{"id":11353,"date":"2024-10-30T13:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T06:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=11353"},"modified":"2024-10-30T13:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T06:58:35","slug":"26th-digicon6-asia-awards-presentation-ceremony-hong-kong-animation-once-again-stand-out-across-asia-morph-workshop-won-digicon6-asia-best-story-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=11353","title":{"rendered":"26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards Presentation Ceremony Hong Kong Animation Once Again Stand Out Across Asia Morph Workshop Won DigiCon6 ASIA Best Story Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

HONG KONG<\/span><\/span>, Oct. 30, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA) and the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS), co-hosted the “26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards \u2013 Hong Kong<\/span>“. This event aims to identify and support talented artists in digital creations by helping them promote and expand their digital content across Asia. Winning works from “26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards \u2013 Hong Kong<\/span>” have represented Hong Kong<\/span> in the “26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards” Presentation Ceremony in Japan<\/span> where they have to compete with winning entries from 13 countries and regions in Asia<\/span>. Hong Kong<\/span> animation once again triumphed through its strength and talent by winning Asia Best Story<\/span> Award.<\/p>\n

The “DigiCon6 ASIA Awards” is a prestigious digital content creation competition in the Asia region. It has a total of 14 Asia countries\/regions this year including Bangladesh<\/span>, Mainland<\/span> China<\/span>, India<\/span>, Indonesia<\/span>, Iran<\/span>, Japan<\/span>, South Korea<\/span>, Laos<\/span>, Malaysia<\/span>, Mongolia<\/span>, Sri Lanka<\/span>, Taiwan<\/span>, Thailand<\/span> and Hong Kong<\/span>.<\/p>\n

One of Hong Kong’s<\/span> representatives, Morph Workshop<\/b>, won the “DigiCon6<\/span> ASIA Best Story Award” with their animated work Wind Goes On<\/i><\/b> this year. The animation impressed the judges with its high quality, engaging story, and advanced techniques. It not only achieved top visual effects but also left a strong impact with its creative storytelling and deep emotions. Through skilled animation and thoughtful storytelling, Morph Workshop once again raised the bar for Hong Kong<\/span> animation by showcasing their talent and strength of Hong Kong’s<\/span> creative teams on the international stage.<\/p>\n

Mr. Gabriel PANG, Chairman of HKDEA<\/b>, who led the Hong Kong<\/span> delegation to Japan<\/span> for the DigiCon6 ASIA Award Presentation Ceremony, said, “Hong Kong’s<\/span> animation creators have always strived for excellence and worked tirelessly to improve. They not only focus on enhancing their skills but also on broadening their perspectives to align with international standards. This allows judges from around the world to easily understand and appreciate the unique charm of Hong Kong’s<\/span> work. I am confident that the industry will continue to work hard in the future, to promote innovation in Hong Kong<\/span> animation, to allow local creations to shine and achieve greater success on international awards to further gain global recognition.”<\/p>\n

2<\/b>6<\/b>th<\/sup><\/b> DigiCon6 ASIA Awards \u2013 Hong Kong<\/span> <\/b>will be held on April 2025<\/span> to recognise outstanding animated works.<\/p>\n

About Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA)
<\/u><\/b>Established in 1999, HKDEA is a non-profit organization aiming to promote digital entertainment development in Hong Kong<\/span>. Its mission points toward the achievement of the following goals – boosting prosperity of the digital entertainment industry by fostering cooperation among local developers; opening up and developing digital market; enhancement of local technology so as to enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong’s<\/span> production; promoting communication between the digital entertainment industry and other related industries such as toys, entertainment and visual games; building a favourable image for digital entertainment; and protection of intellectual property right and scrapping counterfeit products.<\/p>\n

About Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.
<\/u><\/b>Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (TBS) with its headquarter in Tokyo, Japan<\/span>, is the key station of a national television and radio network. TBS’s 28-affiliate station TV and news network JNN (Japan News Network), and 34-affiliate station radio network, JRN (Japan Radio Network) span the country domestically, in addition to its overseas news bureaus located around the world. Other business activities include: General broadcasting (television broadcasting) in accordance with broadcast law and other broadcasting related regulation\/production and distribution of TV programs, DVDs, videos, etc.
Telecommunication services TV broadcasting: JORX-TV\/JORX-DTV.<\/p>\n

About Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA)
<\/u><\/b>The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) established in June 2024<\/span>, formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong<\/span> to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaboration, promoting the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under the industry-oriented principle, and promoting Hong Kong<\/span> as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community to implement Hong Kong’s<\/span> positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange under the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
CCIDA’s website: www.ccidahk.gov.hk<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials\/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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HONG KONG<\/span><\/span>, Oct. 30, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA) and the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS), co-hosted the “26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards \u2013 Hong Kong<\/span>“. This event aims to identify and support talented artists in digital creations by helping them promote and expand their digital content across Asia. Winning works from “26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards \u2013 Hong Kong<\/span>” have represented Hong Kong<\/span> in the “26th DigiCon6 ASIA Awards” Presentation Ceremony in Japan<\/span> where they have to compete with winning entries from 13 countries and regions in Asia<\/span>. Hong Kong<\/span> animation once again triumphed through its strength and talent by winning Asia Best Story<\/span> Award.<\/p>\n

The “DigiCon6 ASIA Awards” is a prestigious digital content creation competition in the Asia region. It has a total of 14 Asia countries\/regions this year including Bangladesh<\/span>, Mainland<\/span> China<\/span>, India<\/span>, Indonesia<\/span>, Iran<\/span>, Japan<\/span>, South Korea<\/span>, Laos<\/span>, Malaysia<\/span>, Mongolia<\/span>, Sri Lanka<\/span>, Taiwan<\/span>, Thailand<\/span> and Hong Kong<\/span>.<\/p>\n

One of Hong Kong’s<\/span> representatives, Morph Workshop<\/b>, won the “DigiCon6<\/span> ASIA Best Story Award” with their animated work Wind Goes On<\/i><\/b> this year. The animation impressed the judges with its high quality, engaging story, and advanced techniques. It not only achieved top visual effects but also left a strong impact with its creative storytelling and deep emotions. Through skilled animation and thoughtful storytelling, Morph Workshop once again raised the bar for Hong Kong<\/span> animation by showcasing their talent and strength of Hong Kong’s<\/span> creative teams on the international stage.<\/p>\n

Mr. Gabriel PANG, Chairman of HKDEA<\/b>, who led the Hong Kong<\/span> delegation to Japan<\/span> for the DigiCon6 ASIA Award Presentation Ceremony, said, “Hong Kong’s<\/span> animation creators have always strived for excellence and worked tirelessly to improve. They not only focus on enhancing their skills but also on broadening their perspectives to align with international standards. This allows judges from around the world to easily understand and appreciate the unique charm of Hong Kong’s<\/span> work. I am confident that the industry will continue to work hard in the future, to promote innovation in Hong Kong<\/span> animation, to allow local creations to shine and achieve greater success on international awards to further gain global recognition.”<\/p>\n

2<\/b>6<\/b>th<\/sup><\/b> DigiCon6 ASIA Awards \u2013 Hong Kong<\/span> <\/b>will be held on April 2025<\/span> to recognise outstanding animated works.<\/p>\n

About Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA)
<\/u><\/b>Established in 1999, HKDEA is a non-profit organization aiming to promote digital entertainment development in Hong Kong<\/span>. Its mission points toward the achievement of the following goals – boosting prosperity of the digital entertainment industry by fostering cooperation among local developers; opening up and developing digital market; enhancement of local technology so as to enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong’s<\/span> production; promoting communication between the digital entertainment industry and other related industries such as toys, entertainment and visual games; building a favourable image for digital entertainment; and protection of intellectual property right and scrapping counterfeit products.<\/p>\n

About Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.
<\/u><\/b>Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (TBS) with its headquarter in Tokyo, Japan<\/span>, is the key station of a national television and radio network. TBS’s 28-affiliate station TV and news network JNN (Japan News Network), and 34-affiliate station radio network, JRN (Japan Radio Network) span the country domestically, in addition to its overseas news bureaus located around the world. Other business activities include: General broadcasting (television broadcasting) in accordance with broadcast law and other broadcasting related regulation\/production and distribution of TV programs, DVDs, videos, etc.
Telecommunication services TV broadcasting: JORX-TV\/JORX-DTV.<\/p>\n

About Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA)
<\/u><\/b>The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) established in June 2024<\/span>, formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong<\/span> to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaboration, promoting the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under the industry-oriented principle, and promoting Hong Kong<\/span> as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community to implement Hong Kong’s<\/span> positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange under the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
CCIDA’s website: www.ccidahk.gov.hk<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials\/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.<\/p>\n

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