South China Morning Post documentary China’s Rebel City earns prestigious Webby Award for coverage of 2019 Hong Kong protests
- The four-part film series, honoured in the News & Politics video category, chronicled the city’s biggest crisis since its return to Chinese sovereignty
- Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam praises ‘labour of love’ that took a ‘more holistic approach’ to telling one of the biggest stories in Hong Kong’s history
The South China Morning Post has won a coveted Webby Award for its documentary on the Hong Kong protests of 2019.
China’s Rebel City – The Hong Kong Protests , a four-part film series chronicling the city’s biggest political and social crisis since its return to Chinese sovereignty, was selected by judges from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences as the winner of the Webby in the video category for News & Politics (Video Series or Channel).
The Post joins a list of winners ranging from powerhouse entertainment studios and acclaimed news organisations to individual celebrities and internet stars.
Nearly 13,500 entries from all 50 American states and more than 70 countries were submitted for this year’s Webby Awards, often described as the “internet’s top honour” and the “Oscars of the internet”.
As the Covid-19 pandemic prevented a physical ceremony from taking place, winners of the 25th annual Webby Awards were announced in a virtual celebration early Wednesday morning Hong Kong time.
China’s Rebel City tells the story of Hong Kong’s civil unrest in 2019 and early 2020. Starting from the very first protests triggered by the government’s ill-fated extradition bill, it chronicles and explains the defining moments of the social upheaval, and ends with the imposition of the national security law by Beijing. The series features exclusive interviews with key figures of the protest movement, police and government.