Web drama and mystery Pretty Little Liars, an adaptation of the American series with the same name, won nine National Winner titles at the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) 2020.

The awards’ announcement, made on Oct. 15 in Singapore, also honored two other Viu Indonesia original productions: web series Assalamualaikum Calon Imam (Greetings, Imam Trainee) and Dawuk, a short film in Viu Shorts! Season 2 produced by a group of students in Cilacap, Central Java.

From the three films, Viu received 14 National Winner titles out of 40 categories, making it eligible to enter the international round in December to compete with winners from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia.

The winner for each category will receive the prestigious Goddess of Creativity trophy.

In four years of its operation in Indonesia, Viu has brought many Indonesian films to international audiences and taken part in developing and improving the quality of local productions.

In 2018, Viu won five titles through The Publicist, Sunshine and Kenapa Harus Bule? (Why a Foreigner?), while last year, it got two best titles with Knockout Girl and Viu Shorts: Miu Mai, a short movie made by students in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara.

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