Four ABS-CBN projects and one GMA program bagged recognition at the ContentAsia Awards 2023
Local network giants ABS-CBN and GMA-7 both emerged victorious in the recently concluded ContentAsia Awards 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand.
ABS-CBN’s community singing game show “Everybody, Sing!”, hosted by Vice Ganda, and Star Cinema’s “An Inconvenient Love,” starring Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano, won Best Asian Original Game Show and Best Asian Feature Film/Telemovie, respectively.
“Tingnan mo nga naman, when it rains, it pours. Ang daming good news. Ang taray ng ‘Everybody, Sing,’ puro international awards ang napapanalunan at nano-nominate. I’m just so happy. Ang daming winning moment,” said Vice Ganda said in his Instagram live after the awarding ceremony to express his gratitude.
Meanwhile, the Kapamilya hit series “Dirty Linen” bagged the Silver Award for Best Asian Drama for a Single Market in Asia, while the Philippine adaptation of “Flower of Evil” clinched the Bronze Award for Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) in Asia.
GMA Public Affairs’ very own multi-awarded documentary program “The Atom Araullo Specials” also raised the Philippine flag by taking home “Best Current Affairs Programme made in Asia for Regional Asia and/or International Markets” at this year’s ContentAsia Awards for the documentary “Mata sa Dilim.”
The winning documentary, which first aired in 2022, delved into how online sexual abuse and exploitation of children has become a silent pandemic. The feature likewise included data that cases of online child sex abuse worsened during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The whole team is elated to receive this recognition from ContentAsia. We want to dedicate the award to the courageous survivors of online child sexual abuse, as well as the advocates who are working tirelessly to fight the spread of OSEC. The work continues,” said Atom in a statement.
The ContentAsia Awards are owned and operated by ContentAsia, a 17-year-old information platform curated to offer insights into Asia’s content environment. The award-giving body aims to recognize media and productions that authentic Asian stories and entertainment to screens around the world.
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