18th Asian Television Awards 2013
Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony @ RWS Compass Ballroom
5 December 2013
From left: Aileen Tan, Jeffrey Xu Mingjie, and Enlai, CHUA (representing MediaCorp Pte Ltd) with their acting trophies at the Asian Television Awards 2013
The event was graced by the guest-of-honour Mr Lawrence Wong - Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information.
This gala event was a celebration honouring the outstanding achievements of terrestrial broadcasters, cable and satellite networks, and independent production houses in the region.
Organised in conjunction with Asian Television Awards 2013, Superpitch invited entries from across the Asia Pacific. It offers contestants rare access to a panel commissioning editors and key decisions makers from major networks in the Asia Pacific region.
This year's ATA attracted 1,248 entries from 14 countries across Asia-Pacific. In all, 189 channels from 98 broadcasters, as well as 65 independent production companies, competed in 38 award categories under the three groups of Programming, Performance, and Technical & Creative. In addition, the event also saw 45 media companies submitting entries for the first time.
A total of 43 trophies were given out at the awards ceremony, including a final “top four” ATA awards for “Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year, “Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year”, “Terrestrial Channel of the Year”, and “Cable & Satellite Network of the Year” – plus an inaugural “Outstanding Contribution to Asian Television” trophy.
Among this year's biggest winners, FOX International Channels Asia and MediaCorp bagged two major awards for "Cable & Satellite Network of the Year" and "Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year" respectively. Other noteworthy mentions include Taiwan's Kang-Ren WU who received "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for Emerging Light; Taiwan's Jade Chou who won "Best Actress in A Leading Role for Falling; NHK who won "Best Documentary Programme (one-off/ special)" for Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid; and Chocolate Liberation Front, who won both "Best Children's Programme" and "Best 3D Animated Programme" for preschool series The Adventures of Figaro Pho.
Millie's Enterprise is proud to be appointed as the Official Wine Sponsor for this gala and awards ceremony event. Italian wines - Giogio & Gianni Lambrusco (Red Bubbles) (Rated as "The Best Wine" in Wine Riot 2011) and Voga Pinot Grigio were served at the cocktail reception and gala dinner.
Hi-Tech fans waiting for their "Idols' to arrive. 