Celebrating the Cream of Hong Kong Digital Creative Talent

The success of Hong Kong digital creative talent at the 12th DigiCon6 Awards, organized by Japanese broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Television, was being celebrated at a certificate presentation ceremony in the FILMART today (24 March 2011), jointly organized by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA).

Hong Kong animation “Temple Rider”, produced by Radio Television Hong Kong / Simage Animation and Media Limited, won the Encouragement Award out of over 2,000 entries from around Asia at the 2010 Awards held in Tokyo. This is the third year in a row that Hong Kong digital creators were recognized at this prestigious event. At the ceremony today, the award winners were joined by the creators of 12 other excellent local entries.

Ms Elizabeth Tse, Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology) of the HKSAR Government, attended the ceremony and presented prizes to the winners to support the event.

Apart from organizing Hong Kong’s participation in the DigiCon6 Awards, HKPC and HKDEA also led a delegation of the Hong Kong finalists to attend the DigiCon6 Awards Presentation Ceremony and the Asia Content Forum in Japan in November 2010, and visited renowned industry players to exchange views on technology and business collaboration. The project is funded by the CreateSmart Initiative of the HKSAR Government.

Other presenters today included Mrs Agnes Mak, Executive Director of HKPC; Mr Gabriel Pang, Chairman of HKDEA; Mr Yasuhiro Mase, Deputy Division President and Executive Producer, TBS Pictures; Mr Izumi Ikawa, Division President of Digital Media; Mr Takafumi Yuki, International Alliance Officer of DigiCon6 Operation Office, TBS Holdings, Inc.; Dr David Chung, Head of Information Technology Operations, Hong Kong Cyberport; and Mr Frankie Lo, Regional Manager, Wacom Hong Kong Limited.

For more information, please contact Miss Loretta Tam at tel. (852) 2788 6304 or email: lorettat@hkpc.org; or Miss Connie Fong at tel. (852) 2788 5669 or email: conniefong@hkpc.org. For other media enquiries, please contact HKPC’s Felix Chan at tel. (852) 2788 5036 or email: felixchan@hkpc.org

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Mr Jonathan Ho
General Manager
Corporate Communications
Hong Kong Productivity Council
Tel: (852) 2788 6390
Fax: (852) 2788 5056
Email: jonathanho@hkpc.org
Website: www.hkpc.org

24 March 2011

12th DigiCon6 Awards - Winner List

Group photo of officiating guests and Hong Kong top three winners at the “12th DigiCon6 Awards Hong Kong Certificate Presentation Ceremony”

Mrs Agnes Mak, Executive Director of HKPC, and Mr Gabriel Pang, Chairman of HKDEA, received certificates of appreciation from Mr Izumi Ikawa, Division President of Digital Media, TBS Holdings, Inc.