MANILA, PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE – OCTOBER 25, 2022 – – Asia’s premiere entertainment award- giving body, the Asian Television Awards (ATA) is set to hold its first in-person events on December 1 and 8, 2022, following two years of mounting the show virtually.
On December 1, 2022, the Asian Television Awards will announce the winners of its Entertainment and Performance categories during the ATA Live Show at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City, Philippines. Televised live to 500 million homes across the Asia Pacific through its broadcast network, the star-studded event is hosted by Mandopop singer and actor Wallace Ang, TV presenters Hani Fadzil and Chua Qin Kai, actors Piolo Pascual, Enchong Dee and Kantapong Bumrungrak, and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. Dazzling the ATA stage with their performances are Filipino singers Christian Bautista and Erik Santos, Vietnamese singer Wren Evans, Malaysian musician and actress Wani Kayrie, Indonesian singer Novia Bachmid, and Filipino musical group VXON.
The awards will continue on December 8, 2022, at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, where winners of the Technical and Programming categories will be announced during the ATA Gala Dinner. Returning as hosts are Wallace Ang, Enchong Dee, Chua Qin Kai, and Catriona Gray; with performances from Wani Kayrie, Wren Evans, Filipina singer LU.ME, and the world’s first CryptoPunks NFT band, Manifest.
The official list of shortlisted nominees has been announced and can be viewed at the Asian Television Awards’ official website.
Apart from the ATA Live Show and ATA Gala Dinner, the award-giving body is also mounting the Asian Television Awards Producer’s Conference to be held on December 8 at Resorts World Sentosa from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The ATA Producer’s Conference is made up of case studies and sharing sessions by leading and award-winning content makers. Confirmed speakers to the industry event with the theme Creating Compelling Content include Ochre Pictures’ Managing Director, Pedro Tan and Zense Entertainment’s Founder and CEO, Varavuth Jentanakul. More speakers will be announced shortly.