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May 31, 2024
346 Compete in The Seoul International Drama Awards 2024
48 countries are vying for APAC’s most prestigious drama award this year by pushing their A list titles. By: K Dass.
Seoul, Korea - The Seoul Drama Awards received an impressive 346
entries from 48 countries this year. This year's submissions have been received
from all six continents, including entries from South Africa. Moreover, Iraq,
Latvia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina participated for the first time in SDA.
Additionally, 53 dramas from 14 OTT platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, and
Globo have been submitted, confirming the status of the Seoul International
Drama Awards in the global market.
Its Chairman Park Min
said, “This year, 346 dramas from 48 countries, the largest number ever, have
been submitted." He added, "Many works, directors, actors, and
writers from all over the world who got global attention have been widely
participated."
There are 336 entries
in the International Competition vying for nominees to the final screening,
including "3 Body Problem" (Netflix), which garnered a fandom
even before its release due to the involvement of the "Game of Thrones"
production team, "Blossoms" (Tencent), the first drama by
director Wong Karwai, famous for "In the Mood for Love",
"Elsbeth" (Paramount), a spin-off drama from the U.S. hit
series "The Good Wife", and "Berlin” (Vancouver
Media), a prequel featuring Berlin, a popular character from “Money Heist".
The Japanese TBS drama "Eye Love You", starring Korean actor
Chae Jong-hyeop and causing “Hyop-sama" syndrome, is also
noteworthy. Numerous award-winning works from the Canneseries, the British
Academy Television Awards, and the Monte-Carlo TV Festival, including "The
Zweiflers" (ZDF Studios) and "The Seed" (Odeon
Fiction), have also been submitted.
The K-Drama Category,
received exceptional dramas contesting this year. They include "Moving",
"Uncle Samsik", "Vigilante" (Disney+), "Queen
of Tears" (Studio Dragon), "The Killer's Shopping List"
(Netflix), and "My Dearest" (MBC).
In the individual
award section, actors such as Kim Soo-hyun ("Queen of Tears"),
Kim Tae-ri ("Revenant"), Song Kang-ho ("Uncle Samsik"),
Chae Jong-hyeop ("Eye Love You"), Anna Schudt ("Push"),
Ansel Elgort ("Tokyo Vice 2"), and Zheyuan Chen ("Hidden
Love") have been submitted in the International Competition and
K-Drama Competition categories.
Additionally,
directors and writers like Susanna White ("The Buccaneers")
and Jack Williams ("The Tourist 2") have been submitted for
individual awards. The winners will be presented at the Awards Ceremony
which will be broadcasted live at SBS TV on September 25.
