▲This photo,provided by Mnet, shows "Street Woman Fighter." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

▲This photo, provided by Netflix, shows "All of Us Are Dead." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

▲This photo, provided by Myung Film, shows Chun Tae-il. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold the "2022 Korea Content Awards" at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on December 14 and award 36 excellent content and related officials.

The 14th "Content Awards" is an event that receives global attention and awards workers and works that have shown good performances in the Korean content industry.

For the category of the overseas expansion, Red Ice Studio CEO Jang Jung-sook and iCONIX CEO Choi Jong-il will receive commendation of president.

CEO Jang Jung-sook discovered a number of cartoonists in the 1990s and working as the representative of Red Ice Studio, she contributed to the globalization of Korean webtoons (digital cartoons) by presenting world-class works such as "Solo Leveling" and "Omniscient Reader's View."

CEO Choi Jong-il produced animations such as "Porong Porong Pororo" and "Little Bus Tayo," paving the way for Korea to develop into a creative animation powerhouse.

Film Mon Director Lee Jae-kyu and CJ ENM PD Choi Jung-nam will receive the presidential commendations for the broadcasting and video industry development category.

Director Lee's Netflix original series "All of Us Are Dead" has previously topped on the most-watched drama chart in 59 countries, contributing to the expansion of Hallryu wave.

Produced Mnet's "Dancing 9" and "Hit the Stage," Producer Choi Jung-nam was credited for re-examining the dancers as the main characters by directing hit program "Street Woman Fighter" last year.

CEO of Hagin, Lee Young-il and Kim Dong-kyu, CEO of Hyde, received the Presidential Citations for Game Industry Development.

CEO Lee Young-il established company Haegin and produced games such as Home Run Classy, Extreme Golf, and Play Together, and worked hard to promote the excellence of domestic games in the global market.

CEO Kim Dong-kyu created one-man game company Hyde and invented games such as "Undead Slayer," "Rogue Life," and "Cats & Soup - Cute idle Game."

In the animation category, long-film animation "Chun Tae-il" won the Presidential Award. Released last year to honor 51st anniversary of Chun Tae-il's death, "Chun Tae-il" was recognized for its high quality and also won the "Ansi Animation Festival" and an audience award at the "Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada." Kim Sun-koo, CEO of Studio Acorn, who produced this work will also receive the Prime Minister's commendation in the overseas expansion category.

Lotte Home Shopping's "Bellygom" won the Presidential Award for the character category. Bellygom is loved by young people with about 1.2 million social media subscribers, and a cumulative 3 million people visited the exhibition of the super-large sized Bellygom.

Goo Ah-jin's webtoon (digital cartoon) "Future Antique Shop" (translated) based on shamanism will receive the Presidential Award. This work was praised for its outstanding directing and artistic skills along with tight story line.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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