Digital work added to ADG Awards
The Australian Directors Guild Awards have incorporated six new categories, including three for digital work.
The new categories are, for traditional formats, documentary features, children’s TV and TV reality/light entertainment; the digital categories recognise interactive branded entertainment, cross-platform interactive and original online programs.
“Directors are in the business of telling stories on screen in the traditional areas and, increasingly, via new delivery platforms. Our members’ work is reaching audiences on screens large and small, from cinema to mobile phone, through games and on your TV,” said ADG president Ray Argall.
This year’s event will include the following categories:
1. Feature
2. Telemovie
3. Television mini series
4. Documentary feature
5. Documentary stand alone
6. Documentary series
7. Short
8. Television drama series
9. TV drama serial
10. Television comedy
11. Television children’s
12. TV reality / light entertainment
13. Animation
14. TVC
15. Interactive Branded Entertainment
16. Cross Platform Interactive
17. Original Online Programs
16. Music Video
17. Student
18. GRASS – green awareness encouragement award
The eligibility period has also been extended from 12 to 18 months, and now includes works that screened from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
Entries close on July 5. www.adg.org.au/awards.aspx
