Competition is open to all authors of 30 years or younger.

Competition is open to all who were born later than 17 May 1977. If entry was created by more than one person, all the authors must have been born after 17 May 1977. Each submission must be accompanied by a photocopy or scan of a legal document with clearly visible birth date for all authors in question. People in supporting roles (mentors, project managers, authors of music, etc.) are not subject to this rule.

Entry must have been created to promote ideas, people, brands, products or services.

Entries may have been commissioned or not, published or not, rejected by the client or designed specially for the festival. Actual publication or implementation of an idea is not required.

Entries that were submitted to either of the previous Magdalena festivals can not take part in the competition.

Entries of anonymous or unknown authors are not eligible.

The organizer may use submitted entries for the promotion of the festival.