'Meet Panda' Global Short Video Campaign announces winners

The "Meet Panda" Global Short Video Campaign, jointly organized by People's Daily Online Australia and People's Daily Online UK, has announced the winners of 20 Outstanding Awards and four Individual Awards.

The campaign invites participants from around the world to share personal stories, cultural experiences and impressions related to China through short videos and vlogs. By showcasing diverse perspectives, the event seeks to promote cross-cultural dialogue and strengthen people-to-people exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

Following a two-stage judging process, 20 entries were selected for Outstanding Awards and advanced to the second round of evaluation. A panel of judges then chose four works for the campaign's Individual Awards.

The Best Story Award went to "Meet Panda | A Sino-Western Cultural Journey in Sydney" by Min Dong. Ian Grace's "YMV Travels to Chengdu" received the Best Editing Award, while Alex Randall's "Challenging the Most Chinese-Style Room in the UK" won the Best Influence Award. The Best Cooperation Award was presented to the Confucius Institute for Northern Ireland at Ulster University for its musical productions "Panda, Panda, Not a Cat," "Little Birds Love the Blue Sky" and "Baby Pandas."

Outstanding Award-winning entries included "Katherine's Chinese Time Capsule," "The Friendship Between Rachel and Monica," "My China Childhood," "If You See Him on the Streets of Melbourne: Please Treat Him Kindly," "China Through the Eyes of a 13-Year-Old Chinese-British Child," "A Tech Mad Day in China," "A Mixed-Race Child's Trip to China," "Spending a Day in the Southern Hemisphere's 'Dream Life'," "A Lone Rider in Chang'an," "Panda Takes You Around London," "WTM London Exhibition Tour | Traveling the World with Panda," "Dragon Boat Race in Sydney," "Why Establish a Chinese Language School in Australia?," "Stories from the Australian Chinese Museum," "Fishing Year-End Summary," "Shared Moments in Sydney," and the four Individual Award-winning works.

According to the organizers, Individual Award winners will receive certificates, trophies and prize money of $1,000, while Outstanding Award recipients will receive certificates and $150 in prize money.

Since its launch in 2017 as the "When Koala Meets Panda" China-Australia Friendship Short Video Contest, the event has attracted nearly 1,000 submissions and generated more than 100 million views across digital platforms. Over the years, it has become a platform for participants from different cultural backgrounds to share experiences, exchange ideas and build friendships.

The campaign went global this year, drawing more than 100 submissions from creators worldwide.

The campaign's grand prize, the "Most Popular in China Award," will be selected from among the four Individual Award winners based on their performance across social media platforms. The winner will receive a certificate, a trophy and an invitation to participate in a one-week cultural exchange program in China.