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In order to promote Aboriginal culture and news production, Aboriginal Television has actively participated in international awards in recent years to enhance the international visibility of Taiwan's Aboriginal film and television works.
[Reporter Li Shaoling/Reporting from Taipei] The shortlist of the 31st Asian Television Awards (ATA) has been released, and a lot of good news has come from indigenous TV stations. A total of 10 programs and news works have been confirmed for 11 awards. They span the fields of news, art, music, children and children, animation and AI applications, and demonstrate the creative energy of Taiwan's indigenous peoples in film and television with diverse themes and production and broadcasting content.
The MV "Become One", the theme song originally created for the "2025 World Aboriginal Traditional Games", was shortlisted for the Best Music Short Film Award. It was sung by the golden song singer Dai Xiaojun and the lead singer of the Drifting Exit Putad Pihay. (Original text will be provided)
Among them, the MV "Become One", the theme song originally created for the "2025 World Aboriginal Traditional Games", was shortlisted for the Best Music Short Award. The song was sung by the golden song singer Dai Xiaojun and the lead singer of "Drifting Exit" Putad Pihay. It integrates Paiwan and Ami music elements and different cultural instruments, and conveys through music the spirit of interconnection across languages, ethnic groups and national boundaries.
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"Radiw Never Closes" was shortlisted for the Best Music Program Award, singing the story of life from tribe to city. (Original text will be provided)
Art and music programs have also been recognized. “Art 1/2: Art kak’i’iyaeh” was shortlisted for the Best Lifestyle Program Award. It goes into the daily lives of artists and explores how culture and life experience can become creative nutrients; “Radiw Never Closes” is competing for the Best Music Program Award. Through singing and interviews, it sings life stories from tribes to cities.
"Kakudan Time Machine" was shortlisted for the Best Children's Program Award, accompanying children to understand indigenous culture through diverse experiences. (Original text will be provided)
In terms of children's content and ethnic language content, "Kakudan Time Machine" and "Talagay I am the strongest!" " were both shortlisted for the Best Children's Program Award, accompanying children to understand culture and build self-confidence through experience and sports; while the all-Atayal language dubbed animation "Hata La Different World" was shortlisted for the Best 3D Animation Program Award, and "E-Paradise in Ethnic Language - Picture Book Platform" uses AI animation to transform picture books into vivid ethnic stories, competing for the Best AI Application Program Award.
Umas Suqluman, anchor of "Primary Daily News", was shortlisted for the Best News Program Host Award. (Original text will be provided)
Yuanshi even won 4 finalists in news production and broadcasting. "ITA·Looking at the World" was nominated for the Best News Program and the Best Infotainment Program at the same time, focusing on global issues from the perspective of Taiwan's indigenous people; the "Miaoli New Port News" special feature "Miaoli Newport News promotes the Kas language and overcomes identity challenges" was nominated for the Best Single News Report Award, documenting the Daukas people's efforts to revive the language; the anchor Umas Suqluman was shortlisted for the Best News Program Host Award, demonstrating the professional production and broadcasting energy of the Original TV news team from international issues to tribal scenes.
The TV movie "SINISUSU TUA PUCUMAYAN" was shortlisted for "Best Visual Effects" at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards. It depicts the choice between tradition and reality among Paiwan youths. (Original text will be provided)
On the occasion of the good news of international awards, original TV film and television works have added good news! The TV movie "SINISUSU TUA PUCUMAYAN" was shortlisted for "Best Visual Effects" at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards. Qiu Weitian, Dong Yanmei, Guo Jiayou, and Huang Minbin were jointly nominated. The film is directed by Umin Boya Ma Zhixiang, produced by Wei Desheng, and Baobu Badulu. Baduk Road, Mu Sen, Malivan Kawru Malivan. The Gaolu performance is set against the backdrop of the 1994 aboriginal people's renaming movement, and depicts the struggles and choices of Paiwan youths as they face traditional ancestral precepts, identity, and real-life survival. The Kaohsiung Film Festival recently announced that the film has been selected for this year's "Taiwan Transgression" section and will have its world premiere on October 11.
Maraos, Chairman of Yuanwen Club, said: "The continuous recognition from the Asian Television Awards to the Golden Horse Awards not only demonstrates Yuanshi's diversified production and broadcasting capabilities in news, programs and film and television creation, but also allows Taiwan's aboriginal culture and stories to continue to be seen by more domestic and foreign audiences. We thank all the production teams for their investment and efforts. We look forward to the shortlisted works achieving greater success at the Asian Television Awards and Golden Horse Awards."
The 31st Asian Television Award (Asian Television Award) original text will be shortlisted for the following awards:
※Best Lifestyle Program Award – Art Half: Art kak’i’iyaeh
※Best Music Short Award - Become One (World Aboriginal Traditional Games Theme MV)
※Best Music Program Award - Radiw Never Closes
※Best Children's Program Award - kakudan Time Machine
※Best Children's Program Award - Talagay I'm the Strongest!
※Best 3D Animation Program Award - hata la another world
※Best AI Application Program Award (Scene/Character) - Zuyu E Paradise - Picture Book Platform
※Best News Program Award - ITA‧See the World
※Best Single News Report Award (within 10 minutes) - Daily News: Miaoli Xingang News Agency promotes the Kas language to overcome identity challenges
※Best Infotainment Program Award - ITA‧See the World
※Best News Program Host Award - Daily News Host: Umas Suqluman
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