Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards
New Ventures; Reflecting Global Trends
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2024 takes a new leap as it introduces new projects to reflect the global trend of the worldwide contents market. The new award category for Best Original Song draws attention as it promises to highlight outstanding original soundtracks (OST) that have captivated the audience. Moreover, in addition to the existing categories of Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actor, the new People’s Choice Award invites audience members and fans to directly participate in selecting actors who have stood out in the OTT sector. Through the People’s Choice Award, the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards hopes to facilitate a stronger connection between the contents and the audience, and expand as an awards ceremony where the audience can play a more active role.
A Total of 15 Award Categories
This year’s competition category has 11 awards, including the Best Creative for the most outstanding work, the existing Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actor and the newly introduced Best Original Song. In the invitation category, four awards will be presented, including the new People’s Choice Award. Encompassing visuals, music, and audience engagement, the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards strides on as a true global contents festival.
Growing as a Global Contents Festival
The Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2024 continues to celebrate the diversity of global contents, building on past achievements and facilitating new initiatives. This event aims to encourage content creation beyond Korea and Asia onto the global stage, positioning itself as Asia's leading global content awards ceremony where top creators from around the world can gather and network.
Host
- Ministry of Science and ICT, Busan Metropolitan City
Organizer
- BUSAN International Film Festival, National IT Industry Promotion Agency
Date & Venue
- Date: 18:00, Oct 6 (Sun) 2024
- Venue: BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center
Features
- Reaching beyond Asia, received 201 submissions from 16 countries
- Encompassing a wide spectrum of audiovisual selections to expand content diversity
- Launching the People’s Choice Award to increase audience engagement
Awards Categories
- Competition Category (11 Categories)
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Best Creative | Award given to content that contributed to the expansion of content diversity by discovering new materials and fresh formats and by manifesting the most remarkable achievements in the content field. |
| Best OTT Original | Award given to OTT original content that received high praise for its popularity and artistry. |
| Best Asian Contents | Award given to Asian content that received high praise for its popularity and artistry. |
| Best Reality & Variety | Award given to reality/variety content that received high praise for its popularity and artistry. |
| Best Director | Award given to most prominent content director. |
| Best Writer | Award given to most prominent content writer. |
| Best Lead Actor (Male/Female) | Award given to lead actors who received attention for their impressive performances in nominated contents. |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male/Female) | Award given to supporting actors who received attention for their impressive performances in nominated contents. |
| Best Newcomer (Male/Female) | Award given to up and coming actors who received attention for their impressive performances in nominated contents. |
| Best Visual Effects | Award given to content that demonstrated excellent production technology. |
| Best Original Song | Award given to best song from outstanding original soundtrack(OST). |
- Invitation Category (4 Categories)
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Creative Beyond Border | Award given to content that has attempted to pioneer a new genre in the OTT field. |
| New Technology | Award given to platform that has provided innovative services using ICT-based new technologies. |
| Rising Star of the Year | Award given to actors and entertainers who have been widely active and accomplished notable achievements throughout the year. |
| People’s Choice Award | Award given to actor selected by popular vote of general public and fans. |
