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TAIPEI, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 12th Golden Comic Awards hosted by the Ministry of Culture announced the

finalists a few days ago. The 25 outstanding Taiwan comics shortlisted works

will compete for the Best New Talent, Best Cross-media Application, Best

Editor, Government Comic Award, Comic of the Year, and GCA Grand Prize, and

senior comic artist Ren Zhenghua won the Special Contribution Award.

From October 22nd, the GCA CONNECTION+ online series will be launched. Online

themed special exhibitions will select nearly 100 original Taiwanese comics.

People are welcome to visit the immersive interactive website to experience the

vitality of Taiwan's original comics.

This year's Golden Comic Awards was enthusiastically registered. The Ministry

of Culture stated that a total of 226 works were registered for the

competition, an increase of 17% over last year. After reviews, a total of 25

works were shortlisted, and Ren Zhenghua won the Special Contribution Award.

Ren Zhenghua came into prominence in the 1980s with girly comics. Her

representative works include "Sea of Devil", "Ren Rou Bao Zi", "Drawn to Life",

"Drawn to Life 2", etc.. Her works are full of insights into humanity and

entertaining, being a model for young generations to learn.

In terms of other awards, the jury stated that the finalists of this year's

Best New Talent award are amazing, including their styles and selection of

materials; the finalists of the Best Editor show how editors explore the market

with their own unique vision. They led creators to clarify the core of the work

from the beginning of the project to the final completion. The works

shortlisted for the Best Cross-media Application use peripheral products and

integrated media to enrich the worldview of the original work. Shortlisted

works of the Comic of the Year are diverse, showing multiple styles.

Since the government has promoted comics and has contributed in data

translation, the Government Comic Award has been added this year to encourage

creators and private organizations to cooperate with government agencies to

develop original comics with Taiwanese characteristics. The jury stated that

the finalists for this award broke the old stereotype. These works are

imaginative, creative and eye-catching.

According to the Ministry of Culture, there will be 6 winners of the Comic of

the Year award this year, and each award will have a winner. One more winner of

the GCA Grand Prize will be selected from the winners of the Comic of the Year.

The total prize money is NTD 2.45 million, and the list of winners will be

announced at the award ceremony on October 28th. From October 22nd, the Golden

Comic Awards online series will be launched. For more information, please

follow the GCA facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GoldenComic/.

SOURCE:  Ministry of Culture of Taiwan

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