Awarding the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Award 2023

2023 is the first year that the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Award (abbreviated as VCA) is launched to the digital content creation community nationwide. The Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) is the host and the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Alliance (DCCA) is assigned to organize the Award.

The VCA Awards will be held annually to honor individuals and organizations with positive contributions to the field of digital content creation; to recognize and express gratitude for the contributions of organizations and individuals in creating content products with cultural and educational values, spreading positive values ​​to the community. The Awards also aim to contribute to promoting the development of the digital content industry, the film industry, and the cultural industry of Vietnam, spreading "Make in Vietnam" digital content products to the international community.

Sharing about the first time organizing the award, Mr. Nguyen Minh Hong - Chairman of Vietnam Digital Communications Association, Head of the Steering Committee for organizing VCA 2023 Award said: "VCA 2023 Award has great significance in promoting the development of the community of Vietnamese digital content creators. Promoting the development of the digital content industry also contributes to promoting the cultural industry and will certainly contribute to the development of the digital economy in Vietnam."

After nearly 3 months of launching, VCA 2023 has received 256 applications in 7 categories, of which the outstanding animation category has received the most attention with 99 applications. The Final Jury has voted for 15 to be officially awarded, 29 applications were awarded certificates to enter the Final Round.

According to the organizers, the content creators are mostly young people, aged 19 to 40, from many provinces and cities across the country. In particular, there are also creators working abroad who have submitted their entries.

Along with the richness of content and topics, the judges also saw creativity through form and language of expression.

“The judging criteria are very clear so that the judges can score and vote as closely as possible. We highly appreciate the quality of this year's entries. I think the Award needs to be expanded further in many content areas - Associate Professor, Dr. Do Lenh Hung Tu, Chairman of the VCA 2023 Preliminary Council said.

Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, Chairman of the VCA 2023 Final Jury, shared: "The potential of the digital content industry is indisputable because it is truly exploding. In an era where there are so many digital content products, we need to improve product quality and provide more professional direction for producers. Therefore, competitions and awards like VCA 2023 will help content creators pay more attention to the quality and value of their products. I hope that the Award will be increasingly widespread and raised to a new level each year. Contributing to Vietnam's digital content production industry becoming a spearhead industry, bringing many economic, cultural and educational values".

The first-ever 2023 Digital Content Creation Awards ceremony has attracted great attention from the Content Creator community. The annual VCA Awards will play an important role in encouraging valuable content and positive impacts on the community. The 2023 VCA Awards ceremony was broadcast Livestream on the YouTube system, and the Organizing Committee's Fanpage attracted tens of millions of followers.

List of individuals and units awarded the VCA 2023 Award:

1. Outstanding Short Film Category: The Last Defenders of Vietnam - Author Pham Quoc Dung.

2. Outstanding Advertising Film Category: The Journey Never Stops - Casty Company Limited; Barona - Nam Phuong Vietnam Company Limited.

3. Outstanding Animated Film Category: Funny Lion Dance Team - Alpha Studio Vietnam Co., Ltd.; Ice Creams and Furious - WOLFOO World Media and Entertainment Co., Ltd.

- Outstanding animated script: Rainbow - Author: Pham Thien Duong; Memory Market - Author: Pham Dinh Hai.

- Excellent IP Animation: Legend of the Fairy Beetle - Author Nguyen Hoang Anh Trung.

- Outstanding cartoon character set: Clay Mixer - SCM Media Company Limited.

4. Category: Outstanding Digital Content Product in the Education Sector: Vietnam Heritage Surrealism Museum (VinHeritage Metaverse Museum) - Author: VinUni University Library: Ebook for children "Energy Superheroes" - Author: Mam Xanh Group.

5. Outstanding Digital Content Creator Category: Mr. Le Hoang Nam - Owner of Challenge Me channel; Director Vu Thien Phuong - Founder of Anti Anti Art.

6. Category Digital content creator for the community: Ms. Tran Le Thu Giang - Owner of Giang oi channel.

7. Promising Digital Content Creator Category: Mr. Phan Thanh Quoc - Owner of Ke Nomad channel.