About SDA
History
Seoul International Drama Awards is
the world's first drama award ceremony in 2005 to promote cultural exchange and for humanity through dramas.
40-60 countries from all over the continent participate every year to compete for the best drama of the year, and people in the industry and fans gather in Seoul.
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Year
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2005
to publicize plan for set international festival only for TV dramas
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2006
to celebrate its grand opening of the 1st Seoul International Drama Awards with 105 entries from 29 countries.
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2008
to establish partnership with another international festivals concerning TV dramas
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2011
to expand the jury group and promotional events into the international area.
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2013
to live stream the awards ceremony to 130 countries simultaneously
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2019
to receive 270 entries from a record-high 60 countries and regions, with 2,848 accumulated entries from 82 countries and regions
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2023
to reopen the events for post-pandemic
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2025
New beginning for the best beyond the 20th history
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2026
to receive a record-high 352 entries from 46 countries and regions, with 4,842 accumulated entries from 92 countries and regions
Reshaping award categories for the evolving media landscape, with the introduction of the Short Form category
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Aim
Amazing dramas give us great impression and comforts beyond the border, language barriers across the cultural background.
This gives people power over their lives to ‘make better world together.’ Finding and introducing various dramas of world from blockbusters to the low-budget works,
from epic historical dramas to the short movies, and cheering the industry to make good dramas are the goal of the Seoul International Drama Awards.
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Overview
Schedule
• [April ~ May] Call for Entries → [June ~ August] Judging → [October] Awards Ceremony and Festival
Venue
• Seoul, South Korea
Events
• Awards Ceremony, After Party, Drama OST Concert, Drama Talk Concert
Broadcast
• Live broadcast at a terrestrial channel
• Online streaming at SDA youtube channel
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the world's first drama award ceremony in 2005 to promote cultural exchange and for humanity through dramas.
-
Year
-
2005
to publicize plan for set international festival only for TV dramas
-
2006
to celebrate its grand opening of the 1st Seoul International Drama Awards with 105 entries from 29 countries.
-
2008
to establish partnership with another international festivals concerning TV dramas
-
2011
to expand the jury group and promotional events into the international area.
-
2013
to live stream the awards ceremony to 130 countries simultaneously
-
2019
to receive 270 entries from a record-high 60 countries and regions, with 2,848 accumulated entries from 82 countries and regions
-
2023
to reopen the events for post-pandemic
-
2025
New beginning for the best beyond the 20th history
-
2026
to receive a record-high 352 entries from 46 countries and regions, with 4,842 accumulated entries from 92 countries and regions
Reshaping award categories for the evolving media landscape, with the introduction of the Short Form category
-
-
Aim
Amazing dramas give us great impression and comforts beyond the border, language barriers across the cultural background. This gives people power over their lives to ‘make better world together.’ Finding and introducing various dramas of world from blockbusters to the low-budget works, from epic historical dramas to the short movies, and cheering the industry to make good dramas are the goal of the Seoul International Drama Awards.
-
Overview
Schedule
• [April ~ May] Call for Entries → [June ~ August] Judging → [October] Awards Ceremony and Festival
Venue
• Seoul, South Korea
Events
• Awards Ceremony, After Party, Drama OST Concert, Drama Talk Concert
Broadcast
• Live broadcast at a terrestrial channel
• Online streaming at SDA youtube channel -
CI Download
