that is not your own or that was not created by RTA students. For specific award information please see the awards descriptions here.

No, please attach any necessary files as a compressed/zipped folder and upload it as your submission.

The TARA Awards will be accepting submissions until 11:59 pm on March 23, 2023. Late submissions will not be considered.

The TARA Awards will be held in the evening on Thursday April 13th. More information to come closer to the event.

No, the 45TH TARA Awards will be held fully in person this year, our amazing venue will be revealed soon!